Debate: Monetary Policy and Essay Quiz Readings
GROUP DEBATE
(Scroll down for Readings) Instructions The debate is a group assessment, so all members of the group receive the same mark out of 15.
Each group will be allowed twelve minutes. If there are two members in a group, each may speak for up to six minutes; if three members, four minutes.
The first speaker should explain the question, introduce his/her group members, briefly outline the structure of the argument, and perhaps cover some of the arguments. The last speaker should concentrate on summarising the arguments and rebutting the opponents� arguments.
Achieving a high mark requires that your group:
� shows a good understanding of the question and its importance,
� demonstrates that you have researched the issue and identified the main arguments in support of your side of the question,
� makes persuasive arguments for your side of the question, and
� effectively rebuts the opposing team�s arguments. To obtain a high mark (13-15), you should: � not read from a script, but show you understand the issues well enough to speak mostly �ad lib�,
� be passionate and enthusiastic,
� use graphs and diagrams to make illustrate your claims and keep the audience�s attention,
� present a well structured argument, with the speakers� contributions fitting well together,
� express the arguments in the simplest possible terms, using examples and analogies to help the audience understand.
On the other hand, your team is guaranteed a low mark (7 or less) if you:
� read from a script in a monotonous or halting way, suggesting that you don�t really understand the argument yourself,
� make it clear from tone and body language that the issue is uninteresting and the exercise tedious,
� fail to use graphs or diagrams,
� present an uncoordinated argument with speakers contradicting each other or unwittingly making the same point in different
(Scroll down for Readings) Instructions The debate is a group assessment, so all members of the group receive the same mark out of 15.
Each group will be allowed twelve minutes. If there are two members in a group, each may speak for up to six minutes; if three members, four minutes.
The first speaker should explain the question, introduce his/her group members, briefly outline the structure of the argument, and perhaps cover some of the arguments. The last speaker should concentrate on summarising the arguments and rebutting the opponents� arguments.
Achieving a high mark requires that your group:
� shows a good understanding of the question and its importance,
� demonstrates that you have researched the issue and identified the main arguments in support of your side of the question,
� makes persuasive arguments for your side of the question, and
� effectively rebuts the opposing team�s arguments. To obtain a high mark (13-15), you should: � not read from a script, but show you understand the issues well enough to speak mostly �ad lib�,
� be passionate and enthusiastic,
� use graphs and diagrams to make illustrate your claims and keep the audience�s attention,
� present a well structured argument, with the speakers� contributions fitting well together,
� express the arguments in the simplest possible terms, using examples and analogies to help the audience understand.
On the other hand, your team is guaranteed a low mark (7 or less) if you:
� read from a script in a monotonous or halting way, suggesting that you don�t really understand the argument yourself,
� make it clear from tone and body language that the issue is uninteresting and the exercise tedious,
� fail to use graphs or diagrams,
� present an uncoordinated argument with speakers contradicting each other or unwittingly making the same point in different