RESEARCH DEBATE PROJECT
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I. TOPIC andI. TOPIC andTHESIS QUESTIONTHESIS QUESTION
Steroids in Sports. Exaggerated, unjustified, not dangerous
OR Understated/accurate, justified,
dangerous?
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II. ALL YOU KNOW II. ALL YOU KNOW ESSAY (AYK)ESSAY (AYK)
typed; essay format (headers, Intro, Conclusion);all you know about the issue, its history, and its advocates before you begin your research
4III. PRELIMINARY III. PRELIMINARY ANNOTATED ANNOTATED
BIBLIOGRAPHY BIBLIOGRAPHY (PAB)(PAB)
5 sources per individual; each source is annotated (1 paragraph of
summary, 1 paragraph of evaluation of Logos, Pathos, and Ethos);
each group member will submit this P.A.B. to me with his/her name on it
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PAB (cont’d)PAB (cont’d)1. ALL BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION
o from the title page, NOT the card catalog
oappears like the Works Cited page2. SUMMARY
owith paraphrases & quotations3. ANALYSIS
omore than just agreeing or disagreeing, ofind contradictions, ofind insights and assumptions and
overgeneralizations, logos [fallacies], pathos, ethos)
6IV. FINAL IV. FINAL ANNOTATED ANNOTATED
BIBLIOGRAPHY BIBLIOGRAPHY (FAB)(FAB)
each group selects the 5 best sources for its side of the issue;
each group member then contributes to a new, revamped annotation of these sources;
each group member will submit this F.A.B. to me with his/her name on it
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V. ANALOGYV. ANALOGYeach member of the group will compose
an analogy of this topic & submit it to me; see pages 300-303 in the textbook; analogies can be historical, scientific,
legal, medical, militaristic; *handouts are forthcoming;
ETHOS: admit that differences exist & admit the those differences o the differences should NOT be more
important than the similaritieso relate the similarities to your point
8VI. VI. FINAL FINAL ANALOGYANALOGY
each group will decide on its best analogythis analogy will appear in the
presentation and in the final draft of the essay (typically in the Conclusion)
no, you do NOT have to write and/or submit anything for this step
this is an UNGRADED assignment
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VII. DISCOVERYVII. DISCOVERYeach person in each group will be
responsible for creating a packet which contains the 5 final resources for that side;
then, each person will exchange his/her packet with a corresponding member of the other side;
in the end, each person will have the final 5 resources from his/her group AND the 5 final sources from the opposition
materials include the actual sources; not merely the bibliographic information to find the sources on his/her own
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VIII. WORKING VIII. WORKING OOUTLINEUTLINE
each group member will contribute to a detailed Working Outline of their project;
each group member will submit this to me with his/her name on it
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IX. PROPOSALIX. PROPOSAL the best way for me to explain this assignment is to
make an analogy. The proposal can be compared to the how-to essay you wrote in Eng 101. Just as you put the process of making Kool-Aid (for example) into a particular context, such as a quick and delicious thirst-quenching beverage, and thereby answered the so-what question, you will do the same with the process of this research project. Here, you will discuss this significance of the project (see #5 below) in your Introduction. In the paragraphs that follow, you will take each step in the process (starting with the AYK and ending with the presentations) and discuss what you did or what you will do, being as specific as necessary. The end of your proposal will resemble the end of any essay—with a conclusion. If the requirements of this assignment remain unclear at this point, I have included two alternate explanations below.
12PROPOSAL PROPOSAL (cont(cont’’d)d)
1.what you want to do2.how you will do it3.what you will do with it4.convince readers you are capable of
doing project & that project is worthwhile
13PROPOSAL PROPOSAL (cont(cont’’d)d)1.background research
owhy? what has led you to this project? owhat research has gone before
2.describe the project owhat you plan to do: ofind, collect, & read available research
from library, analyze it, & draw conclusions
3.explain methods & procedures oelaborates on previous description: owhich materials, how many, how you’ll
find them, your collection technique, the different materials you seek (books or journals)
14PROPOSAL PROPOSAL (cont(cont’’d)d)
4.anticipate problems & requirements o can’t find materials needed, ohave to travel for interview
5.*discuss significance of your project o is your idea supported by your researcho --what the research says about the value
of your project, oNOT your guess or private opinion
(“interesting”)6.mention works consulted
o specific authors & their works you’ve read
oand how they are related and/or significant to your thesis
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X. OPPONENT’S X. OPPONENT’S CRITICCRITICALAL
RESPONSE to RESPONSE to FINAL ANNOTATED FINAL ANNOTATED
BIBBIBLIOGRAPHY LIOGRAPHY (OCR-FAB)(OCR-FAB)
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OCR-FABOCR-FABeach member of the group will contribute
to an evaluation of the opponent-group’s sources; this is similar to a F.A.B., but it is more critical; that is, the summary section is omitted and the evaluation section looks more to counter or rebut the use of this source; each member of the group will submit this to me with his/her name on it
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XI. SUMMARY XI. SUMMARY of of the OTHER SIDEthe OTHER SIDE
each member of the group will submit a full, fair, and objective summary of the Other Side;
this will be an individual (as opposed to a group) effort;
** in other words, each group will NOT summarize the opponent, but each person of that group will examine the information from Discovery and summarize the opposition;
this will appear in your final essay as the Other Side
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XII. RXII. ROUGH DRAFTOUGH DRAFTeach member of the group will write
his/her own essay; that is, although the groups will gather,
select, evaluate, and organize the data, each person will write his/her own paper AND use his/her own words AND follow the Rogerian Method AND create a complete Works Consulted
page (with the material from both sides);
**this is an INDIVIDUAL effort**
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XIII. FXIII. FINAL INAL OUTLINEOUTLINE
each group member will submit a Final Outline of the paper beforehand
taken from a polished Rough Draft
extremely detailed (more than a mere skeleton)
20XIV. WORKS XIV. WORKS CONSULTED CONSULTED PAGEPAGE
each member of the group will submit a final Works Consulted page,
checked for proper MLA format,
includes all material from both sides o10 sourcesoalphabetically listedonot separated by sides of the debate
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XV. FXV. FINAL DRAFTINAL DRAFTeach member of the group will submit a
final draft of the paper
this is an INDIVIDUAL assignment
while the information is shared, the words are not
35% of your final grade
22XVI. XVI. PPRESENTATIONRESENTATION
DAY ONE:
each group will present its side only; each member of the group will present; in other words, each person will be
responsible for a particular section; visual aides (graphs & charts) may be
utilized; in the interest of time, each person should
take only 5 minutes; the opposing group will look/listen for
weaknesses to rebut
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PPRESENTATIONRESENTATIONDAY TWO—REBUTTAL:
each group member will attempt to counter the opposition
arsenal=from Discovery and Presentation;**debate the issue, not the person
o this is an exercise in the healthy debate of an important issue;
o there is no right or wrong here;
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PPRESENTATIONRESENTATIONDAY THREE—SUMMATION:
each group member will have a chance o to offer concluding remarks, o to make corrections, o to offer concessions to the Other Side, o to offer possible solutions or a Third
Side
25XVII. GROUP XVII. GROUP GGRADERADE
each member of the group will grade the others in his/her group
no room for slackers here;
you will NOT grade yourself;
submit this typed form to me
and I will average the grades