War Eagle Classic

Please join me in congratulating the following!

Masen Kuppler - IPDA 3rd Place
Jalen Bell - Prose Finalist

Congratulations to all of our competitors!
Carson O'Neal, Jenni Kirk, Sadaf Raza, Isaac Springwater, Zach O'Connor, Brooke Matthews, Kendal Bittick, Alyssa Vowell, Anna Claire Martins, Bre Hudson, SieSie Chavez, Anna McCoy, and Drew McFarlane

Former debate partners: Megan McPherson (thx for judging!) and Sadaf Raza

Student Congress Recap

I'm happy to announce the following Student Congress Awards!

Excellence/Superior in Committee
- E. Jenni Kirk Masen Kuppler
- S. Blakely Mayhall

Excellence/Superior in Floor Debate
- E. Jenni Kirk, Masen Kuppler, and Sadaf Raza
- S. Blakely Mayhall

Excellence/Superior in Parliamentary Procedure
- E. Blakely Mayhall, Masen Kuppler

Best Delegate from RHS Delegation
- Blakely Mayhall

Best Bill in House I
3rd place Blakely Mayhall

I'm super proud of this group!  

 Delicious lunch.

  Keeping it classy at the Capitol.

 What a great team!

Post Awards Ceremony with their new gear.

Monday/Tuesday Directions for Debate

Please write the objective on your calendar: Students will evaluate past performances, and students will prepare for their next debate.

Debate students should watch any videos and complete all reflections that are unfinished on their portfolios.  (I receive statistics on each video; so watch them all the way through, because I will know if you do not.) For every video of yours, there should be a reflection.  So those of you who have debated in class could have up to five reflections: introductory speech, constructive speech, CX asking questions, CX answering questions, and rebuttal speech.  

• One reflection consists of 3-4 sentences about your performance.  You should evaluate your content, delivery, and any aspect you are judged on according to the ballots.  Both constructive and positive comments are encouraged.

After they have accomplished this, they should begin working on their Heritage tournament piece(s) or their next in class debate.  



HHS Alternative Assignment if you ARE attending
HHS Alternative Assignment if you are NOT attending

AFF v. NEG

(not necessarily in this order)

Bittick/Matthews  v. Onea/Oneal

Mays/Turner v. Pavon/Martins

Speed/O'Connor v. Vowell/Turner

Smith/Sanchez v. Doherty/Wegrzyn

Please fill out the following survey both Monday and Tuesday.  This is how you will receive points for this workday.

Parent/Teacher Conference Schedule

Hello parents and guardians!

Since I split my time between RHS and HHS, I also have to split my time at Parent/Teacher Conferences.  I'll be at Heritage on Monday, October 28, from 4:00 - 7:00 pm.  On Wednesday, October 30, I'll be at Rogers High from 3:45 - 6:45 pm.

Of course, if you cannot come and see me on the times above, shoot me an email, and we can schedule a time that is convenient for us both.

Thanks for your understanding!
Liz

edavis@rps.k12.ar.us

Debate I Directions for 10/21/13

First, open your portfolio.  Make sure that everything is formatted appropriately.  Resize fonts or videos, make theme changes/adjustments, etc.

Today, we will focus on working with partners and your 1AC.

Please click on the following link and save it to your Google Docs or open it in Word and save it to your documents.

Cuba Embargo (Affirmative)
Cuba Embargo (Negative)

Cuba Oil (Affirmative)

1. Decide which case you and your partner will work on for your first in class debate.
2. Make any changes necessary to your case.
3. Develop a NEG file for you and your partner.
1. openevidence.debatecoaches.org/bin/view/Main/

Advanced Debate Instructions for 10/21/13

Bill Book

Students,  please review the bills in your committee and find evidence to debate the bills.  Print whatever you need for in class debates.  

Also, do you need to change anything on your 1ACs? Discuss with partner.

Directions for Class on Friday, September 13

Please review and follow all of the directions below.  Here is a video that you can follow along.  Then, complete the survey.

Open Google Chrome through Launchy.

1. After you log into your account, type in Chrome in Launchy.
2. It should pop up within a minute.

Go to the Blog for Class.

1. Make sure you are in Google Chrome prior to going to the blog.
1. Debate: http://mountiedebate.blogspot.com
2. Forensics: http://mountieforensics.blogspot.com
3. Theatre Dance: http://rpstheatredance.blogspot.com

Create a Gmail Account or Access your Gmail Account.

1. Type in gmail.com to the address bar.
2. In the top right, click the red button that says Create An Account.
3. Fill in the information, and click next step.
4. In needed, verify your account with a text message sent to your phone.

Create a YouTube Account.

1. Type in gmail.com to the address bar.
2. Once you are signed in, click on YouTube across the top under the address bar.
3. If you are not already signed in, click Sign In in the top right corner of the screen.
4. Follow the instructions to finish your YouTube account.

Create a Presentation in Google Docs.

1. Return to your gmail account (so type in gmail.com into the address bar).
2. At the top of the screen, click on Docs or Drive.
3. On the left side of the screen, click Create and then select presentation.
4. A new window should appear, and you can select your Presentation theme.
5. Change the name of the file to be your class period, your last name, and then Portfolio
1. For example, if my last name were Smith and I was in first hour, I would write 1.Smith.Portfolio
6. Share the document with me.
1. Click the blue Share button in the top right.
2. Under add people, type rhs.ocfd@gmail.com
3. Then, click done.
7. You can decorate the first slide however you want (as long as it’s school appropriate, of course).  There are 3 things to include on the title slide:
1. Name
2. Class
3. Hour