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Please have a piece of paper and pen/pencil ready.

Welcome the 2011 Gov Team

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PLEASE WRITE YOUR FIRST NAME, AND LAST INITIAL AS CLEAR AS POSSIBLE.

Who is your teacher? Mr. Chiang previously taught in NYC (where he met his wife), earned his BA in political science at UCI, and MA in education at Stanford, 2nd MA in education from Columbia University.

First Week AgendaMondayTeam OverviewTuesdayConflict ResolutionWednesdayPolitical Theory Intro: Nation StateThursdayPolitical Theory Intro: FreedomFridayPolitical Theory Intro: EqualLaptops Needed Next Week

How You Are Assessed? Weekly (Traditional Scoring)10 Point: On time attendance and risk taking in class.100 Points: Self Reflection100 Points: Peer EvaluationRoutinely (Pass/Fail Scoring)100 Points: In-Class Notebook100 Points: Each Pass/Fail Exams1000 Points: Each Competition/ProjectGov Team is not about a grade, your reputation and self-respect is by far more important than these points.

What are the Big Dates?FallPoli Sci Conferences: 9/17, and Oct? ($10)Moot Court: Simulated Appellate Court, Stanford Law School: 12/06 ($10)WTP Regional Comp: Mid Dec. ($10)

SpringWTP State Finals: 2/02-2/04 ($150)DC Field Study: March-April? ($450)

Fundraising will begin soon to help team members with finances.

Competition Format

Competition Format

Fall Even OverviewMoot Court: Simulated Oral Arguements-3u for appellant, 3u for respondent-Each u has 8 minutes for prepared speech in which judge(s) will interrupt for Q+A

WTP: Simulated Cong. Hearings-Each u is a panel of student con scholars-Cong. has given each u. 3 questions to investigate.-For u for each of the 3qs, has 4 min to give u speech, and 8 min for follow up Q+A.Units scored on quality + participation.

Typical WeekMondayTopic WrapupTuesdayTeam Simulation (laptops)ThursdayWTP Practice (laptops)FridayTopic Introduction

Weekly reading packets given out Friday, and due Tuesday.

What is done when?We almost never work on competition or project prep in class. We present in class.

When will our weekly lunch be?Wednesday

Listen babyAin't no mountain highAin't no valley lowAin't no river wide enough, baby

If you need me, call meNo matter where you areNo matter how farDon’t worry baby

Just call out my nameI'll be there in a hurryYou don't have to worry

There ain't no mountain high enoughAin't no valley low enoughAin't no river wide enoughTo keep me from getting to you, baby

Remember the dayI set you freeI told youYou could always count on me darlinAnd from that day onI made a vowI'll be there when you want meSome way, some how

Cause babyThere ain't no mountain high enoughAin't no valley low enoughAin't no river wide enoughTo keep me from getting to you, baby

Notebook Check1) Openers entriesare complete: 1-4.2) Openers, Notes,Journal are all titled.3) Openers #s andNotes key termsare highlighted.Notes don’t haveto be hand written,they can be printed +stapled by its opener4) Takes ownership

thru personal notes on sides.

DRAW A LINE SEPARATING TODAY & YESTERDAY1) Write: Date: 08/22/10, Topic: Day 12) Next line, write “Opener #0” and then:

1) Write 1 high+1 low in last 24 hours2) Give a unit progress update (include what Chiang can do to help)3) One news/research item to share.4) Take a side and prepare opening arguments (30 seconds) to:The mosque by WTC should or should not be built.Announcements: None

Mr. Chiang’s 7 Speech Tips1) 3 Part: Opening>Argument>Closing2) Think of your audience and use local examples3) Stories are remembered4) Cite authoritative evidence5) Call audience to action6) Repetition, pauses, tone7) Speak slowly and make eye contact (or try looking over heads)

Last, the majority of speech is body language, not words.

Debate Format30 seconds - Opening 1 Pro Side30 seconds - Opening 2 Pro Side30 seconds - Opening 1 Con Side30 seconds - Opening 2 Con Side30 seconds - Debaters Regroup 30 seconds - Rebuttal 1 Pro Side30 seconds - Rebuttal 1 Con Side30 seconds - Rebuttal 2 Pro Side30 seconds - Rebuttal 2 Con Side

1 2 3 4 5PRO CON

Speech ProcessA-Assign Sections:-Open up discussion of big Q (1 ppl)-Bullet 1 (1-2 ppl)-Bullet 2 (1-2 ppl)-Close discussion of big Q (1-2 ppl)

S-Sign Post: “Be verbally obvious which part of Q you are addressingA - Authenticate: Is it true to you?P - Proof: Verify you prove what you say(Whole speech target: 3:30-3:45min)

Followup ProcessA - Answer: Quick answer to their questionS - Story: Background on the issueA - Analysis: Detailed answer to their question (including other POVs)P - Proposal: Recommendation on what should be done(All responses need to be short and spoken slowly. Try to get 3 people on a question, but never all 5).

Homework: Less than a page (no min req), write:When have you been part of a failing

group (don’t use Gov Team), describe what happened. Be as detailed as possible, like a criminal investigation

If you haven’t, you should be finishing your podcast and unit reading, those are for comp, I don’t always actively check, but your team will know.