The Great Slavery Debate

Should slavery be abolished? Students at Constitution High School debate the advantages and disadvantages of abolishing slavery from an antebellum 19th century perspective. Having students focus on the social, economic, cultural, and to some extent political nature of this debate, helps students understand the context of America's "peculiar institution", roadblocks African Americans needed to overcome in order to abolish slavery, as well as frame the upcoming 10th grade American history course. The purpose of this blog is to create a forum in which students can self-reflect and continue the process of peer-to-peer evaluation as they debate in class.

Monday, May 11, 2009

Ishaiah v. Erica G

Round 2. Much much better. Erica really impressed me with her three arguments. They were well thought out, written, and delivered. Ishaiah delivered a passionate inhumane treatment argument and did such a nice job using the Middle Passage as ammunition. In the end, Erica's "existed for centuries" argument was left untested. Congratulations for both speakers coming back up and doing a great job!
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  1. shayanaMay 11, 2009 at 3:10 PM

    Round2.Much better job to both debaters,Erica did a lot better than the first round as well as Ishaiah.Erica took the win for this round because she came a lot harder in their rebuttal.

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  2. Maryliza B.May 11, 2009 at 4:11 PM

    I agree with shayana round 2 was much much better for the both and erica stuck to her guns with the question "how were slaves being treated unequal". But i enjoyed the debate and kudos to both speakers.

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  3. jamesMay 11, 2009 at 4:53 PM

    i agree with mary and shayana round 2...they spoe ouder and clearer....erica have great qestion and i believe ishaya was gettin alittle stuck because she hd no evidence to back up the questions erica was askin her...great job the both of yall

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