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

James v. Shante

Not a good day for Shante, but she will be delivering her argument soon. James delivered the inhumane treatment argument. This was left untested and ended up being enough to win. The student judges were very good at discussing the issues with this debate while maintaining an environment of respect.
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  1. shayanaMay 11, 2009 at 2:59 PM

    This wasn't a very good debate Shante wasn't fully prepared and on the other hand James was able to state his argument inhumane treatment.Shante was also able to ask James strong question's during there rebuttal.

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  2. Maryliza B.May 11, 2009 at 4:08 PM

    This debate was very poor due to the fact that shante didnt try to work at her full potential. If shante did come prepare i think she may have defeated james with her arguments on why slavery should be abolished...

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  3. jamesMay 11, 2009 at 4:36 PM

    i believe shante culd have beat me because frst i wasnt really organized...i was alitte nervous and i wasnt prepared for my stolen from homelnd argument...i do believe i did good and i ried my best and i do respect shante for staying up on th podium...and i believed she did ask good questions....great job shante

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