For next week's session, please prepare the following:
- watch the Guardian debate on slang in the classroom and come to class with additional arguments in favor of banning slang in the classroom: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/video/2013/dec/09/should-schools-ban-slang-video-debate
- watch at least 10 minutes of a political debate between politicians and/or people running for political office. (This can be a modern debate, such as any debates in the 2020 presidential election in the US, a debate on the floor of the House of Commons (UK) or the House of Representatives (US), or a famous debate from the past (e.g. Kennedy vs. Nixon). Who was the stronger debater in the section of the debate you watched and why?
- read the following article: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20200527-coronavirus-how-covid-19-could-redesign-our-world out loud and be ready to debate the following question at Tuesday's session (you should mention detail not found in the article; the article is meant to be used as a springboard for ideas/discussion/debate): What is the future of cities after the pandemic?
- please consider the following debate questions in advance of next week's session:
1. Do celebrities deserve high paychecks?
2. Does privacy exist anymore?
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