1. RESEARCH DEBATE PROJECT
PROJECT OVERVIEW

2. I. TOPIC and THESIS QUESTION
Steroids in Sports.
Exaggerated, unjustified, not dangerous OR
Understated/accurate, justified, dangerous?

3. II. ALL YOU KNOW ESSAY

4. II. AYK essay format all you know about the issue
headers, Intro, Conclusion
typed, stapled
all you know about the issue
its history
and its advocates
before you begin your research

5. III. PRELIMINARY ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

6. III. PAB 5 sources per individual; each source is annotated
1 paragraph of summary
1 paragraph of evaluation
of Logos, Pathos, and Ethos
each group member will submit this P.A.B. to me with his/her name on it

7. III. PAB 1. ALL BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION 2. SUMMARY 3. ANALYSIS
from the title page, NOT the card catalog
appears like the Works Cited page
2. SUMMARY
with paraphrases & quotations
3. ANALYSIS
more than just agreeing or disagreeing,
find contradictions,
find insights and assumptions and overgeneralizations, logos [fallacies], pathos, ethos)

8. IV. FINAL ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

9. FAB each group selects the 5 best sources for its side of the issue
each group member then contributes to a new, revamped annotation of these sources
each group member will submit this F.A.B. to me with his/her name on it

10. V. ANALOGY

11. ANALOGY
each member of the group will compose an analogy of this topic & submit it to me
you’ve already written an analogy essay
ETHOS: admit that differences exist & admit the those differences
the differences should NOT be more important than the similarities
relate the similarities to your point

12. VI. FINAL ANALOGY

13. FINAL ANALOGY each group will decide on its best analogy
this analogy will appear in the presentation
and in the final draft of the essay
(typically in the Conclusion)
no, you do NOT have to write and/or submit anything for this step
this is an UNGRADED assignment

14. VII. DISCOVERY

15. DISCOVERY
each person in each group will be responsible for creating a packet which contains the 5 final resources for that side;
then, each person will exchange his/her packet with a corresponding member of the other side;
in the end, each person will have the final 5 resources from his/her group AND the 5 final sources from the opposition
materials include the actual sources; not merely the bibliographic information to find the sources on his/her own

16. VIII. WORKING OUTLINE

17. WORKING OUTLINE
each group member will contribute to a detailed Working Outline of their project;
each group member will submit this to me with his/her name on it

18. IX. PROPOSAL

19. PROPOSAL
the best way for me to explain this assignment is to make an analogy.
The proposal can be compared to the how-to essay you wrote in Eng 101.
Just as you put the process of making Kool-Aid (for example) into a particular context, such as a quick and delicious thirst-quenching beverage, and thereby answered the so-what question, you will do the same with the process of this research project.
Here, you will discuss this significance of the project (see #5 below) in your Introduction.
In the paragraphs that follow, you will take each step in the process (starting with the AYK and ending with the presentations) and discuss what you did or what you will do, being as specific as necessary.
The end of your proposal will resemble the end of any essay—with a conclusion.
If the requirements of this assignment remain unclear at this point, I have included two alternate explanations below.

20. PROPOSAL what you want to do how you will do it
what you will do with it
convince readers you are capable of doing project & that project is worthwhile

21. PROPOSAL background research describe the project
why? what has led you to this project?
what research has gone before
describe the project
what you plan to do:
find, collect, & read available research from library, analyze it, & draw conclusions
explain methods & procedures
elaborates on previous description:
which materials, how many, how you’ll find them, your collection technique, the different materials you seek (books or journals)

22. PROPOSAL anticipate problems & requirements
can’t find materials needed,
have to travel for interview
*discuss significance of your project
is your idea supported by your research
--what the research says about the value of your project,
NOT your guess or private opinion (“interesting”)
mention works consulted
specific authors & their works you’ve read
and how they are related and/or significant to your thesis

23. X. OPPONENT’S CRITICAL RESPONSE to FINAL ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY
DETAILED OUTLINE

24. OCR-FAB
each member of the group will contribute to an evaluation of the opponent-group’s sources
this is similar to a F.A.B., but it is more critical
that is, the summary section is limited
and the evaluation section looks more to counter or rebut the use of this source
each member of the group will submit this to me with his/her name on it

25. XI. SUMMARY OF SIDE

26. SOS
each member of the group will submit a full, fair, and objective summary of the Other Side;
this will be an individual (as opposed to a group) effort;
** in other words, each group will NOT summarize the opponent
but each person of that group will examine the information from Discovery and summarize the opposition;
this will appear in your final essay as the Other Side

27. XII. ROUGH DRAFT

28. **this is an INDIVIDUAL effort**
ROUGH DRAFT
each member of the group will write his/her own essay
that is, although the groups will gather, select, evaluate, and organize the data,
each person will write his/her own paper
AND use his/her own words
AND follow the Rogerian Method
AND create a complete Works Consulted page (with the material from both sides);
**this is an INDIVIDUAL effort**

29. XIII. FINAL OUTLINE

30. FINAL OUTLINE
each group member will submit a Final Outline of the paper beforehand
taken from a polished Rough Draft
extremely detailed (more than a mere skeleton)

31. XIV. WORKS CONSULTED PAGE

32. WORKS CONSULTED PAGE
each member of the group will submit a final Works Consulted page
checked for proper MLA format,
includes all material from both sides
10 sources
alphabetically listed
not separated by sides of the debate

33. XV. FINAL DRAFT

34. FINAL DRAFT
each member of the group will submit a final draft of the paper
this is an INDIVIDUAL assignment
while the information is shared, the words are not
35% of your final grade

35. XVI. PRESENTATIONS

36. PRESENTATIONS DAY ONE: each group will present its side only;
each member of the group will present;
in other words, each person will be responsible for a particular section
visual aides (graphs & charts) may be utilized;
in the interest of time, each person should take only 5 minutes
the opposing group will look/listen for weaknesses to rebut

37. PRESENTATIONS DAY TWO—REBUTTAL:
each group member will attempt to counter the opposition
arsenal=from Discovery and Presentation;
**debate the issue, not the person
this is an exercise in the healthy debate of an important issue;
there is no right or wrong here

38. PRESENTATIONS DAY THREE—SUMMATION:
each group member will have a chance
to offer concluding remarks,
to make corrections,
to offer concessions to the Other Side,
to offer possible solutions or a Third Side

39. XVII. GROUP GRADES

40. GROUP GRADES
each member of the group will grade the others in his/her group
no room for slackers here;
you will NOT grade yourself;
submit this typed form to me
and I will average the grades

41. *GRADES* each individual assignment (grade from me)
group grade (from your group-mates)
presentation grade (day 1) (from me)
debate grade (day 2) (from me)
summation (day 3) (from me)
****please beware of PLAGIARISM when it comes to individual assignments

42. THE END
PROJECT OVERVIEW