Well done to both teams...you were fantastic - a real credit to the school with your excellent research and detailed preparation, your extremely well argued points and your courage in standing up in front of so many people and appearing so confident and knowledgeable.
A draw really was the only fair result - take a look at the Macguffin Forum and you'll see that most of the Year 12s agree that it really was too close to call. Sometimes, in a battle between two heavyweights, there can be no overall winner because they are so evenly matched. If one team had either won all three debates (or won two and also had a higher overall points score than their rivals) then we could have declared a victor but it didn't happen.
Look at it this way - you both won!!
And if you can't bear that thought and you feel the need for a different resolution then perhaps we need a rematch to settle the matter?? But maybe this time something different other than a debate. What do people think? Any suggestions?
Anyway, you all need to post up your evaluations of the event on your blogs (call it 'Debate Evaluation'). Please answer the following questions as soon as possible so that the experience hasn't faded from your minds too much when you do it...before Monday 19th December at the latest!!
A draw really was the only fair result - take a look at the Macguffin Forum and you'll see that most of the Year 12s agree that it really was too close to call. Sometimes, in a battle between two heavyweights, there can be no overall winner because they are so evenly matched. If one team had either won all three debates (or won two and also had a higher overall points score than their rivals) then we could have declared a victor but it didn't happen.
Look at it this way - you both won!!
And if you can't bear that thought and you feel the need for a different resolution then perhaps we need a rematch to settle the matter?? But maybe this time something different other than a debate. What do people think? Any suggestions?
Anyway, you all need to post up your evaluations of the event on your blogs (call it 'Debate Evaluation'). Please answer the following questions as soon as possible so that the experience hasn't faded from your minds too much when you do it...before Monday 19th December at the latest!!
- What are the main things that you've learnt about Media Studies through taking part? (Try to list at least three new ideas, theories, etc.)
- What other skills have you developed? (e.g. debating skills, team-working, researching, public speaking, etc.)Has it been an effective way to motivate you and to help you learn? Why? Why not?
- Rate your personal performance for...a. research/preparation; b. performance on the day, and explain why.
- What could you personally have done better?
- pecial mention for their contributions?
- How could your team have done better? (Don't blame individuals but think about general points).
- Rate your opposing team's overall performance. What was particularly good about it? In your opinion, who deserves a special mention for their contributions?
- Was it a fair result? Why? Why not?
- Was the whole event like you expected it to be? How was it different?
- Do you feel that you had the right level of support from your teachers in preparing you? What else could we have done for you?
- How could the whole organisation of the debate have been improved? (Over the last few weeks and on the actual day).
- What do you suggest we could do next to test the relative abilities of Year 13 Media Studies students?
- Are you pleased that we had a Media Studies debate? Was it interesting and enjoyable? Why? Why not?
- Would you recommend that we have a debate for Year 12 students next year? Why? Why not?
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