University of Toronto Property of Bill Family Farm Debate You must explain the format and setting of your debate (i.e., is it on Twitter between two or more political figures? Is it a transcript from an interview? Is it a video interview? Was it a Facebook argument? Is it on the class Discussion Forum?), and provide a copy of it (in text or picture/screen capture format). Working Alone or in a Group of 2 The deliverables for this are different depending on the number of people in your group. If you are working in a group of two or by yourself there must be a minimum of 7 exchanges. An exchange is a back and forth between two parties. For example, (the below include real quotes, you are expected to be original): Donald Trump: You know Justin I think the climate change is just a very, very expensive form of tax. A lot of people are making a lot of money. I know much about climate change. I’d be—received environmental awards. And I often joke that this is done for the benefit of China. Obviously, I joke. But this is done for the benefit of China, because China does not do anything to help climate change. They burn everything you could burn; they couldn’t care less. They have very—you know, their standards are nothing. But they—in the meantime, they can undercut us on price. So it’s very hard on our business. Justin Trudeau: Well Donald we will fight climate change, with the provinces and territories, as Canada works to put a price on carbon and reduce carbon pollution. We will also invest in clean technology and introduce new environmental assessment processes that seek and consider public input, with decisions informed by scientific advice. We think the investment in business will come from that direction. Assignment #1 –
There are multiple sides to every story. For this assignment you will be required
to work in groups of one, two, three or four in order to create a “point/
counterpoint” type of an argument. The goal of this is to see how limiting the
arguments can be when one side may be biased with an agenda. Many modern
Canadian issues involve stakeholders from many different backgrounds, with
many different opinions. Stakeholders are individuals who are directly involved
in making decisions. They can be government officials, celebrities, company
owners, neighbourhood organizations, or anything else you find applicable.
You are required to choose a stakeholder position (either for or against) one of the
scenarios listed on page 3 of this assignment. Using this foundation, you must
have a back and forth debate within your group. You were only asked to discuss
the environmental challenges of these issues, however each of these also has
many consequences for social, economic, and health parameters in Canada. How
you organize this is up to you. You can choose to act as yourselves, or get into
characters (an Indigenous group vs. Justin Trudeau, David Suzuki vs. an oil
company, Donald Trump vs. An anti-coal group, etc).
You must explain the format and setting of your debate (i.e., is it on Twitter
between two or more political figures? Is it a transcript from an interview? Is it a
video interview? Was it a Facebook argument? Is it on the class Discussion
Forum?), and provide a copy of it (in text or picture/screen capture format).
Working Alone or in a Group of 2
The deliverables for this are different depending on the number of people in your
group. If you are working in a group of two or by yourself there must be a
minimum of 7 exchanges. An exchange is a back and forth between two parties.
For example, (the below include real quotes, you are expected to be original):
Donald Trump: You know Justin I think the climate change is just a very, very
expensive form of tax. A lot of people are making a lot of money. I know much
about climate change. I’d be—received environmental awards. And I often joke
that this is done for the benefit of China. Obviously, I joke. But this is done for
the benefit of China, because China does not do anything to help climate change.
They burn everything you could burn; they couldn’t care less. They have very—
you know, their standards are nothing. But they—in the meantime, they can
undercut us on price. So it’s very hard on our business.
Justin Trudeau: Well Donald we will fight climate change, with the provinces and
territories, as Canada works to put a price on carbon and reduce carbon pollution.
We will also invest in clean technology and introduce new environmental
assessment processes that seek and consider public input, with decisions informed
by scientific advice. We think the investment in business will come from that
direction.
Grading Criteria:
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● No page requirement. The number of exchanges is explained above.
Please note that the 7 exchanges is a minimum.
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● Marked out of 34
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● Everyone in the group receives the same grade
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● Due in Avenue Assignment box on July 18th by noon. No physical copy
needed.
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Make sure that one ONE copy is handed in
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Put the names of all group members on the assignment
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Make 100% clear who your group members are and who is
responsible for each portion
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● APA style references
Key Criteria to Include/Think about:
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● Each side of the debate is also responsible for:
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○ Minimum of 7 exchanges
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○ Minimum of 2 references (cannot be class notes or the
textbook). If you have a group of three you should have at least 6
references, a group of four should have at least 8
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● Explanation of format
○ Formats can include Facebook, Twitter, audio/ video (Skype), letters, emails,
etc.
● Summary of the debate (maximum 250 words). One of these per group
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○ On what points did you agree?
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○ On what points did you not agree?
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○ What are your words of advice based on your discussion?
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○ How could you use your experience in this debate to make
recommendations to an
official (such as a government official?)
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