11C - Wednesday - CR#5

Midterms did interrupt us a bit, but I'm not sure they are a good excuse for falling behind in these Critical Responses.  Clicking around and looking at your blogs, my impressions range from impressed to unimpressed.  Why did I force you start these blogs?  Reasons:

• Debate at KMLA has widely been described as "an easy A" within the status quo.  I want the status quo to call it a "rewarding A."  
• Watching TED videos and writing about them afterwards has never led anyone to become less intelligent.
• Debate isn't just about arguing out loud.  If your public speaking skills aren't the greatest, I'd like to give you opportunities to make up for that on paper. 
• To improve as a writer, it is helpful to write freely and persuasively without thinking "this is an essay so I better make sure I have a thesis and MLA footnotes."  Have some fun, and develop your style and voice without worrying about grammar.
• To improve as a speaker, it's nice to have a strong grasp of debate vocabulary.  Use these responses as a forum for that.
• Debate is all about expressing opinion so people can hear it.  A blog does the same thing and actually lasts a lot longer.  

Ultimately, your blogs are yours to do what you want with, and if you write something I didn't assign, or even post videos of cats playing paddy cake, I'm not going to frown on it in the slightest.

At the end of the semester, I will holistically examine your blogs, and that will be a measure of class participation - so please participate.  It's not that hard.  This weeks zeros should be a warning. Don't let them add up.

11C – Wednesday	CR#4	CR#5
Zerus	9.2	0.0
Paralta	9.2	0.0
Tarsonis	9.5	9.5
Shakuras	9.5	9.6
Albion	9.2	0.0
Terran	9.2	9.0
Halcyon	9.0	9.5
Aridas	9.4	0.0
Cerebus	9.0	0.0
Maltair	0.0	0.0
Roxara	9.2	0.0