Debating: The Power of Persuasion!
Hello readers! I am super excited to share the first blog of my summer. After a long and challenging year of schoolwork, it was finally time for summer. I had been counting down the days until summer since the first day of school! It was the first day of June, and I got ready to go back to school but this tie, it was for a summer enrichment program hosted by my school district. I was interested in learning about “How to Debate?”. Let me share my experience and I’ll also dive deeper into the world of persuasion. Day 1 : I arrived at the building and was overwhelmed by the number of students crowded in one hallway. I was thankful that I knew two people in my class. Once we arrived in the classroom, we all sat down and started chatting. Our teacher’s name was Mrs. McCarty. She teaches at my future high school, and I really hope I learn from her in the future. We gathered materials for the duration of the camp, and then, with our tablemates, we discussed what debate is, where you can ...