Debate: Pregnancy After Age 40
Due Date: _________________________
Name: __________________________________________ ID# _______________________
Course: __________________________________ Course/Section # __________________
Research:
Although your instructor will assign one side of the debate to you to argue, your paper should cover both sides. Use books, journal articles, magazine and newspaper articles, and the internet to find information on the advantages and disadvantages of pregnancy for a woman who is over 40 years old.
Write a Reaction Paper:
Write a 4-6 page paper on your findings. Your paper should include an introduction, a summary of the main points, and a concluding summary paragraph. Consider various scenarios, such as a woman having her first child after age 40 or a woman in a second marriage who wants to have children again after age 40.
The paper:
Meet with the other student(s) on your side of the argument Share your ideas and determine your strongest arguments. Decide who will give the presentation and make some notes.
Class Debate:
Each side will be given 5 minutes to present their side of the argument. Those arguing that the benefits outweigh the potential harm to the mother or the child will present their side first. There will be a 3 minute break after the two sides have presented their cases. During this 3 minute break the rest of the class will write individual a one page reaction papers describing their own position on the issue. The two groups will spend the 3 minutes outlining their rebuttal statements. Each group will have 3 minutes to give a rebuttal statement, with the those supporting pregnancy after age 40 presenting first.
Class Vote:
When the debate has ended the class will vote on their position:
Debate: Grandparents' Rights
Due Date: _________________________
Name: __________________________________________ ID# _______________________
Course: __________________________________ Course/Section # __________________
Research:
Although your instructor will assign one side of the debate to you to argue, your paper should cover both sides. Use books, journal articles, magazine and newspaper articles, and the internet to find information on the growing debate over grandparents' rights.
Traditionally parents are the gatekeepers between grandparents and grandchildren. Some grandparents, however, who claim that their children are harming their grandchildren, want the right to step in and take action. Also, when a divorce occurs in a family, the grandparents do not get visitation rights and sometimes lose contact with the grandchildren they love. On the other hand, some parents do not appreciate the ways in which the grandparents influence their children and prefer to keep some distance between their own parents (the grandparents) and their children (the grandchildren).
Write a Reaction Paper:
Write a 4-6 page paper on your findings. Your paper should include an introduction, a summary of the main points, and a concluding summary paragraph. The paper should be typed and double spaced with one inch margins. The cover sheet should include your name, the title of your paper, your ID#, course name and section number, and the date. Reference all your sources using APA format.
Plan Your Presentation:
Meet with the other student(s) on your side of the argument Share your ideas and determine your strongest arguments. Decide who will give the presentation and make some notes.
Class Debate:
Each side will be given 5 minutes to present their side of the argument. Those arguing for grandparents' rights will present their side first. There will be a 3 minute break after the two sides have presented their cases. During this 3 minute break the rest of the class will write individual a one page reaction papers describing their own position on the issue. The two groups will spend the 3 minutes outlining their rebuttal statements. Each group will have 3 minutes to give a rebuttal statement, with the those supporting grandparents' rights presenting first.
Class Vote:
When the debate has ended the class will vote on their position: (1) Grandparents should have the right to see and make some decisions for their grandchildren, or (2) Grandparents should not have the legal right to see and make some decisions for their grandchildren.