Assignment: Write a blog post reflecting on your research, preparation, and presentation experiences including working as a team and seeing the same issue from both sides. 

The experience for me during this writing unit was unlike any other writing unit that we have done so far. I say this because it was more of a collaborative teamwork unit. Me and my team worked together as a group to talk, research and debated, against the other team who talked, researched, and debated.

Debating is also a life skill. It comes in handy anywhere, especially if you want to be in politics or run your own business. You need to know how to debate for yourself and to protect your benefits.

When you are debating, it is also important to look at an issue from both sides. You want to know what the other team’s weakness’ and strengths are, and you want to know what your team’s weakness’ and strenghts are. That research is what will win you the debate.

When you are preparing for a debate, you have to make sure that the evidence that you provided fits your argument. If your topic is that plastic bags should be banned, don’t say that reusable bags are worse than plastic bags for the enviorment.

In addition, when you are talking for your debate, make sure not to talk so soft so that no one can hear you.

I had a really fun time researching and debating with my team, and look forward to doing this type of work more often.