This page provides access to several writing resources in the boxes below.
Writing Help box provides info on the Writing Assistance Center tutoring lab.
E-books from the Ozuna Library box provides links to e-books on your panel discussion.
Debate Skills Online Resources box provides links to help guides on your panel discussion.
REMINDER: Check with Ms. Madrigal for any questions about how prepare for your panel discussion.
The Writing Assistance Center is available to assist students with writing assignments. For panel discussions, they provide guidance on how arguments are put together and writing arguments to assist students preparing for panel discussions. Assistance is available in person or by Zoom. Click below for lab hours and more information.
Writing Assistance Center: Phone: 210-486-3257 Location: Gutierrez Learning Labs Rooms 102/104
Below are eBooks that contain chapters preparing for panel discussions.
On That Point by
This is the first parliamentary debate textbook for secondary school students. The text is designed to provide a theoretical and practical foundation for effective participation in parliamentary debate in competition or in the classroom. It provides comprehensive instruction, offering a review of argument construction and extension, case development, refutation of argument claims and evidence, and persuasive speaking. The text includes sample arguments, debate tactics, and practice exercises of value to both novice and experienced debaters.
Get to the Point by