Cheverly STEM Education Center (Cheverly, Md.) Public Speaking students participated in impromptu debates Tuesday February 23, 2016. They were assigned to research an African American inventor and have three to five facts about how that person that contributed to STEM.
When they arrived at class, students were then told they will take the knowledge of their inventor and debate against a classmate to defend why their selected inventor contributed the most to the audience (the class). This exercise gave students a chance to demonstrate their persuasion skills and ability to deliver extemporaneous arguments based on research.
This is their TENTH recorded assignment.
CLASS A (ages 9-12)
Mary Anderson vs. Lonnie Johnson
Garrett Morgan vs. Carter G. Woodson
Mark Dean vs. Valarie Thomas
Jerry Lawson vs. James E. M. West
Benjamin Banneker vs. Ayanna Howard
Joanna Hardin vs. Lonnie Johnson
Mary Anderson vs. Lonnie Johnson
Garrett Morgan vs. Carter G. Woodson
Mark Dean vs. Valarie Thomas
Jerry Lawson vs. James E. M. West
Benjamin Banneker vs. Ayanna Howard
Joanna Hardin vs. Lonnie Johnson
CLASS B (ages 12-17)
George Washington Carver vs. James E. M. West
Valarie Thomas vs. Lonnie Johnson
Benjamin Banneker vs. George Washington Carver
Madame C.J. Walker vs. Madame C.J. Walker
Henry Blair vs Lewis Latimer
James E. M. West vs. Lonnie Johnson
Mark Dean vs Marie Van Brittan Brown
Jerry Lawson vs. Alexander Miles
George Crum vs. Madame C.J. Waker
George Washington Carver vs. James E. M. West
Valarie Thomas vs. Lonnie Johnson
Benjamin Banneker vs. George Washington Carver
Madame C.J. Walker vs. Madame C.J. Walker
Henry Blair vs Lewis Latimer
James E. M. West vs. Lonnie Johnson
Mark Dean vs Marie Van Brittan Brown
Jerry Lawson vs. Alexander Miles
George Crum vs. Madame C.J. Waker
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