Should Native Americans Receive Reparations for the Ill-Gotten Gains of Early Americans who Drove them off Their Land? From the aspect of “lack of employment opportunities”.

Debate Topic: Should Native Americans Receive Reparations for the Ill-Gotten Gains of Early Americans who Drove them off Their Land? From the aspect of “lack of employement opportunities”.

The form of reparations (or compensation) given to Native Americans would be financial assistance to help build economically stable communities. We are not talking about giving direct monetary assistance to individual families.
your side on this debate is ( pro – yes)

your supporting topic:
Lack of employment opportunities

the essay should support the idea that native Americans should receive reparation by using the topic of ” Lack of employment opportunities”.

Please present your individual argument in essay form that must be two pages in length and typed (Times New Roman, 12 pt, double-spaced). An essay paper is an argument with the same structure as a debate. with two scholarly articles

Opening remarks.
Three well-developed points.
Summary conclusion.

More specifically, your individual essay should have the following:

1) Thesis statement introduction paragraph. Introduce your topic that defends your pro position concerning reparations for Native Americans.

2)Three paragraphs.
Each paragraph states a well-develop supporting point
. (Reference the supporting points that were found in your scholarly articles).

3)Final paragraph that summarizes and makes concluding remarks.
Make sure you have a work-cited page( two scholarly articles)

. See attached for information on citations and the grading rubric.

 

Opening and Closing Statements for Debates and Essays

 

 

• Opening Statement:

1. Tell audience what you are going to convince them of.
2. State the different topics that will be discussed by individuals in your group.
3. Draw us in with the eloquence of your statements.
4. Select someone to: Deliver speech with conviction, confidence, and passion.

• Closing Statement (Patricia Hunt, Demand Media).

 

1. Clarity about your entire argument becomes essential when writing the closing.

 

2. Summarize the important ideas that support your thesis in the closing.

 

3. Write a short closing with one question in mind: What do I want my readers or listeners to believe about the issue, subject or controversy?

 

4. Closings should be brief and focused.

 

5. A sound conclusion should be short; it restates the thesis and summarizes the main supporting reasons with power and passion.

 

 

 

 

HISTORY AND SIGNIFICANCE OF RACE IN AMERICA

 

Instructional Rubric for Debate Essay

 

 

 

Criteria
	A 4	B   3	C 2	D 1
Organization of the Introduction	My writing has a compelling, clear thesis introductory paragraph	My writing has a thesis introductory paragraph that is good, but needs further development.	My writing has a thesis introductory paragraph, but it is unclear and lacks development.	No thesis. Introductory paragraph is aimless and disorganized.
Organization of the body paragraph	Clearly written, well-developed, body paragraph in strong support of convincingly stated argument..	Body paragraph in support of the argument that is good and persuasive but needs further development.	Body paragraph that lacks development and clarity. The argument is not persuasive.	The body paragraph does not produce an argument. The ideas are weak, unsupportive, and unclear.
Organization of the final paragraph	Well-developed, final paragraph with brief summary and compelling, concluding remarks.	Final paragraph with brief summary and concluding remarks that are good but need further development.	The final summary paragraph is disorganized and lacks persuasion.	Weak, inconclusive final paragraph.
Sentence fluency	My sentences are clear, complete, and of varying lengths.	I have well- constructed sentences. My essay marches along but doesn’t dance.	My sentences are often awkward, run-ons, or fragments.	Many run-on sentences and sentence fragments make my essay hard to read.
Conventions	I use correct grammar, punctuation, and spelling.	I have a few errors to fix, but I generally use correct conventions.	I have enough errors in my essay to distract a reader.	Numerous errors make my paper hard to read.

 

 

*   Goodrich Andrade, H. (2000). Using Rubrics to Promote Thinking and Learning. Educational Leadership,

57(5), 13-18. Reproduced at: <http://www.education.tas.gov.au/ocll/currcons/profreadings/andrade.htm>.