Africa+Leadership+Debate+-+SP13

Why should you, as an advocate of Africa, receive the $5,000,000 prize awarded by the [|Mo Ibrahim Foundation] ?


 * Time Frame**: March 2013
 * Place**: London, England
 * Debate Moderator**: Mo Ibrahim Foundation Board of Directors
 * Scenario**: Although the Mo Ibrahim Foundation did not award a prize in 2009, they believe that many countries have the potential to put a strong effort forward. As a staunch advocate for your country, you believe that your country is doing the right things to be awarded the prize.

Content Information **and Resume Format** Students will choose a current African leader for this Honors Global Studies debate. A resume must be created on wikispaces and should be complete by the day of the debate.
 * 1) Identify their character. (1 pt)
 * 2) Identify the country which their character represents - with particular attention to the state's geography, economy, population, and social structure. (1)
 * 3) Identify the character's previous occupation and other pertinent background information. (2)
 * 4) Identify 3 references that reflect your character's ideas. (Basically, who supports your positions?) These references could be chosen from among the list of debate participants. Should you use someone outside the list, please see me before you submit your resume. (4)
 * 5) How does your character measure against these four benchmarks?
 * 6) Safety and Rule of Law (3)
 * 7) Participation and Human Rights (3)
 * 8) Sustainable Economic Opportunity (3)
 * 9) Human Development (3)
 * 10) *** This section of the resume is going to be different for each individual. Essentially, you're going to try and tie your character to certain themes present in modern Africa. This information is more thoroughly explained on the Mo Ibrahim website.**
 * 11) **Become totally familiar with the character's arguments.**

CONTENT RUBRIC

Useful sources include, but are not limited to:
 * //Gale Database//**


 * A bibliography with a minimum of 3 sources. The bibliography must follow the MLA format which you have been given. As always, works cited in bibliographies are placed in alphabetical order according to the author's last name or the title of the book if there is no author. Book and magazine titles must be underlined or italicized. Of your three sources, one must be a print resource - book, magazine, etc. When alphabetizing a bibliography, the words "The," "A," or "An" are ignored at the beginning and the next word is used to determine the alphabetical order.**

Procedure** Students are strongly suggested to use note cards - no papers or books. You may not read directly from the note cards unless you are quoting something brief and specific. You must speak during the debate as if you are the actual persons you are portraying. You will each be given a name tag and a list of debate participants and must refer to other students by the name that is on the name tag. Before each student speaks, he/she should stand, introduce himself/herself, and deliver a little background information about the character he/she is portraying. Any student can begin the debate. When the first student finished, the next student (preferably from the opposition) should either address what has been said, or express another concern. Students should also take notes during the debate. The debate/discussion will be monitored so that everyone has at least one opportunity to speak and so that no one person monopolizes the discussion. Students who do not participate in the debate will receive a grade of 0.


 * PERIOD 1 || PERIOD 2 ||
 * Hannah B. || Monica ||
 * Alex || Zach ||
 * Kylie || Hunter ||
 * Corey || Bhavana ||
 * Coreena || Kelly ||
 * Breanna || Hillary ||
 * Magdelini || Mercy ||
 * Tanner || Grant ||
 * Julian || Michael ||
 * Kyle || Tony ||
 * Marina || Matthew ||
 * Zachary || Kaitlyn ||
 * Hannah K. || Jordan ||
 * Braelen || Amber ||
 * Dylan L. || Jacob ||
 * Danielle || Adam ||
 * Brandon || Morgan ||
 * Mason || Madi ||
 * Andrew || Sarah ||
 * Isaiah || Alyssa ||
 * Parker || Jarrett ||
 * Kevin || Julia ||
 * Eva || Nicholas ||
 * Kayla || Anthony ||
 * Frankie || Christian ||
 * Sam || Emily ||
 * Dylan S. ||  ||
 * Micaela ||  ||
 * Nick ||  ||
 * Marty ||  ||