[Asynchronous Debate Topics] “Asynch Debate” a 4-minute speech (w/ sources!). Topic = Self-Driving Cars.
[Assigned Platform Topics] “Assigned Platform” a 3-minute speech (w/ sources!). Topics are announced on the first of each month.
Topics (FEB 2026): Asteroid Mining, Brain Implants, Curfews, Icebergs, Import Taxes, Pirates, Quantum Computers, Robot Pets, Sandstorms, & Weather Balloons. [Topics Explained (PDF)]. (This work is OPTIONAL).
Resources: [Assigned Platform (Audio)], [Assigned Platform (Video)], & [Guide: Assigned Platform (PDF)].

[Topic-01 (NOF = PF & LD)] The United States ought to require that self-driving cars replace human drivers on public roads. [Listen (2 min)]
Required Reading: Self-Driving Vehicles (Pros & Cons), HMDC Presents, January 2026.
[Report (PDF)]. [Info-01], [Info-02], [Info-03], [Info-04], [Info-05]. [Comic-01], [Comic-02], & [Comic-03].
Required Videos: Requiring Self-Driving Vehicles, HMDC Presents (Video Series), January 2026.
[Overview], [Background], [PRO Side], & [CON Side].
Sample Evidence: [Evidence Packet]. <= Newly Arrived!
Sample Outlines: [Arguments], [Rebuttals], [Rejoinders], & [Voting Issues]. <= Arrived! [Shared Folder (Google)].

1. [Research] Please do the following research (everyone!)…
   Please do all of the “required” research listed above (Grades 1-6 = Self-Driving Vehicles). I need you to make sure that you’ve watched each of the videos and that you’ve read every single one of those links that I posted. That includes the report, 5 infographics, and 3 comic books. Please take notes, and if you have the skill, research and find some sources that prove the things you wrote down in your notes so that you can use them during the debate. 
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2. [Writing] Please do the following assignments… 
   a. Update your T-Chart (including source/date!) for the “Self-Driving Vehicles” topic (5+ facts per side). Be ready for crossfires!
   b. [REQUIRDED] Asynchronous Debate Speeches: These speeches are researched, with sources, and recorded (as a video). Please write the full-sentence outline as we learned in class, and do NOT record the speech (not yet), and write it as a 4-minute version of an “Assigned Platform” speech!
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3. [Speaking] Please practice speaking from your speech outlines… 
   a. Practice speaking from the “Self-Driving Vehicles” speech outlines (& practice ‘Crossfires’ from the T-Chart). 
   b. Practice speaking from your “Self-Driving Vehicles” speech outlines (& Make a video recording = 4-min).