LESSON 4 - CLASS DEBATE
Lesson
Objective- Build debating and rebutting skills.
Rationale-
To develop inner persuasive qualities by having to stand on a particular side
of an argument.
o Introduce idea of rebuttal- When someone presents an argument you
can oppose their idea by restating it and identifying why you believe it’s
incorrect. Ie- All homework should be banned because we should use after school
hours for fun activities. The rebuttal could be- The other side said that the
time spent on homework should be instead spent on fun activities, however we
believe that homework can be fun, for instance I had a science project that required
me to build a volcano which exploded and I found this very enjoyable. Therefore
we still be that homework should not be banned.
o Split class in 2
o Topic for/against= Should the school day be shorter?
o Teams write ideas together and divide arguments amongst team. Each
team member writes a PEEL paragraph for their argument.
Teams
take it in turns to say argument. After each speaker the opposing team will
start with a rebuttal before their argument.
This was done during a double lesson. Students do need that amount of time to write and then present ideas.
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