DEBATING Year 10 English What is a debate Write your own definition of a debate Why debate Debate a discussion especially of a public question To DISCUSS or DISPUTE ID: 230492
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DEBATING
Year 10 EnglishSlide3
What is a debate?
Write
your
own definition
of a
debateSlide4
Why debate?
Debate = “a discussion, especially of a public question.”
To
DISCUSS
or DISPUTE a given
subject
To
PERSUADE
someone (or an audience) that you are right
Useful and practical
real
world
skill
(job interviews, one
on
one conversations,
trying to persuade your parents to let you go
out)Slide5
Why debate?
Debating is a way you can
PERSUADE
someone you are right using only your
WORDS
Challenges you to look at situations from DIFFERENT VIEWPOINTS
. It’s hard to defend something you don’t believe in – this is the challenge in debating!
Helps develop the art of
EXPRESSION
to
COMMUNICATE
ideasSlide6
Why debate?
Debating is an important real world skill to have!
It shows you can:
Construct a logical argument
Find and use evidence to support your opinion
Speak with passion to express your ideas and persuade your audience that you are right
Let’s look at a group of friends arguing…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DlB1PcgkYLU
Big Bang Theory – ‘Superman Theory’Slide7
Why would these people need to know how to debate?
Politicians…
A
lawyer…Slide8
Politicians
= need to be able to brush off claims from their opposition and tell others what they propose is better/ why they are right and their opposition is wrong. They debate in parliament, on TV and on the street with regular people
Lawyer
= also need to be able to brush off claims from their opposition and tell others why they are right and their opposition is wrong. Lawyers present their case to a jury/ judge. They need to persuade the jury they are right – in hope that they
will side with their case. Slide9
YOUR TURN!
In pairs, come up with 3 points each of when it
has been
and/or
will be
important for you to be able to argue in real life?Slide10
What a debate normally consists of…
Chair person - introduces the debate + the rules
Timekeeper - keeps people on track and on time
3 Affirmative speakers
3 Negative speakers Slide11
Speakers
“Girls have life easier than boys”
Each opposing side has THREE speakers to present their argument
AFFIRMATIVE
Affirmative speakers
AGREE
with the topic and therefore are arguing
FOR
the motion
NEGATIVE
Negative speakers
DISAGREE
with the topic and therefore are arguing
AGAINST
the motion
*HANDOUTSlide12
Examples of persuasive writing
What
TO
do:
Think of your
AUDIENCE
- your speech must be
appropriate
to that audience in
form, tone and register.
An
engaging opening sentence
Be
logical
Appeal to emotions
– this will buy into your
ideas!
Clear language
(fluent, audible delivery)
Make yourself
credible
by using
facts and examples
to support your argument.
Give references
for these facts for further
credibility (relevant examples/ statistics)
Rhetorical questions
(not too many)
Repetition
(not too much)
Language techniques: use of
humour
(wit), relevant
metaphors, similes, analogies
Pause
for emphasis
Vary your pace of delivery
Engage with audience
(appropriate eye-contact, not over reliant on cue cards)
Making efficient and
effective use of your whole 4 minutes
Make notes
of rebuttal points when your opponent’s speaking …
listen carefully
!Slide13
Persuasive Writing
What
NOT
to do/ try to
avoid doing
…
Pitch
– don’t speak in monotone
Pace
– don’t rush!
Don’t read your speech
and make zero eye contact with your audience – use your body language to help sell your message!
Only attack the oppositions
ARGUMENT
, not them as an individual
Over – generalisation
Avoid using half-truths
– facts that sound better for your position if you withhold relevant information Slide14
Example Debate
*Watch example
debate
Watch and
CRITIQUE
Write
KEY TECHNIQUES
the affirmative and negative speakers use to
PERSUADE
their audience
What worked/ didn’t work?Slide15
Assessment
1. Matter - What you say.
Research and use of credible sources that you can use in your debate to prove your points.
2. Manner - How you present/speak.
Body language, use of voice, choice of words etc.
3. Method - The structure of your debate & role of each speaker.