Lesson video

Hello everyone, my name is Mr. Brown and I am here with your English lesson for today and it's a debating one.

It's the last of our unit and we're going to be reflecting on our debate from last lesson.

So reflecting, reviewing, and looking at how we would score a debate to decide a winning team.

Lots to do today then, let's get started.

The outcome for today's lesson is I can reflect on, review and score a debate.

The keywords we'll use are "judging", "delivery", "style" and "content".

Let's say this together.

My turn and then your turn.

"Judging", "delivery", "style", "content".

Fabulous, let's look at their definitions.

"Judging" means "evaluating and deciding something".

Delivery is how a speaker presents themselves.

Style is the techniques used to persuade others or persuade the audience rather, I should say.

And content is the substance, material and information that something is made of.

We'll start today's lesson by scoring a debate and then briefly finish by self-reflecting.

Last lesson, you took part in a full debate and we'll have fulfilled one of the following roles.

You may have been a speaker, a summary speaker, a floor speaker, a chairperson, a timekeeper, a judge, or a member of the audience.

I'd like you to discuss what role did you fulfil in the debate and what aspect of the role did you do particularly well and why? Let's focus on the positives, what did you do well and why? Pause the video and discuss with your partner now.

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Let's move on, so a debate is a competitive event between two teams who are trying to beat each other have a discussion.

How might a winning team be decided in a debate? Pause the video and have that discussion now.

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So the winning team can be decided in one of two ways.

The audience votes at the end to decide which team they feel has been the most convincing overall.

Or there is a judge or panel of judges who will score each speaker in the debate as it proceeds.

The team with the highest score is the winner.

Today you will be reflecting on your own performance in the debate, reviewing how others performed, and scoring the debate yourself.

Which two of these are ways that the winner of a debate can be decided? Is it A.

By tossing a coin, B.

An audience vote, C.

ending the debate in a draw or D.

A judge or panel of judges deciding? Pause the video and decide now.

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Let's see if you found the two correct answers.

So the two ways that a winner can be decided in a debate are an audience vote or a judge or panel of judges deciding.

When a debate is being decided by judges, the judging must be fair and impartial.

Now "judging" is a verb and it means evaluating and deciding something.

And being "impartial", well, that's an adjective and it is "able to judge or consider something fairly without allowing your own interest to influence you." So being very neutral, and this is something that's important if you are judging a debate.

You may have your best friend in one of the teams but you have to ignore that fact and focus on exactly what each team has said, how they've performed.

That's impartiality.

To do this, all judges use the same way of deciding which team wins.

Judges award a score out of 10 to each speaker in four separate categories, content, delivery, points of information and style.

Which two of these are categories that judges award a score for? Is it A.

Delivery, B.

Volume, C.

Speed, D.

Style? Pause the video and decide which two now.

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Which two of these are categories that judges award a score for? Well done If you said A.

Delivery and C or not C, sorry, D.

Style.

Well done if you said A and D.

Content is the substance, material and information that something is made of.

In a debate, the content of a speaker's speech is being judged.

I'd like you to discuss, when judging content, what do you think a judge will be looking for in a speaker? What do you think they'll be looking for when they're judging content? Pause the video and have a discussion now.

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So let's have a look, shall we? I think they will be looking for how clear the speaker's points are and whether they use proof in their arguments.

Absolutely.

So when judging content, judges will be looking for how the speaker introduces themselves and refers to others by their name.

So little touches like that make a big difference.

Uses rebuttal effectively, makes clear and considered points, shows evidence of effective planning and structure, is able to use formal language and accurate vocabulary, does not repeat themselves, uses evidence as proof, which supports arguments well and demonstrates a general knowledge of the subject.

Which category would a judge award a score for if they were watching a speaker give their rebuttal? Is it A.

point of information, B.

content, C.

delivery or D.

style? Pause the video and decide which category would a judge award a score for If they were watching a speaker give their rebuttal? Pause the video and decide now.

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Okay, let's have a look, shall we? Well done if you said B.

Content.

Content is the category where you will be looking at in rebuttal.

Delivery is how a person presents something.

In a debate, a judge would assess how a speaker presents their speech and themselves.

I'd like you to discuss with a partner, when judging delivery, what do you think a judge will be looking for in a speaker? Pause the video and have that discussion now.

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Let's have a look.

So Jun says," I think they will be looking for how confidently and clearly the speaker presents their speech.

The speaker should make sure they make eye contact with the audience." Very good, Jun, you're absolutely right.

When judging delivery, the judges will be looking for how the speaker shows confidence and charisma when speaking.

So not hesitating or mumbling, speaking clearly, and at a good volume for the space, uses a good amount of eye contact with the audience, presents themselves in a professional manner, so strong stance, notes not creased, not fiddling, those little touches, they make a big difference, uses their voice, expression, pace and gestures effectively to engage the audience and make the speech interesting to watch and listen to.

Not making eye contact with the audience and speaking quietly would mean a lower score in which category? Is it A.

points of information, B.

content, C.

delivery, or D.

Style? Pause the video and decide now.

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Well done if you said C.

Delivery.

Delivery is the category that we will be looking for things like eye contact and speaking quietly.

It's on to points of information now or POIs, we can call them.

They're important parts of a debate.

In this category, a speaker will be judged for both making POIs and responding to POIs.

The judges will be looking for how the speaker is able to accept points of information when appropriate, is able to deny points of information when appropriate, you don't have to accept them all.

Is able to acknowledge and respond to points of information, is able to deliver thoughtful and meaningful points of information that are under 15 seconds long.

Select two ways a speaker can earn a higher score in the points of information category.

Is it A.

by accepting and responding well to points of information, B.

by not making any points of information, C.

by not accepting any points of information or D.

by making thoughtful and meaningful points of information? Which two ways can a speaker earn a higher score in the points of information category? Pause the video and decide now.

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Congratulations if you said A and D, by accepting and responding well to points of information and by making thoughtful and meaningful points of information.

"Style" refers to the way that a person presents something.

In a debate, style will be judged by assessing which techniques a speaker uses to help convince the audience and how well they utilise them.

Time for a discussion.

When judging style, what techniques do you think the judges will be looking for? Pause the video and have that discussion now.

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Okay, let's move on.

Let's have a look at Izzy's answer.

She says," I think they'll be looking for whether you use flattery as this is a really good persuasive technique." Absolutely, when we're judging style, that's the kind of thing you'd be looking for.

When deciding a score in the style category, a judge will be looking closely at the following areas of a speaker's speech, persuasive techniques utilised effectively, such as rhetorical questions, repetition or flattery, efforts made to provoke an emotional response, evidence of personality and persona, humour, sarcasm and irony used effectively, creativity evident in the argument.

Let's just do a quick check.

What persuasive techniques has this speaker used in this part of their speech? The motion was this house believes that pupils should decide the school at lunch menu.

Let's see if we can spot any persuasive techniques.

The speaker says," Can you imagine going to a restaurant and being told what to eat? Losing your sense of autonomy can be a horrible feeling.

Losing the right to choose what you eat can be a horrible feeling." Pause the video and maybe discuss with a partner, what persuasive techniques has this speaker used in this part of their speech? Pause the video now.

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Let's have a look, shall we? Jun says," This speaker has used a rhetorical question and repetition for emphasis." You are absolutely right.

We have a rhetorical question at the start and that repetition, repeating the phrase, "losing your sense", "losing the right", absolutely, well done Jun.

Time for a task.

Work with a partner to score a debate.

I'd like you to watch the recording of your debate from last lesson and score each speaker out of 10 in the four categories.

That's delivery, style, content, and points of information.

Discuss how you have scored each speaker with your partner.

If you've scored a speaker differently, discuss why and see if one of you has missed something.

Add the scores up to see which team has won.

Over to you.

Pause the video and score your debate now.

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I hope you scored your debate successfully and have a winning team.

Let's have a look at an example.

So I have scored this speaker 8 out of 10 in the category of delivery.

Because they can consistently spoke loudly, clearly and made a good amount of eye contact.

I didn't score them higher because I felt they could have varied their pace more and they fiddled a bit, which made them look a little unprofessional.

Okay, so 8 outta 10 seems like a fair score there.

Let's have a look at another example.

Jun says," I scored them 7 outta 10 for very similar reasons.

I felt they should have used gestures a little more to emphasise key moments in the speech." Absolutely.

Let's move on now to self-reflecting.

Reviewing something means looking at it closely to see if there are things that can be changed to improve it.

With a partner, review your debate from last lesson as a whole.

So the following questions may help you.

What went well and what didn't? Remember, we're thinking about the whole debate.

Did the debate run smoothly or did it need to keep stopping to get back on track? Did everyone know what to do to fulfil their particular role effectively? These are good questions to use with a partner to discuss and review your debate from Last lesson and see how you thought it went.

Pause the video and have that discussion now.

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How did it go? Were you happy with how the debate went? Did you use those questions to scaffold your discussion? Is there anything that should be done differently next time? So I've held that question back because I want you to now take one more moment to discuss if you were gonna do the debate again, what have you learned? What would you do differently next time? So again, pause the video, discuss with your partner, what would you do differently next time? Off you go.

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With a partner, review your debate from last lesson as a whole.

That's what the task was.

And we can see Andeep says, " I think the debate went well overall, but there were moments when our teacher had to step in to remind us of the order that the speakers made their speeches in.

Next time we should remind ourselves of the order beforehand to help the debate run smoothly." Yeah, that's a really good observation and I wonder if you had similar with your debate.

Now you will self-reflect on how you performed in the debate yourself.

Self-reflecting is an important skill to practise and one that will help you to improve at everything you do.

Self-reflecting involves looking at yourself in a critical and honest way while still being supportive and kind to yourself too.

Self-reflecting is all about getting better at something, working out what things you did well and what things could be improved next time.

Time for a discussion.

Have a chat with your partner and talk about when have you been self-reflecting before or self-reflective before and did you improve at something as a result? Hmm, have a think.

When have you been self-reflective before and did things improve? Pause the video and have that discussion now.

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Okay, let's have a look at an example.

Andeep says," I was self-reflective after I had an argument with my little sister.

I reflected that I could have handled the situation better by taking some time to calm down before I responded to her.

I've tried this since and things were much improved." I'm really pleased to hear that, Andeep.

Time for a task.

I'd like you to self-reflect on how you performed in the debate last lesson.

If you have a recording of the debate, use this to help your reflections.

If not, use your memory of the debate.

Whatever your role, you can still self-reflect, even if you were a member of the audience.

You can reflect on how well you could have contributed to the debate in the floor debate section.

Pause the video and self-reflect now.

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Let's have a look at an example of a self-reflection.

" I was the chairperson and when self-reflecting, I think I performed the role well but could have been more confident when introducing the debate at the beginning.

I felt nervous speaking directly to the audience and rushed a little." And I think that's a really, really good self-reflection and something that lots of you can probably relate to that nerves started to creep in and affect your performance, and that's something that we will get better at the more we debate.

Let's summarise the learning we've done today.

Self-reflection is an important tool to use for improving.

The winning team in a debates can be decided by an audience vote or a judge or a panel of judges.

The judges award a score out of 10 in four different areas, content, style, delivery and points of information.

Superb work today and in this entire unit.

I'm so proud of how you have taken on everything that you've learned to be able to debate to such a high standard.

Debating is, I believe, such a valuable skill to have and I'm so thrilled that you've got that now to be able to take into your secondary education and beyond.

I will hope to see you again very soon.