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How to debate
I can understand what a debate is and deliver a speech.
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Year 6
How to debate
I can understand what a debate is and deliver a speech.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- A debate is a structured argument between two teams who either agree or disagree with a motion.
- The motion is the name for the belief or proposal that is being debated.
- An opinion is a view or belief that a person has and robust reasoning supports an opinion.
- The PEPS structure stands for: point, explanation, proof, summary.
Keywords
Debate - a structured argument between two teams
Opinion - a view or belief that a person has
Reasoning - explaining why a person has a certain opinion
Motion - the name for the belief or proposal that is being debated
Common misconception
Pupils may think that a speech in a debate can be improvised on the spot and not follow a structure.
Teach pupils that following a structure will help to make their speech flow better and be easier for an audience to follow.
This unit builds on the Year 5 unit 'Introduction to debate'. If your pupils, haven't completed that unit previously, it would be beneficial to teach them it first.
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Starter quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
What is the name for a group of people gathered to watch a performance or listen to a speech?
a judge
a team
Q2.
How many teams take part in a debate?
1
3
4
5 or more
Q3.
What is the name for the topic that is being debated?
the emotion
the emotional
Q4.
What is the name for the team that agrees with the motion?
opposition
audience
Q5.
True or false? When making a speech in a debate, it is important to speak in a loud, clear voice.
Q6.
True or false? A debate will involve a summary speaker summarising what their teammates have said.
Exit quiz
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6 Questions
Q1.
True or false? We should all have the same opinions.
Q2.
Match the keywords to the correct definitions.
a structured argument between two teams
explaining why a person has a certain opinion
the name for the belief or proposal that is being debated
Q3.
Who is a debate led by?
the audience
the speakers
Q4.
Which of these are ways that a winning team is decided upon in a debate?
tossing a coin
Q5.
Put the four parts of the structure that can be used when making a speech in a debate in the correct order.
Q6.
What persuasive techniques might a speaker use when explaining the reasoning for an opinion in the explanation section?
statistics
anecdotes