Reflecting on, reviewing and scoring a debate
I can reflect on, review and score a debate.
Reflecting on, reviewing and scoring a debate
I can reflect on, review and score a debate.
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Key learning points
- Self-reflection is an important tool to use for improving.
- The winning team in a debate can be decided by an audience vote, or a judge, or a panel of judges.
- The judges award a score out of ten in four different areas: content, style, delivery and points of information.
Keywords
Judging - evaluating and deciding something
Delivery - how a speaker presents themself
Style - the techniques used to persuade the audience
Content - the substance, material and information that something is made of
Common misconception
Pupils may think that a speech is either good or bad.
Teach pupils that a speech can have strong elements, but still have areas for improvement.
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