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Reflecting on, reviewing and scoring a debate

I can reflect on, review and score a debate.

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Key learning points

  1. Self-reflection is an important tool to use for improving.
  2. The winning team in a debate can be decided by an audience vote, or a judge, or a panel of judges.
  3. 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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6 Questions

Q1.
What is the name for the person in charge of a meeting, event, discussion or debate?
timekeeper
Correct answer: chairperson
audience
Q2.
What is the name for the person who measures or records the amount of time taken during the debate?
Correct answer: timekeeper
chairperson
floor speaker
Q3.
True or false? Floor speakers help the speakers to prepare for the debate and can speak during the floor debate section.
Correct Answer: true, True
Q4.
Who summarises the speakers' speeches for their team?
floor speakers
Correct answer: summary speakers
timekeeper
Q5.
Points of __________ are a way to challenge your opponents and attempt to make their speeches less convincing to the audience.
education
Correct answer: information
concentration
Q6.
True or false? Points of information are allowed to be made at any point during an opponent's speech.
Correct Answer: False, false

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6 Questions

Q1.
True or false? A debate is a competitive event between two teams who are trying to beat each other.
Correct Answer: true, True
Q2.
Which of these are ways a debate can be decided?
the toss of a coin
it ending in a draw
Correct answer: being scored by judges
Correct answer: an audience vote
Q3.
Which of these are categories a judge will score a speaker on in a debate?
Correct answer: content
volume
speed
Correct answer: delivery
Q4.
True or false? A speaker will not be judged on how well they deliver and handle points of information.
Correct Answer: false, False
Q5.
What is the maximum score a speaker can be awarded if a judge thinks their speech was perfect?
10
20
Correct answer: 40
100
Q6.
A judge will be looking out for humour, sarcasm and irony to award points in which category?
Correct answer: style
content
delivery