Debate

A debate is a formal discussion in which two teams argue on opposite sides of an issue. In short, it is an argument with rules.

 

Knowing how to summarize information and deliver it to an audience in a short amount of time are skills that will benefit you throughout your lives - in job interviews, work meetings and presentations, and anywhere you will need to present your point of view.  Being able to express yourself will also gain the respect of the people you meet in your life, both in career and non-work related instances. 

 

How the debate works: 

Topic

You will work in teams of two. Each team will be assigned a topic (subject) and a position (for/against).

Research & creating arguments 

Each team will research facts about the subject they were assigned. 

An important part of a debate is to guess what the other team might say. You will also create some possible arguments that the opposing team could use. 

During the debate

Step 1:

The affirmative side has 1 minute for their opening statement. State your arguments and begin the debate.

Step 2:

The opposite side has 1 minute to give their opening statement and rebutt on their oponents.

Step 3:

Person 2 from the affirmative side, answers and continue giving their arguments.

Step 4:

Person 2 from the opposing team continues.

Step 5:

Final statement from affirmative team

Step 6:

Final statement from negative team

Step 7:

Questions from the audience

Step 8:

Vote: which team won the debate?

 

Läroplanskopplingar

Syfte

• formulera sig och kommunicera i tal och skrift,
• anpassa språket efter olika syften, mottagare och sammanhang, och

Centralt innehåll

• Samtal och diskussioner samt argumentation.
• Språkliga strategier för att bidra till och aktivt medverka i samtal genom att ta initiativ till interaktion, ge bekräftelse, ställa följdfrågor, ta initiativ till nya frågeställningar och ämnesområden samt för att avsluta samtalet.