Starter quiz
- In a debate, what would an opposing team member use to interrupt a speaker while they are making their speech?
- rebuttal
- point of information ✓
- summary
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- What will a point of information often be phrased as?
- a statement
- a question ✓
- a command
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- Why should a point of information only be 10-15 seconds long?
- to not take up too much of the speaker's allotted time ✓
- to make sure the audience do not lose interest
- to give the speaker just a short time to rest while they're not speaking
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- Which of these would an opposing team member not do when making a point of information?
- stand up
- place one hand on their head
- raise one foot off the ground ✓
- extend one hand out to the speaker
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- How many points of information should be accepted during a speaker's speech?
- as many as possible
- none
- at least one ✓
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- Which of these are ways a speaker could decline a point of information?
- shake their head ✓
- say "No, thank you" ✓
- make a cross with their hands
- look away from the person making the POI
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Exit quiz
- What is the acronym used to support a team in preparing for a debate?
- PEPS
- BRB
- GOAL ✓
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- What does GOAL stand for?
- generate, order, arrange, liaise
- generate, order, assign, look
- generate, order, assign, liaise ✓
- generate, organise, assign, liaise
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- What is a team generating when preparing for a debate?
- noise
- points ✓
- questions
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- How many points should a team try to generate?
- 1 - 2
- 2 - 3
- more than 5
- as many as possible ✓
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- What should the team do after they have generated all their points?
- assign them to the speakers
- order them ✓
- liaise with each other
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- Why is it important that a team liaises with each other whilst writing their speeches?
- to avoid repetition ✓
- to help each other write their speeches
- to check each other's speeches have been written neatly
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- An important part of preparing for a debate is generating points for your side of the argument.
- The points that your team generates should be ordered from strongest to weakest to ensure your best points are included.
- The points generated should be assigned to different members of your team.
- A debate team should liaise with each other while writing their speeches to avoid repetition.
Common misconception
Children may think that all points are equally effective in a debate.
Whilst it is good to generate lots of points when preparing for a debate, they will vary in how effective they are.
Keywords
Generate - Generate means to produce or create something.
Order - To order is to arrange things a particular way.
Assign - To assign means to allocate or designate.
Liaise - Liaise means to communicate with someone else.
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