* Debate rules
Goal: Make strong and persuasive argument
Promote listening, SPEAKING and critical thinking
Debate Rules
Debate "for" and "against"
There are 4 teams
Team 1: "For"
Team 2: "Against"
Team 3: Judges
Team 4: Audience
Preparation: 30 minutes
Critically Think
predict on other team's argument points
Rounds
2 minutes For
2 minutes Against
1 minute rebuttal prep
2 minute crossfire
Last person
2 minutes for For summary
2 minutes for Against summary
no cross fire
Audience: Clarification questions 2 mins each
Voting: Judges
Judge 1 elaborates on round 1 2 minutes
Judge 2 elaborates on round 2 2 minutes
Level of vocabularies
Eye contact, body language
How well prepared?
pre-emp the opposite team?
Was the argument persuasive?
Closing:
Open discussion