a person in charge of a meeting, event, discussion or debate

a person who measures or records the amount of time taken during an event

a brief attempted interruption of someone’s speech

a counter-argument made against something specific that the opposing team has said

Holding a full debate

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How to debate

Motions that matter

Preparing to debate

Reflecting on, reviewing and scoring a debate

In this unit, pupils recap on the features of a debate and use the PEPs structure to deliver a speech. They learn what makes an effective debate motion and design their own. Pupils then prepare for and participate in a full debate, scoring their performances and reflecting on their speech delivery.

Debating important topics

to summarise all the speakers’ speeches

to help speakers prepare and to speak during the floor debate

Match the different types of speakers in a debate to their roles.

to score the debate and decide on the winning team

to watch the debate and ask questions in the floor debate section 

Match the different roles in a debate to their functions.

True or false? The order of a debate can change. 

Extend one hand out towards the speaker. 

When a point of information is made by a member of the opposing team, which of these things do they need to do?

When would a speaker make a rebuttal point?

the belief or proposal that is being debated

Match the following key terms to the correct definitions.

What is the acronym that teams can follow to help them prepare for a debate? 

Put the steps that make up the GOAL acronym in the correct order.

When following GOAL, what are you generating? 

Which of these could be a reason to order a point towards the top of your list of generated points?

True or false? It is important that you liaise with your teammates to ensure there is no overlapping between your arguments.

Starter Quiz

Match the following key terms to the correct definitions.