Reflecting on, reviewing and scoring a debate
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can reflect on, review and score a debate.
Key learning points
- Self-reflection is an important tool to use for improving.
- The winning team in a debate can be decided by an audience vote, or a judge, or a panel of judges.
- 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.
Teacher tip
If you have not got a recording of last lesson's debate, you may wish to have a couple of pupils, or even yourself, deliver a speech at the start of the lesson which can be used as the example to review.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What is the name for the person in charge of a meeting, event, discussion or debate?
Q2.What is the name for the person who measures or records the amount of time taken during the debate?
Q3.True or false? Floor speakers help the speakers to prepare for the debate and can speak during the floor debate section.
Q4.Who summarises the speakers' speeches for their team?
Q5.Points of __________ are a way to challenge your opponents and attempt to make their speeches less convincing to the audience.
Q6.True or false? Points of information are allowed to be made at any point during an opponent's speech.
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.True or false? A debate is a competitive event between two teams who are trying to beat each other.
Q2.Which of these are ways a debate can be decided?
Q3.Which of these are categories a judge will score a speaker on in a debate?
Q4.True or false? A speaker will not be judged on how well they deliver and handle points of information.
Q5.What is the maximum score a speaker can be awarded if a judge thinks their speech was perfect?
Q6.A judge will be looking out for humour, sarcasm and irony to award points in which category?
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