Debate Fundamentals - Lesson 4

<h2 style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>LESSON 4: UNDERSTANDING DEBATE MOTIONS</strong></span></h2><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>Why this matters:</strong></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><i>Being able to quickly understand a debate motion is a key skill. Strong debaters can break down a motion, form an initial opinion, and connect it to real-world events. This activity will help you practice doing exactly that.</i></span></p><p><span style="background-color:#ffff00;color:#000000;"><strong>&nbsp;For each motion:</strong></span></p><ol><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>Define the motion in your own words.</strong></span></li></ol><ul><li><p style="margin-left:18pt;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><i>You may use Google to research it, but then be sure to write the meaning in your own words.&nbsp;</i></span></p></li></ul><ol><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>Share your first thoughts.&nbsp;</strong></span></li></ol><ul><li><p style="margin-left:18pt;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><i>This could be an opinion, a question, or an initial reaction.</i></span></p></li><li><p style="margin-left:18pt;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><i>There’s no wrong answers. Show your teacher your thought process.&nbsp;</i></span><br><br>&nbsp;</p></li></ul><ol><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>Provide a<u> real-world example</u> that connects to the motion.</strong></span></li></ol><ul><li><p style="margin-left:36pt;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><i>Do light research to find an example around the world</i></span></p></li></ul><h3><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ff0000;"><strong>Motion 1: This House would place a cap on personal wealth accumulation.&nbsp;</strong></span><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1a253d;">Cap: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1a253d;">Personal Wealth: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1a253d;">Accumulation: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1a253d;">Thoughts:&nbsp;</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1a253d;">________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1a253d;">Real-world example:&nbsp;</span></h3><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1a253d;">________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ff0000;"><strong>Motion 2: This House believes that schools must include musical education as part of the curriculum&nbsp;</strong></span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1a253d;">Musical education: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1a253d;">Curriculum: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1a253d;">Thoughts:&nbsp;</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1a253d;">________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1a253d;">Real-world example: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</span><br><span style="background-color:#ffff00;color:#1a253d;"><strong>Record and Share!</strong></span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1a253d;"><strong>Choose one of the motions and develop your arguments for speaking A1&nbsp;<u>OR&nbsp;</u>N1</strong></span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#1a253d;"><strong>Record your debate speech and share it to our group</strong></span></p>