Debate Fundamentals - Lesson 13

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LESSON 13: NEWS STORY WITH OPINIONIn our next class, you will act as a reporter, presenting a 2–3-minute news story. But this is not just any news report — your chosen article must include some kind of opinion or viewpoint, either expressed directly or implied.You will:<ul><li>Choose a news article (Local or international)</li><li>Summarize the article and the opinion or idea they are sharing </li><li>Prepare a short 2–3 minute speech for next class (as a news reporter)   </li></ul><figure class="table" style="float:left;"><table class="ck-table-resized" style=";"><colgroup><col style="width:50%;"><col style="width:50%;"></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><h3>Choose a News Article Your article should:</h3><ul><li>Be real and recent (from a news site)</li><li>Contain more than just facts (look for a writer’s opinion – do they agree or disagree? Are they being judgemental? Are they saying if something is good or bad for us? </li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="background-color:#ebf1dd;border:1pt solid #000000;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;">Examples of Articles with Opinions:<ul><li>“Hanoi’s plan to have zero petrol motorbikes by 2026 is not possible” </li><li>“Apple’s new iPhone launch proves tech companies are out of touch”</li><li>“President Trump’s trade deals with the UK are not beneficial” </li><li>“Should schools ban smartphones? Experts say yes”</li></ul></td><td style="background-color:#f4cccc;border:1pt solid #000000;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;">Examples that are NOT enough:<ul><li>“Weather forecast for Hanoi this week”</li><li>“Soccer scores from yesterday” “List of tourist attractions in Da Nang”</li></ul></td></tr><tr><td style="border:1pt solid #000000;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><h3>NEXT – Write your answers </h3>Link to Article:______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Title of the Article: ______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Source / Website: (VnExpress, BBC, CNN, Tuổi Trẻ)Summary (3–5 sentences): What is the article about? What are the key facts or issues?____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom-width:0.5pt;border-color:#000000;border-left-width:1pt;border-right-width:1pt;border-style:solid;border-top-width:1pt;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><h3>Identify the Opinion</h3>What is the opinion or main message? Explain what opinion is in the article. Does the writer support or criticize something? Is there a suggestion that something should change? ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________</td></tr><tr><td style="border:0.5pt solid #000000;padding:5pt;vertical-align:top;" colspan="2"><h3>Prepare Your Script</h3>You can use the following sentences: <ul><li>“Good evening, this is [Your Name], reporting from [City or School Name]...”</li><li>“[Summary of article]...”</li><li>“This story raises an important point about...”</li><li>“In my opinion...”</li></ul></td></tr></tbody></table></figure>

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