Debate Fundamentals - Lesson 13

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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>LESSON 13: NEWS STORY WITH OPINION</strong></span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">In our next class, you will act as a&nbsp;<strong>reporter</strong>, presenting a 2–3-minute news story.

Debate Fundamentals - Lesson 12

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<h2 style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>LESSON 12: LOGICAL FALLACY, EXTRA UNDERSTANDING&nbsp;</strong></span></h2><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>Part 1: Watch the following descriptive videos to gain a stronger understanding of how logical fallacies could be used in daily conversations.&nbsp;</strong></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="

Debate Fundamentals - Lesson 11

Submitted by api on Mon, 09/08/2025 - 15:58

<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>LESSON 11: LOGICAL FALLACY</strong></span></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><i>This week, we learnt about about 3 types of logical Fallacies&nbsp;</i></span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#ff0000;"><strong>Ad Hominem Attack:</strong></span><br><span style="

Debate Fundamentals - Lesson 10

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<h2 style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>LESSON 10: DEBATE RESEARCHING</strong></span></h2><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>Choose one of the motions below and spend only 10–15 minutes researching.&nbsp;</strong>Your goal is to find three different types of reliable information that could strengthen your argument or a rebuttal.</span></p><p><span style="background-color:transparent;

Debate Fundamentals - Lesson 9

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<h2 style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>LESSON 9: REBUTTAL PRACTICE</strong></span></h2><p><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">Below is a short speech from the Affirmative Team. Pretend you’re on the Negative Team.

Debate Fundamentals - Lesson 8

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<h2 style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>LESSON 8: WRITING DIFFERENT HOOKS WITH POWER</strong></span></h2><p><span style="background-color:#ffff00;color:#000000;"><strong>Watch the video and answer the question below:</strong></span><br><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>1.&nbsp;</strong>What type of hook did she use?</span><br><span style="background-co

Debate Fundamentals - Lesson 7

Submitted by api on Mon, 09/08/2025 - 15:54

<h2 style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>LESSON 7</strong>:&nbsp;<strong>DEBATE SCORING AND FEEDBACK</strong></span></h2><p>&nbsp;</p><ol><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><i>During class, listen to the other team’s debate carefully.

Debate Fundamentals - Lesson 6

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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>LESSON 6</strong>:&nbsp;<strong>REVIEW</strong></span></p><p><span style="background-color:#ffff00;color:#000000;"><strong>Debate format</strong></span></p><ol><li><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">What do the affirmative and opposition teams argue when debating?</span></li></ol><ul><li><p style=&

Debate Fundamentals - Lesson 5

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<p style="text-align:center;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>LESSON 5: SPEAKER 2: CREATING ARGUMENTS</strong></span></p><h3><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;"><strong>Choose the Motion→&nbsp;<u>AFFIRMATIVE TEAM</u></strong></span></h3><ol><li><p style="margin-left:-18pt;"><span style="background-color:transparent;color:#000000;">This house would support the use of chemicals

Debate Fundamentals - Lesson 4

Submitted by api on Mon, 09/08/2025 - 15:51

<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.