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1 Introduction To Debatng

Debating in the classroom can help students meet several learning outcomes outlined by the Department of Education including discussing issues of major concern, using discussion to develop understanding of topics, listening to presentations and asking appropriate questions, and arguing different perspectives. A debate involves groups or individuals presenting opposing views on an issue according to set rules. Debating teaches students to construct well-researched arguments and viewpoints and to listen to different opinions critically. Curriculum areas that can benefit include oral language, analytical thinking for SESE subjects, and research skills for math.

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1 Introduction To Debatng

Debating in the classroom can help students meet several learning outcomes outlined by the Department of Education including discussing issues of major concern, using discussion to develop understanding of topics, listening to presentations and asking appropriate questions, and arguing different perspectives. A debate involves groups or individuals presenting opposing views on an issue according to set rules. Debating teaches students to construct well-researched arguments and viewpoints and to listen to different opinions critically. Curriculum areas that can benefit include oral language, analytical thinking for SESE subjects, and research skills for math.

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Introduction Using debating in the classroom can help

enable a child in 5th or 6th class to meet


the following learning outcomes as
to debating outlined by the department of education
and skills:
• discuss issues of major concern.
Why teach debating?
• use a discussion of the familiar
you may think that the last thing you need
as the basis of a more formal
to teach your students is how to debate.
or objective grasp of a topic or
you may feel that some of them are well
concept.
able to argue already!
• listen to a presentation on a
However, debating teaches us how to
particular topic, decide through
put together a well-formed, researched
discussion which are the most
argument or point of view which we are
appropriate questions to ask, and
then able to defend. it also teaches us
then prioritise them.
to listen to opposing view-points and to
critically evaluate information. • argue points of view from the
perspective of agreement and
Using debates in your classroom disagreement through informal
discussion and in the context of
What is a debate? formal debates.
a formal argument where groups or • justify and defend particular
individuals present opposing views about opinions or attitudes and try to
particular issue according to a set of rules. persuade others to support a
particular point of view.
• respond to arguments presented
Let’s by the teacher.

debate it! • discuss the value, truth or


relevance of popular ideas,
causes and proverbs.

Curriculum links include


• English (oral language
development)
• SESE subjects (analytical
thinking, research that includes
fact finding and using sources)
• Maths (research including data
and statistics).

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