*Debate from previous week.

1. Explain that a debate is used to allow people to speak their thoughts. It is a way of expressing themselves in public.

2. State the rules:

No put-downs

No interruptions

No talking or whispering while another speaker is talking (audience included)

3. Assign one student from the audience as the timekeeper. The timekeeper sits in the back of the room and signals the students when time is almost up by flashing ten fingers twice to indicate twenty seconds left, flashing ten fingers one to indicate ten seconds or holding up five fingers to indicate five seconds left.

4. Start the debate by having the team represent “for” go first. Each team has five minutes to state their side and convince the audience that their view is the most correct. Each team member has one minute to make a contribution to his team’s argument.

5. After each team has spoken for five minutes, switch sides. Now everyone on the “for” side will been the “against” side. Each team now has five minutes on the other side to convince the audience that their view is the most correct. Each team member again has one minute to make a contribution to his team’s argument.

There should be a group discussion at the end with all of the club members. Talk about how the debate went, how well everyone respected the other group members, etc.

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