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«This House Believes that the government should stop spending on space exploration»

Is it worth going to space or should we be focusing more on life on earth?

Politics, Science

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«This House would ban the sale of sugary foods to children under the age of 18»

Should we restrict the freedom of children in order to protect their health?

Sociology

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«This House Would ban cars in cities»

Should we restrict choice to save the planet? Or is there a better way?

Geography

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«This House Regrets the rise of social media as people's main source of news»

Has social media helped or harmed the way we understand the world?

Politics

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«This House Regrets the demise of the high street»

Is the decline of the High Street in favour of large shopping centres and online shopping a bad thing or should we welcome it?

Sociology

Run effective debates with our most popular activities.

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Generating Arguments

Style

Responding to arguments

Developing Analysis

Where Do You Stand?

Get your students to start speaking up with Where Do You Stand- hear what they say, challenge their thinking and spark a debate.

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Guess The Style

Explore using your voice to convey different styles and emotions and the impact it has on your audience.

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The PEEL Game

Practice using the PEEL structure in teams, from banning homework to boxing and everything in between.

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Explaining Why Debate?

Show students how debating can be useful in everyday life and for achieving their ambitions.

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Explaining Rebuttal

Give your students the skills to critically assess and take down any opponent's arguments.

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Alley Debate

Bring together listening and responding with making your own arguments in an Alley Debate - the perfect warm up for formal debating.

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Magic Number Game

Break the ice and encourage students to use their voice with the simple but effective Magic Number Game.

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Speed Debate

Students think quickly and challenge even quicker in the Speed Debate - introducing Points of Information.

UNIT 1: Running a Debate Mate Club

SECTION 1

Introduction to a Debate Mate Club

35 mins

Welcome

5 mins

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Debate Mate Clubs and Their Aims

5 mins

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The Debate Mate Format: The Basics

5 mins

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What are the rules?

5 mins

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Why Debating Is Important

5 mins

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Impact

5 mins

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How this course works

5 mins

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SECTION 2

Set-up and Getting Started

20 mins

Your Debate Mate Club

5 mins

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Selecting Students

5 mins

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Recruitment & Promotion

5 mins

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Launch

5 mins

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SECTION 3

Introduction to Making Arguments

45 mins

Lesson One: Overview

5 mins

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Lesson One: Introducing Debating

5 mins

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Lesson One: Welcome & Objectives

5 mins

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Lesson One: Top Tips

5 mins

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Lesson One: Where do you stand?

5 mins

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Lesson One: Why Debate

5 mins

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Lesson One: Balloon Debate

5 mins

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Lesson One: What is Debating?

5 mins

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Lesson One: Next Steps & Close

5 mins

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SECTION 4

Style

45 mins

Lesson Two: Overview

5 mins

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Lesson Two: Debating with Style

5 mins

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Lesson Two: The Magic Number Game

5 mins

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Lesson Two: Explaining Style

10 mins

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Lesson Two: The Sales Game

5 mins

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Lesson Two: Effective Teamwork

5 mins

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Lesson Two: Give me that chocolate bar!

5 mins

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Lesson Two: Next Steps and Close

5 mins

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SECTION 5

Structuring Arguments

60 mins

Lesson Three: Overview

5 mins

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Lesson Three: Making Arguments

5 mins

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Lesson Three: Truth Time

5 mins

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Lesson Three: Explaining PEEL

15 mins

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Lesson Three: Visual PEEL

5 mins

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Lesson Three: PEEL Game

20 mins

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Lesson Three: Next Steps & Close

5 mins

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SECTION 6

Responding to Arguments

45 mins

Lesson Four: Overview

5 mins

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Lesson Four: Responding to Arguments

5 mins

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Lesson Four: Get Me to the Party

5 mins

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Lesson Four: Explaining Rebuttal

10 mins

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Lesson Four: Alley Rebuttal

5 mins

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Lesson Four: Explaining Points of Information

5 mins

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Lesson Four: Speed Debate

5 mins

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Lesson Four: Next Steps and Close

5 mins

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SECTION 7

Judging and Giving Feedback

30 mins

Judging

5 mins

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The Debate Mate Judging Criteria

5 mins

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Judging Quiz

5 mins

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In the Curriculum

15 mins

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SECTION 8

Format and Rules

40 mins

Lesson Five: Overview

5 mins

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Lesson Five: Preparing to Debate

5 mins

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Lesson Five: Explaining Roles

5 mins

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Lesson Five: Explaining Rules

5 mins

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Lesson Five: SCRAP

5 mins

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Lesson Five: Defining the Motion

5 mins

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Lesson Five: Explaining Summary Speeches

5 mins

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Lesson Five: Next Steps and Close

5 mins

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SECTION 9

The First Full Debate

30 mins

Lesson Six: Overview

5 mins

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Lesson Six: Debate

5 mins

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Lesson Six: Debate Recap & Consolidation

5 mins

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Lesson Six: Explaining Resilience

5 mins

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Lesson Six: Debate & Feedback

5 mins

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Lesson Six: Next Steps & Close

5 mins

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SECTION 10

Elections

25 mins

Lesson Seven: Overview

5 mins

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Lesson Seven: Leadership

5 mins

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Lesson Seven: Election

5 mins

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Lesson Seven: Project Planner

5 mins

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Lesson Seven: Next Steps & Close

5 mins

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SECTION 11

Moving Forward

15 mins

Themed Weeks

5 mins

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Challenges

5 mins

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Compete

5 mins

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Before you download your first resource…

Where Do You Stand?

Guess The Style

The PEEL Game

Explaining Why Debate?

Explaining Rebuttal

Alley Debate

Magic Number Game

Speed Debate

Explaining Points of Information

Running a Full Debate

The Balloon Debate

SCRAP

Zah!

Explaining PEEL

Explaining Good and Bad Style

Get Me To The Party!

Outlawed

Rehearse The Word

If I Ruled The World

Advanced: Defining the Motion

Advanced: Summary Speeches

Advanced: Improving PEEL

Advanced: Points of Information

Advanced: Rebuttal Prioritisation

Constructing Speeches

Advanced: Explaining Stakeholders

Advanced: Get Me To The Party

Give me that Chocolate bar!

Make it sound good/ Make it sound bad

Practicing Defining the Motion

Advanced: Practicing Analysis

Advanced: Stakeholder Game

Teaching Summary Speeches

There Is A Problem

Explaining Roles

Explaining PERMS

Ma-Ma-Moo

Explaining Defining the Motion

Explaining Summary Speeches

Explaining Judging

Zombie Apocalypse!

The Why Game

The Sales Game

Advanced: Improving Analysis

Pointless

Running a Debate Club

Debate Like a World Champion

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