A fantastic task for adults and advanced students. Debates employ team work, leadership and organisation.
Its so easy to set-up! Choose a topic, choose the teams and away you go (or your students).
Choosing a topic (Some points to consider):
The students should be able to relate to it.
Provide information (newspapers, research time) so that the students can deliver a positive argument.
Time constraints - how long do you have to complete your debate.
Example of a debate (example uses 3 students per team). SA: They will deliver the opening argument and the approach that their team are taking. SB: will deliver the body of the argument. SC: will recap their team's argument. No new arguments should be added at this point.
Teams should take turns presenting each part of their argument. IE team 1 and 2 each have 3 students. The order should be like this: SA1 SA2 SB1 SB2 SC1 SC2
