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Debate Presentation

1. CAN YOU CRACK THE CODE? Students will be group into three groups. Every group will be given a code which is a set of numbers. Each group will convert the numbers to letter to form a word. The first group who can do the task will be declared as winner and will get 30 points while the second will get 25 points and the last group will get 20 points.

2. WHICH ONE IS MORE IMPORTANT? In the same group from Activity 1, the teacher prepared strips of paper contained words such as love, career and family. Each group will have a one representative to pick a word and each group will justify why it is more important than the other choices given. Each group will be given 2 minutes to defend the words that they picked.

3. CONDUCTING A DEBATE Students will be grouped into two groups. Every group will chose one representative for draw lots. Each representative will take a piece of paper in a box to choose their stand. It can be either love marriage or arrange marriage based on the result of draw lots. Students will be graded using a rubric.

4. MULTIPLE CHOICE ( 2 points each) 1. What is debate? a. an argument with your friends b. an organized public argument on a specific topic c. a public argument with your classmates 2. The debate is done in front of the audience. a. True b. False c. maybe 3. A good debate topic only has one correct side. a. True b. False c. Maybe

5. 4. A debate team has usually____ students. a. 3-5 b. 2 3. 9 5. In the debate, it is ok to yell at the other team and make fun of them when they are speaking. a. True b. False c. Maybe