Debate writing

Debate is not a lecture or speech. One debater presents the view in favour of the motion (topic) and the other debater presents the views against the motion.

2. Speech
Debate

3. •Speechanddebatearetheartofexpressingourselvesinfrontof
anaudience.Itrequiresstrongskillsandqualitiestobeanadept
speakerordebater.
•WritingSpeechandDebatebuildsupconfidenceinoneself.It
increasesourcriticalthinkingabilityandencouragesustobe
inclinedtodocertaincreativityinourspeech.Inadditionto
this,preparingagoodspeechandadebaterequiresalotof
researchworkalso.Therefore,forstudents,SpeechandDebate
provideampleopportunitiestodevelopcommunicationskills.
•Speechanddebatearetheartofexpressingourselvesinfrontof
anaudience.Itrequiresstrongskillsandqualitiestobeanadept
speakerordebater.
•WritingSpeechandDebatebuildsupconfidenceinoneself.It
increasesourcriticalthinkingabilityandencouragesustobe
inclinedtodocertaincreativityinourspeech.Inadditionto
this,preparingagoodspeechandadebaterequiresalotof
researchworkalso.Therefore,forstudents,SpeechandDebate
provideampleopportunitiestodevelopcommunicationskills.
SPEECH&DEBATESPEECH&DEBATE

4. BothaSpeechandaDebateareartofpublicspeaking.Bothof
themraiseissuespertainingtoanyaspectofthesocietyand
theworld.Speechpresentsageneralopiniononthetopic
coveringitsprosandconsincludingpositiveandnegative
viewsonthetopic.Whereas,aDebatepresentsonlyone
aspectofthetopic–eitherinfavourofthetopicoragainst
thetopic.
Inadebatethespeakerspresentlogicalargumentstoexpress
theirviewsandpresenttheirdisagreementwitheachother.
Onawhole,bothaspeechandadebateenlightenthe
audienceonthegiventopic.
BothaSpeechandaDebateareartofpublicspeaking.Bothof
themraiseissuespertainingtoanyaspectofthesocietyand
theworld.Speechpresentsageneralopiniononthetopic
coveringitsprosandconsincludingpositiveandnegative
viewsonthetopic.Whereas,aDebatepresentsonlyone
aspectofthetopic–eitherinfavourofthetopicoragainst
thetopic.
Inadebatethespeakerspresentlogicalargumentstoexpress
theirviewsandpresenttheirdisagreementwitheachother.
Onawhole,bothaspeechandadebateenlightenthe
audienceonthegiventopic.

5. DIFFERENCE BETWEEN SPEECH
AND DEBATE
Sl.
No
SPEECH DEBATE
01
Presents all the opinion
on a given topic.
Presents only one
aspect of the given
topic.
02
Has no rivals to
contradict the views of
the speaker.
Has a rival to
contradict the views of
the speaker.

6. Sl.
No
SPEECH DEBATE
03
Speech is presented individually in
front of an audience and has no
speaker to speak against the
speaker’s topic.
Debate is presented with two
speakers who present the
arguments for or against the
topic.
04
Speeches can be presented on
inaugural functions, official
ceremonies, celebration of
festivals, weddings and parties,
and on formal occasions etc.
Debate is presented on the topic
having two faces. Most of the
topics are controversial or based
on critical thinking and decision
making.
05
Speech lacks strong logically
convincing ideas and data on the
given topic.
Debate includes logical ideas
supporting the views either in
favour or against the motion.

7. Sl.
No
SPEECH DEBATE
06
Speech is more like a lecture
on the given topic. The
speaker presents his views
without any opponent to
contradict him/her.
Debate is not a lecture. One
debater presents the view in
favour of the motion (topic)
and the other debater
presents the views against
the motion.
07
During a speech, the audience
doesn’t involve actively. It is
up to the speaker to invite
audience to ask any question
if he/she wants.
During a debate, the
audience and the opponent
participate in questioning
each side of debating team.

8. FORMAT OF WRITING A DEBATE
Present your debate in 3-4 paragraphs.
WRITE THE TOPIC
(Mention Against the Motion/For the Motion)
Write your name (By…………)
In the end write: Thank you

9. Some expressions used in debate :
IN FAVOUR OF THE TOPIC/MOTION AGAINSTTHE TOPIC/MOTION
Good Morning,
Honourable Principal,
revered members of Jury,
galaxy of learned teachers
and my dear friends. I
stand before you to express
my views in favour of the
motion (Name of the topic).
I wholeheartedly support
the motion.
Good Morning,
Honourable Principal,
revered members of Jury,
galaxy of learned teachers
and my dear friends. I
stand before you to express
my views in against the
motion (Name of the topic).
I wholeheartedly oppose the
motion.
BEGINNING LINE

10. Some expressions used in debate :
✓I wholeheartedly disagree with my worthy
opponent…
✓I would like to inform my learned opponent that….
✓May I ask my learned opponent ……?
✓Would my worthy opponent be kind enough to give
reasonable argument about …….?
✓The statistics and survey conducted by an agency
nullify the ideas presented by my learned
opponent…..
✓My arguments presented in favour of / against the
motion suggest that…..

11. Marking scheme of an answer based on Writing a Debate
Sl. No COMPONENTS OF DEBATE
(10 Marks)
MARKS
01
Format -opening address and
conclusion
1 Mark
02 Content 4 Marks
03
Grammatical accuracy, appropriate
words and spelling
2 ½ Marks
04
Coherence and relevance of ideas
and style
2 ½ Marks

12. ATTEMPT A QUESTION ON DEBATE WRITING
Q.1. You are (your name) a student participant of Online
Debating Forum. You have been asked to write a debate and
present it in the online video Debate competition. The topic
of the debate is ‘Online learning provides better prospects
than Classroom Learning”.
Write your debate on both:
•In favourofthe motion given above
and
•Againstthe motion given above
WRITE BOTH THE ASPECTS OF DEBATE
IN FAVOUR OF THE MOTION AGAINSTTHE MOTION

13. MORE LINKS PREPARED IN APRIL 2020
Section B
(4 Marks
Questions)
https://www.slideshare.net/ashwinipun/writing-section-
english-cbse-class-xi-xii
NoticeWritinghttps://www.slideshare.net/ashwinipun/notice-writing-for-
classes-viii-to-xii
PosterDraftinghttps://www.slideshare.net/ashwinipun/notice-writing-for-
classes-viii-to-xii
Poem-1
My mother at
Sixty-Six
Class XII (Poem No # 01) from FLAMINGO text book
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdUjIoTuJwo
Speech Writinghttps://www.slideshare.net/ashwinipun/speech-writing-for-
class-xi-and-xii-232565896
Debate Writinghttps://www.slideshare.net/ashwinipun/debate-writing

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