Hi everyone,
Once again, we had debates in today's lesson. Everyone has now done one debate. Debate Feedback: This week, there was an improvement in debate skills, especially with using opinion and refuting expressions. I noticed that more debaters were better prepared for this debate. For debate #2, remember these points:
Homework:
Blog Question #9: What did you think about today's debates? * Write 12-15 sentences. * Use capital letters, punctuation and spelling correctly. * Submit by Wednesday, November 25 by 6:00pm.
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Hi everyone,
We had our first group of debates today! Vocabulary Notebooks: At the beginning of our lesson, I returned your vocabulary notebooks. I checked your vocabulary sections and the opinion homework. The next time I collect your notebooks will be before the Christmas holidays. Debate Procedure: Before our debates, we went through the steps for your debate. They include:
Debate Feedback: Overall, everyone did a good god with your debates. You prepared well, and knew your topic. However, remember these points for your next debate:
Homework:
Blog Question #8: What did you think about our first debates? * Write 12-15 sentences. * Use capital letters, punctuation and spelling correctly. * Submit by Wednesday, November 18 by 6:00pm. Hi everyone,
We've finished our opinion presentations, and now we'll be doing debates for the last part of our course. Debate Topics: After speed discussion, you chose your second debate topic with your partner. For both debate topics, you can find information about the "for" and "against" positions in the Discussion Skills --> debate topics section. If you need more information to complete your worksheet, you can do your own research. This is a useful website with additional information for your debates: http://www.procon.org Debate Structure: We then learned how to organise your debate. Each debater will give two reasons for his/her position. However, each debater will have to attack the reason (=disagree) of his/her partner. Remember to use opinion and disagreeing expressions, which we have learned in class since the beginning of our course. Homework:
No blog comment this week! Happy Halloween!
In today's lesson, we had a Halloween-themed lesson in which learned a variety of different vocabulary and traditions connected to the holiday. We also went through the structure for a debate and you chose your debate presentation dates. For the next two weeks, you need to start preparing your debate worksheets with your partners. In next week's lesson, we will learn how to present your debates. Homework:
Blog Question #7:
* Use capital letters, punctuation and spelling correctly. * Submit by Wednesday, November 4 by 6:00pm. |
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