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English lesson 27 with Mr Ed

 Today’s lesson
 Focus on building an argument

 Assess useful texts

 Do the debates

 Move on to observations and inference

 Debate skills
 Think critically – make an argument based on logic and evidence

 Do research – give clear examples, use these to make arguments with reliable
evidence

 Use the appropriate language – using words such as “motion” and “rebuttal”
make your argument sound more academic

 Give proper lead ins – Phrases such as “For my first point I would like to say…”
and “the evidence for this is clear… therefore…”

 Look for faults – listen for faults in your opposition’s arguments

 Assessing texts
Read the texts.

Find and underline examples that can help

your argument.

Highlight any useful phrases that you can use

when you speak for or against the motion.

Take a note of any useful quotes – some of

the articles occasionally reference an expert
or a notable person on the topic

Build arguments around the information you

find.
Debating Motions:
 The judges will vote on the motion

 Two teams. One for the motion and one against the
motion Celebrity culture is harming
 Each team will have 3 members. Each member will young people
make a point for 90 seconds

 Each point should be extended to feature examples and Celebrities should remain silent
analysis on political issues
 After a point the other team can make a rebuttal – a
counter-point

 When both sides are finished there will be time for an

open discussion at the end

 The judges will vote once more on the motion

Inferring
Inference
Observations What is the evidence for this?
Observations
Today’s lesson

 What did we learn about in today’s lesson?

 What new words did we learn?

 What did we speak about?

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