Fourth week Jan 2016

SM Sains Kuching Trust School Program

Lesson Plan
Date: 18-22/112016

Time:
10201120,215-315

Debate Competition

Class: 5
Gama
5 Alpha

Subject:
Debate

Reference to yearly plan: communication skills

Learning Objectives
1. debate

Success Criteria
You are successful if you can:
2. present your arguments
clearly.
3. Present relevant
elaboration
4. Accept P.O.IS and present
a good defense

Resources required

Key Vocabulary (display on the

board)
Convince, persuade, rebut,
defend, stand, affirmative,
reaffirm

http://www.wikihow.com/Perform-Well-in-a-Debate

Learning Checks:

Questioning activities

Questions (using Blooms Taxonomy)

Self-Assessment
Peer Assessment
Collaborative/Cooperative Learning
Thinking Tool Strategy

Next page
Test the audience
spontaneously
Round Robin
Thumbs up

Teaching and Learning Strategies

Time
Starter:
Stage 1:
1. The teacher greets the students and checks the attendance.

5 Min

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Activities:
2. The teacher chooses the speaker to run the debate.
3. The teacher informs everyone that the debate competition will be done that day.
4. The teacher explains the debaters roles, and the roles of the audience.
5. Next, the teacher explains some rules that everyone should follow throughout the
debate.
6. The teacher becomes the adjudicator. However, the teacher also acts as the speaker
to assist the student who is appointed as the speaker.
7. Conclusion: the government will try her best to get the audience to accept the
motion while the opposition will try their best to get the audience to reject the motion.
Reflection: Some did quite well while some were just like statue due to very limited
experiences when they were in primary schools. Therefore, I had to play part as I
gave them more words of encouragement and lots of examples.
Key Questions (use anytime in the lesson):
1.

Differentiation:

The slow and moderate are assisted with simpler examples while the
fast learners are asked to be the debaters for the rehearsal.
Recognising Achievement (Rewards & Sanctions): 1. That was a great opinion.
1. Good job.
2. Excellent explanation.
3. Great examples.
4. Wonderful.
5. Let us give him/her a round of applause.
6. That was brilliant.
7. I like the way you
8. I am impressed with how you ..
9. Keep it up!
10. Congrats!
11. You are a great thinker!
Plenary: Students feedback.
Homework: specific mind-map

What are the objectives for the

next lesson?

DEBATE

40 Mins
15 Mins