Week 3

Hello all! 

This week, we refined our debate skills further and went through creating an opening statement together! Since most people were at sports, there is no debate question set for this week. Rather, we will discuss and research in class next week! 

Week 2

Hello everyone! 

Today, we practiced our opening statements in our first debate! I am super impressed by how articulate and knowledgable our group is! We began the preliminary stages of forming a rebuttal, in which we argue our opponents perspective and propose resolutions. 

Our debate question for the week is:

Are zoos helpful, or are they inhumane and cruel? 

Our countries are:

Aanya - Turkey

Ruby - India

David - Spain

Matthew - Morocco

Please come prepared with facts and statistics in your opening statements! Also be prepared to move into rebuttals after our opening statements next week!

Week 1

Hello everyone! 

Today, we went through the basics of a debate, and how to create an opening statement for our debate. Our opening statements should always include:

• A respectful address to the people you are speaking to - "Hello my esteemed opponents", "Thank you parents, peers, and teachers for your valued attention"
• A statement of your position on the topic - either affirmative if your country agrees with the topic statement or negative if it disagrees
• Your main arguments, and facts and statistics to back them up - these must be relevant to the debate topic and the country you are representing!

Our debate topic for the week is:

The countries of the UN should invest more money into buildings, roads and schools in their country as well as provide other nations with aid to do so.

Our representatives for each country are as follows:

Matthew - Australia

David - Nigeria

Ruby - Italy

Aanya - China

Please keep in mind that only preparation of an opening statement is necessary!

See you all next week.