Year 5 - English
Making and responding to points of information
Introduction to debate
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Unit Summary
In this unit, pupils develop their understanding of debating conventions, including justifying, making points, giving proof, summarising, responding, judging and scoring a debate. Pupils learn how best to prepare for a debate and how to write notes to deliver a speech during a debate.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to make and respond to points of information.
Key Notes
- A point of information is a brief attempted interruption of someone's speech.
- A point of information is similar to a rebuttal.
Vocabulary To Learn
- interruption: An interruption is the action of stopping something from continuing.
- rebuttal: A rebuttal point is a counter-argument made against something specific that the opposing team has said.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Points of information always have to be accepted by the speaker.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
A point of information is a brief attempted interruption of someone's speech. A point of information is similar to a rebuttal.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'interruption'
An interruption is the action of stopping something from continuing.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Points of information always have to be accepted by the speaker. Correction: If points of information challenges are always accepted, a speech will be completely derailed, they should only accept one or two.
More Lessons In This Unit
- Giving proof and summarising an argument Study Guide
- Judging and scoring a debate Study Guide
- Justifying an opinion Study Guide
- Learning the roles in a debate and making a rebuttal Study Guide
- Making points and explanations in a debate Study Guide
- Preparing for a debate Study Guide
- Writing notes to support delivering a speech in a debate Study Guide
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