Year 5 - English
Writing notes to support delivering a speech in a debate
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 follow a structure to write notes that will help you deliver a speech in a debate.
Key Notes
- When making a speech in a debate, a person should have written notes to help them.
- Notes do not need to be written in full sentences.
- Notes should not be read word for word.
Vocabulary To Learn
- point: A point is an idea or reason to support your opinion.
- explanation: An explanation means giving reasons to help someone understand an opinion.
- proof: Proof refers to the evidence used to support an opinion.
- summary: A summary will briefly recap the main points of an argument.
- notes: Notes are brief, concise and often abbreviated records of information.
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Pupils often want to write their speech down word for word.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain this English learning goal in two key points.
When making a speech in a debate, a person should have written notes to help them. Notes do not need to be written in full sentences.
2. Define this language term and use it in a sentence. 'point'
A point is an idea or reason to support your opinion.
3. Correct this common English misunderstanding.
Mistake: Pupils often want to write their speech down word for word. Correction: There often isn't time to write a speech word for word when preparing for a debate. Therefore, notes should be used instead.
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 and responding to points of information Study Guide
- Making points and explanations in a debate Study Guide
- Preparing for a debate Study Guide
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