Debate planner (working in groups) LESSON PLAN

1、Content: This lesson will teach students how to debate with their pairs on a topic that is provided by the teacher, students will be asked to explain what are the positive and negative aspects of a topic.KLA: EnglishAnticipated outcomes and Indicators: · TS3.1 Communicates effectively for a ran

2、ge of purposes and with a variety of audiences to express well-developed, well-organised ideas dealing with more challenging topics.· TS3.4 Evaluates the organisational patterns of some more challenging spoken texts and some characteristic language features.· WS3.13 Critically analyses own

3、 texts in terms of how well they have been written, how effectively they present the subject matter and how they influence the reader. Anticipated indicators: · Prepares and presents arguments for a debate.· Able to write constructed information in dot points.Topic: Debate planner (working

4、 in groups)Date: 23-08-2010Class: Year 4, stage 3Time: 0900-0930Lesson Purpose/Objective/Aim: Students can identify key ideas of a given topic from watching a video, they are able to construct critical ideas from watching the video and presents it as arguments in a debate.Prior or assumed knowledge:

5、Students have basic writing, listening and speaking skills.Rationale:This lesson builds on the student's knowledge about presenting their arguments of a given topic in a debate.TimeTeaching strategiesLearning strategiesGroupingSpaceResources5mins1 mins1 mins5 mins5 mins10 mins5 minutesExplain to

6、 students that this debate involves 2 - 4 speakers when the teacher states the topic "How computer games are affecting your health. Discuss?" (note: The teacher will take out a laptop that plays the video when everything is settled) Hang out individual debate planner sheets, ask students t

7、o fill out when the video is ready to play.Divide speakers into two teams, the affirmative team that supports the topic and then refutes team that disproves the topic.Start playing the video that plays for 5 minutes on a laptop.Help students to organise their points.The teacher will be the chairpers

8、on who asks students to take turns when started debating. The teacher will conclude the debate and explain to students. What is the best way to balance your lifestyle with playing computer games in order to protect your health?Students will be listening to the teacher's instruction. Some student

9、s may ask questions if the given instruction is unclear.The two teams that are the affirmative team will be seating on the left hand side of the table, and the other teams that are the refute team will be seating on the right hand side of the table.Students should use pencils writing their ideas on the sheets.Asking questions ?Students will be debating against each other.Students will be listening and correcting their points.Students in groups of 2-4On one of the student's deskDebate TOPIC: How computer games are affecting your health. Disc