Going Further Debate: Students host a debate about whether hydrofracking should be allowed in their community.
After the debate, students write argument essays drawing on the points they discussed during the debate.
Projects: Issue-Based Campaign Materials and Debate Students survey each other on the issues that matter to them, then research one or more of these issues in order to create campaign materials like buttons, advertising, brochures or posters around it.
Project: Issue-Based Campaign Materials or Strategy Project: Debate Students survey one another on the issues that matter to them, then research one or more of these issues to create campaign materials like buttons, advertising, brochures or posters around it.
4. WRAP-UP/HOMEWORK: At home, after the debate, students write a short letter to the editor expressing their own opinion regarding the issues debated in class, using the evidence presented throughout the debate to support their claims.
"During the debate, students learn how to improve their statements and they also learn English from each other.
Learning English through debates October 2014 - "During the debate, students learn how to improve their statements and they also learn English from each other.
In public debates, students are often described as learners with specific strengths or weaknesses in one specific learning area.
In academic essays and debates, students must interpret a question, gather relevant information from primary and secondary sources, analyse and synthesise the information, and from there develop a strong and original argument.
Saint Anselm College students volunteered and became "runners" for the Fox News, CNN and ABC debates; students have had the unique opportunity to meet many Presidential candidates and media personalities.
Debate and student government are standard choices for pre-law students, but aim for activities that reflect your interests.
