Devon TS #10

 7/27/21

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Hang-ah Kim

Today Hang-ah and I went over how to properly build a debate and back up opinions. I first introduced the elements of a debate, as well as the key phrases that we would be using to build our debates. That included the following:

The Issue

The main idea/thing is ...

In my opinion, _____

Most importantly, I want to mention that...

I believe that

Therefore,

 

Listening in a Debate

It's true that____ but consider that, _______

I agree with you that____ On the other hand, _____

I believe that_____

I can understand that_____. However, _______

 

Listing Your Points

First of all, ________

Firstly, ______Secondly, ______Thirdly, ______

For starters, ______

In addition to that, _______

Furthermore, ______

Not to mention that_____

 

Ending Your Argument

To recap, ______

My final thought is _______

To sum up, _______

Finally, ______

Agree to disagree.

I then presented a sample debate that utilized multiple of the these phrases properly. We discussed the practical uses of each phrase, as well as what their purpose in the sentence was. We then read the sample debate together. Following this, we began to construct our own debate. The prompt was "whether or not pit bulls are too dangerous to keep as pets". I then acted against while Hang-ah worked for the argument. Using phrases from the proper category, we went back ad forth until we had a concrete debate. I then went back ad analyzed each phrase used, and offered corrections. Overall, this activity improved conversation skills, introduced cultural aspects through its prompts, promoted confidence in expressing opinions, and created an informal medium for speech.