DEBATE TOPICS

1. Is child behavior better or worse than it was years ago?

2. Are actors and professional athletes paid too much?

3. Are law enforcement cameras an invasion of privacy?

4. Should cigarette smoking be banned?

5. Should animals be used for research?

6. Is the death penalty effective?

7. Euthanasia – mercy killing or a crime?

8. Facebook – the great invention or the end of privacy.

9. Should teenage marriages be allowed?

10. Should we keep animals in zoos?

11. Should sex education in schools be stopped or increased.

12. Global warming: a myth or a real danger

13. Is a university degree necessary to success?

14. Censorship on internet – is it necessary?

15. The existence of aliens.

16. Living in the city and living in the countryside – what’s better?

17. Should graffiti be considered an art?

DEBATE RULES

3 OR 5 STUDENTS IN EACH PROJECT / VIDEO (ONE IS ALWAYS THE MODERATOR) 5-10 MINUTES LONG MODERATOR INTRODUCES TOPIC AND THE REST OF MEMBERS USE FACTS, EVIDENCE, RESEARCH… YOU CAN ALSO INCLUDE IMAGES OR GRAPHS IN YOUR VIDEOS

EQUAL AMOUNT OF TIME USE CONVINCING TONE

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NAME OF STUDENTS: ______________________________________________________________________________________________

Category Presidential Debates

The Senate Floor

Student Council Election

Not Yet Score

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AddressesIssues

Always addresses topic

Usually addresses topic Rarely addresses topic Did not address topic

Support with Facts

Uses many factsthat support topic

Uses some facts that support topic

Uses few facts that support topic

Does not use facts that support topic

Persuasiveness Arguments clear and convincing

Arguments are sometimes clear and convincing

Arguments are rarely clear and convincing

Arguments are never clear and convincing

TeamworkUsed team member effectively

Equal timing

One member does the talking 75% of the time

One member does the talking 100% of the time

No one talks

OrganizationElectrifies audience in opening statementClosure convinces audience

Grabs attention

Brings closure to the debate

Introduces topic and brings some closure to the debate

Does not introduce topic; no closure

English Pronounciation and Pronounciation and Pronounciation and Pronounciation and

Intonation are excellent Intonation are generally good

Intonation are quite inconsistent.

Intonation are terrible.

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