Debate Preparation
Instructional Activities and Classroom Assessments
- Organize Groups and Assign Topics (5 minutes)
- Explain Debate Procedure (5 minutes)
- Debate Preparation (40 minutes)
- Homework
Learning Objectives
- IOC-1.A Explain how an effect of a computing innovation can be both beneficial and harmful.
- IOC-1.B Explain how a computing innovation can have an impact beyond its intended purpose.
- IOC-1.C Describe issues that contribute to the digital divide.
- IOC-1.D Explain how bias exists in computing innovations.
- IOC-1.E
- IOC-1.F Explain how the use of computing can raise legal and ethical concerns.
- IOC-2.A Describe the risks to privacy from collecting and storing personal data on a computer system.
- IOC-2.B Explain how computing resources can be protected and can be misused.
- IOC-2.C
Essential Knowledge
Details
1. Organize groups and assign topics (5 minutes)
- Organize students into groups of three.
- You can use the Group Generator program to randomly sort students.
- Assign debate topics to groups.
- Give the same topic to two groups.
2. Explain debate procedure (5 minutes)
- Explain the procedures for the debate.
- Two groups have the same topic.
- Each student in the team will have a part:
- First speaker
- Second speaker
- Rebuttal speaker
- On the day of their debate, teams will be told if they are for or against the proposition.
- Explain the timing of the debate.
- Ask students to review the Debating Rules page.
- Encourage them to ask any questions they have about the procedure.
3. Debate preparation (40 minutes)
- Give students time to prepare. Students should:
- Decide the order they will make their arguments.
- Develop points and arguments for both sides.
- Refer to notes and readings within the unit.
- Conduct additional research.
4. Homework
- Finish preparing for the debate.