Idea and many resources from: http://iteslj.org/Techniques/Krieger-Debate.html
1. Rank this items according to the instructions and explain why you prioritize them like that:
- Things I’d take to a desert island:
- a book
- a friend/relative
- a pig
- Happiness is based on:
- Love
- Health
- Money
- Children’s education should stress:
- Religion & civic education
- Science and technology
- History and economy
- Which is society’s biggest threat:
- Terrorism and wars
- Unemployment & migration
- Corruption and politics
- To avert climate change our priority should be:
- Recycling
- Clean energy
- Cap emissions
2. Speak up! State your case. Do you agree or disagree with the statements below? Give reasons why.
- Parents should be allowed to discipline their children as they see fit, including physical punishment.
- Science should be a building block in children’s education.
- Airports should be allowed to do all in their power to prevent potential terrorists to enter our country.
- People should be allowed to marry regardless race, gender, sexual orientation, wealth, religion and others.
- We should already stop cutting down our forests and build partnerships with other nations to achieve a global ban.
- Before space exploration blasts off, we should all agree on its legal colonization & exploitation terms.
- Politicians’ lives should be publicly discussed and the audience should be granted information of their financial activities.
- Nations should be allowed to declare war and settle their disputes without the international community intervening.
- We should always try our best to have immigrants & refugees feel welcome to our nation.
3. It’s turncloack time!
You have two minutes to argue one side of each resolution. When you hear «SWITCH,» you will have two minutes to argue the opposite side of the resolution.
Then move on to the next one.
- The Olympics are a waste of money
- It is better to be single than married
- Women should stop working when they get married and have babies
- Homework should be banned