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Title: A Spoken Boxing Match!

Dive into an exciting and interactive persuasive debate format inspired by boxing! In this activity, students will pick a hot topic and engage in a spirited discussion, working in pairs to plot their opinions on an agree-disagree axis. Teams will take turns presenting their arguments—punches are based on strong facts designed to knock out the opposition’s points. With structured rounds, students will learn to craft persuasive arguments while defending their viewpoints against counterarguments, honing their public speaking and critical thinking skills.

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Title: A Spoken Boxing Match!

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  1. Title: A Spoken Boxing Match! Starter: Pick a hot topic from the bag! What do you think? Work in pairs and be prepared to share! Learning Objective: To demonstrate understanding of how to participate in a debate

  2. Pick a hot topic and plot your opinion on the axis: AGREE DISAGREE

  3. Now share your debates with the class. What makes a debate persuasive? Persuasive Speaking

  4. Boxing match! Instructions•Team 1 and 4 will be fighting in the ‘AGREE’ corner–You must knock out the other team agreeing with the motion•Team 2 and 3 will be in the ‘DISAGREE’ corner–You must knock out your opponent by disagreeing with the motionPunches are strong facts that will knock out the opponents argument You will get one point for every relevant piece of information, one point for using the sources and a bonus point for any punch that knocks out your opponents argument. ROUND ONE!!!•10 mins - Teams must plan their punches (short speeches).In the Ring!!!!!Each team has 30 seconds to throw their punches and give their speechTeam 1 goes firstTeam 3 will then fight backROUND TWO!!!.5 mins - Teams must plan their 2nd round. Is there any information that was missed out in Round One? In the Ring!! Team 4 goes first Team 2 will then fight back

  5. PUNCH BAG PUNCH BAG

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