The Great Homework Debate

Did you finish reading the two articles about homework, and form an opinion?

• Yes

• No

Should students be assigned homework?

• Yes

• No

• Undecided

State your opinion; use reasoning and evidence from the 3 articles we read to support your opinion.

(7 minutes)

1. Now, be prepared to share your idea orally. (15 minutes)

Rules: 

• Mark YES ✅, NO ❌, or UNDECIDED (coffee cup) in Zoom. (You can switch sides anytime while listening to others speak.)

• Cameras on to show you are listening.

• Mics on when speaking.

• One person speaks at a time. There will be NO chat. 

• Restate what the person before you said (this helps with listening. See the sentence stems below for help.)

• I will call on people who have their hands up. 

• Let three people speak from your side before you speak again.

Are you clear of the expectations?

• Yes

• No

Before we begin the oral debate, here are some SENTENCE STEMS to help you communicate politely with your peers.

DISAGREE: I disagree because…

• I don’t think that’s right since…

• That’s not how I see it. I think…

• Actually, isn’t it true that…

• Another way to look at it is…

OR

ADD-ON: Another example is…

• I’d like to add something. I would say that…

• You made a good point when you said…

NEXT

Please write these down on a piece of paper.

NOW

Explain how these sentence stems will help you during the debate.

Are you prepared for the debate with an OPINION, REASONING, and EVIDENCE from the text?

• ---

• Write these down or type onto a document ready for the discussion.

• Are you prepared?

• Yes

• No