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Debate Mate Team Prepare For A Trial Debate

Our Debate Mate team have been practising how to prepare for a trial debate. The motion was: We should ban junk food. During a 15minute preparation time, the children learnt how to use the acronym: S – squad time C – chat R – rank the ideas A – assign the ideas P – peel (point, explain, evidence, link)

Our Debate Mate team have been practising how to prepare for a trial debate. The motion was: We should ban junk food.

During a 15minute preparation time, the children learnt how to use the acronym:

  • S – squad time
  • C – chat
  • R – rank the ideas
  • A – assign the ideas
  • P – peel (point, explain, evidence, link)

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