Debate Challenge 1

<p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;"><strong>Course Syllabus: Debating Challenge 1</strong></span></p><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;"><strong>Course Description:</strong></span></p><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">This course is designed to equip students with the essential skills and knowledge to become effective debaters. Through a series of engaging lessons, students will learn how to research, construct arguments, present their ideas persuasively, and engage in respectful and productive debates. The course will cover a wide range of topics relevant to today's teenagers, fostering critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills.</span></p><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;"><strong>Learning Objectives:</strong></span></p><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">By the end of this course, students will be able to:</span></p><ol style="list-style-type:decimal;"><li><span style="color:black;">Research and gather information on a variety of topics.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;">Develop clear and logical arguments.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;">Present their ideas confidently and persuasively.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;">Listen actively and respond thoughtfully to opposing viewpoints.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;">Engage in respectful and productive debates.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;">Think critically and analyze complex issues.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;">Collaborate effectively with others.</span></li><li><span style="color:black;">Apply debating skills to real-world situations.</span></li></ol><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;"><strong>Course Policies:</strong></span></p><ol style="list-style-type:decimal;"><li><span style="color:black;"><strong>Attendance:</strong></span>&nbsp;Regular attendance is expected. If you miss a class, it is your responsibility to catch up on missed material.</li><li><span style="color:black;"><strong>Participation:</strong></span>&nbsp;Active participation in class discussions and debates is essential for learning.</li><li><span style="color:black;"><strong>Respect:</strong></span>&nbsp;Show respect for your classmates and their opinions, even if you disagree.</li><li><span style="color:black;"><strong>Academic Honesty:</strong></span>&nbsp;All work must be your own. Plagiarism will not be tolerated.</li><li><span style="color:black;"><strong>Late Work:</strong></span>&nbsp;Late work will be penalized.</li></ol><figure class="table" style="width:460.45pt;"><table><tbody><tr><td style="border:1pt solid black;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;"><span style="color:black;"><strong>Lesson</strong></span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:1pt solid black;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:center;"><span style="color:black;"><strong>Topic</strong></span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">1</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Introduction to Debating</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">2</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Read a Book or Watch a Movie?</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">3</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Eating Insects Instead of Animals</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">4</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Public Holidays in South Korea</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">5</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Four Seasons or One Season?</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">6</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Do We Still Need Libraries?</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">7</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">House or Apartment?</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">8</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">What Should We Learn in School?</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">9</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Choosing Where to Go on Vacation</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">10</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Cars that Drive Themselves</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">11</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Children Doing Chores</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">12</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Students Should Have Part-Time Jobs</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">13</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Money Is the Best Gift</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">14</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Teacher or No Teacher?</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">15</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Using Public Transportation</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">16</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">I Want to Be Famous!</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">17</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Spend or Save?</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">18</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Research Skills for Debaters</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">19</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Constructing Arguments</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">20</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Delivering Persuasive Speeches</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">21</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Rebuttal Strategies</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">22</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Debate Format and Structure</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">23</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Mock Debate 1</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">24</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Mock Debate 2</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">25</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Final Debate</span></p></td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:1pt solid black;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:76pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;text-align:right;"><span style="color:black;">26</span></p></td><td style="border-bottom:1pt solid black;border-left:medium none currentcolor;border-right:1pt solid black;border-top:medium none currentcolor;height:15.75pt;padding:0cm 5.4pt;vertical-align:bottom;width:384.45pt;"><p style="margin-left:0cm;"><span style="color:black;">Course Review and Reflection</span></p></td></tr></tbody></table></figure><p style="margin-left:0cm;">&nbsp;</p>