BMG 2019 - Woodlea Prep to Year 6 Co-Curricular Handbook

- Page 26 - CONTENTS - DEBATING CLUB - YEARS 3 AND 4 Teacher: Natalie Rompel Time: Wednesday Lunchtime Location: Room 113 STUDENT CHOICE PROGRAM OVERVIEW Debating is a fun and effective way to get students engaged in learning. It is invaluable in developing their Critical and Creative Thinking skills as outlined in the Australian Curriculum F-10 and can be used to augment a range of other areas of study. With persuasion being the main focus of any debating speech, this program also provides an alternative avenue to help students prepare for the persuasive writing segment of the NAPLAN. LESSON COMPONENTS At this level, students will be introduced to debating through a variety of games and activities. Students will also draw upon and develop their persuasive writing skills in line with the classroom writing program, which incorporates The Seven Steps to Writing Success by Jen McVeity. SKILL DEVELOPMENT Debating is an invaluable skill for students:  it promotes confidence and effective public presentation  it encourages logical and critical thinking, social awareness and an interest in current affairs  it is multi-disciplinary: debating techniques can be used in all subject areas.  its benefits extend through all aspects of the school curriculum  it is well directed to the "Communication" and "Thinking" domains of both AusVELS and the Australian Curriculum. More specifically, it addresses the "Speaking and Listening", "Listening, Viewing and Responding", "Presenting", "Reasoning, Process and Inquiry" dimensions of AusVELS and VCE English. SELECTION CRITERIA This co-curricular activity is available to all students in Years 3 and 4, however, this class has a student cap on the number of students able to participate. Parents are required to accept their child ’ s position through the Parent Portal. Students who do not get to participate in their chosen activity will be placed on a waiting list.