Debating

Thank you to all the debaters who had their first online debate last week and thank you to the parents that emailed me such positive feedback.

This week the FED teams will debate against Pymble Ladies College. The timings below apply to this week’s debates only.

Zoom details will be sent on Friday (or earlier if received). Students, if you have not already done so, please complete the Google Teams document for this week and enter last week’s results.

Protocol:

• All prep times for this competition are 45 minutes.
• All participants are reminded not to use Google in order to come up with arguments. Adjudicators have been asked to look for arguments that seem plagiarised or lack in logical analysis and examples, and teams will learn more by rising to the challenge without cheating!
• As above, all students are asked to join the Zoom call (“check in”) five minutes prior to the scheduled topic release.
• When students log on, they must rename themselves using the following convention: School Name, Division, Year Group (First name); eg. Redlands ISDA 7 (Mary).
• How to rename yourself on zoom: Click here.
• The topic will be released by the adjudicator and each team will have a private breakout room to prep in.
• Parents are welcome to spectate and should join the Zoom meeting at the debate start time with audio and video turned off.

All FED debaters are expected to be at the debates unless you have already contacted me prior. ISDA debaters are welcome to watch the debates and should email me if they would like the Zoom information.

Ms Simone Bryant
Debating Coordinator
sbryant@redlands.nsw.edu.au
9968 9875