Primary School Second Speaker Exemplar
An exemplar speech of a second speaker at the Primary School level. With thanks to the students at Pulteney Grammar School for their time in producing this video.
Primary School First Speaker Exemplar
An exemplar speech of a first speaker at the Primary School level. With thanks to the students at Pulteney Grammar School for their time in producing this video.
Year 6/7 Demonstration Debate
Topic: That Father Christmas has a harder job than the Easter Bunny. With thanks to the students at Rostrevor College and Mercedes College for volunteering their time to produce this […]
Rubric for Adjudication
This rubric is used by adjudicators to assess speeches during the debate. Important: This document is provided solely for the use of Debating SA participants as well as teachers in [...] Speech Structure Fact Sheet
Speech Structure Fact Sheet
Chairman, Timekeeper and Official Score Sheets
This sheet is used by the Chairman to introduce the debate and each of the speakers. The timekeeper records the length of each speech. This is then handed to the [...] Sample Quodlibetical Debate Topic
Sample Quodlibetical Debate Topic
Sample Prepared Debate Topics
Sample Prepared Debate Topics
Argument Template for Primary School students
These sheets will help speakers to ensure that they have reasons to support their arguments. It also outlines a basic structure for the argument component of a speech. Argument Template […]
Debating Word Definition Sheet
A worksheet exercise to help students become familiar with debating terminology. Answers included. Debating Word Definition Sheet