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International Baccalaureate

English B: Standard Level Programme

DEBATE

Motion: "This House believes that modern variations of English (Hinglish, Chinglish, etc) will replace the

English Language” Name: ___________________________________________________ Class: II Medio ________

I n t e r a c t i v e O r a l A c t i v i t y

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IB English B Objectives

1. To communicate clearly and effectively in a range of situations, demonstrating linguistic

competence and intercultural understanding.

2. To use language appropriate to a range of interpersonal and/or cultural contexts.

3. To understand and use language to express and respond to a range of ideas with

accuracy and fluency.

4. To organize ideas on a range of topics, in a clear, coherent and convincing manner.

About the IB Interactive Oral Activity

This component is based on the core: communication and media, global issues,

social relationships.

Three interactive activities will be carried out in the classroom during the course

and assessed by the teacher. The highest of the three marks will be submitted as

the final mark for the interactive oral.

Assessmentcriteriaareusedtoassesstheinteractiveoralactivity,whichisawardedatotalof10marks.

Therearetwoassessmentcriteria:

CriterionAProductiveskills:5marks

CriterionBInteractiveandreceptiveskills:5marks

Total10marks

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Dearstudents,

Your upcoming evaluation is a debate, in which you will need to use argumentative

languagetoexpressyourideasandpointsofviewregardingthetopic:"ThisHousebelieves

that modern variations of English (Hinglish, Chinglish, etc) will replace the English

Language”You will be working in groups of three (there will be one group with four

members).Youwillbeassessedbothindividuallyandcollaboratively.

Instructions

1.Getingroups.

2.Doanonlineresearchonthetopic.Chooseat least threedifferentsources(audio/visual).

Considerinformationandarguments,whichareFORandAGAINSTthetopic.

3.Completetheresearchjotterinthisbooklet.Writedownanyotherimportantinformation

thatyoufindusefultoconstructyourarguments.

4.Writedownthelinkstothewebsitesfromwhichyoutooktheinformation.

5. One day before the actual debate, your team will be informed if you will be FOR or

AGAINST themotion. This day, youwill also be informed ofwhich other team youwill be

debatingagainst.

6. Thedayof thedebate, youmayhave somenoteswith you.However, youwill get points

discountedifyoureadexcessively.

Sessions

Monday, 23 October: Instructions

Tuesday, 24 October: Assessment Rubric + Research Session

Wednesday, 25 October: Last research session. Groups are informed about their position in the debate and their opposing teams.

Monday, 30 October: 1st Debate

Tuesday, 31 October: 2nd Debate

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DEBATE ROLES Write the names of the members of the group who will perform each role. A) Opening Statement and Topic Presenter: Gathers the main arguments into an introductory statement. Presents the main arguments for the team. He gives specific details that prove A and B and C.

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B) Rebuttal Presenter: Answers the arguments of the other team. This presenter must take notes as the other team is presenting their arguments and respond to every argument, using specific information to disprove them.

________________________________________ D) Closing Statement Presenter: Presents the closing arguments for the team. Repeats the main idea for this and this and these reasons.

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DEBATE STRUCTURE

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Research Jotter The Motion: Video Games are beneficial to the brain development of teenagers and young

children. Importance of Definitions: In debate, definitions are extremely important. Definitions are essential to define key concepts as we are forming our ideas so that we can effectively argue for our positions.

1. Find the following definitions:

English language: _________________________________________________ variations: _________________________________________________ replace: _________________________________________________ language: _________________________________________________ modern: _________________________________________________ 2. Information Log: Source #1 website name: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Source #2 website name: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Source #3 website name: ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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JOT DOWN THE INFORMATION YOU COLLECT FROM THE SOURCES AND ORGANISE YOURARGUMENTSHERE.CONSIDERTHEFOLLOWINGGUIDINGQUESTIONS:

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Guiding Questions:

1. Is there one standard variation of English? Why? Why not?

2. New words have been recently recognized: Wbat does their recognition imply about the evolution of languages?

3. What percentage of people in the world speak English?

4. Which lamguages will be most used in fifty years from now?

5. What languages are going to disaapear?

6. Are the other variations of English equally accepted?

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USEFULDEBATINGEXPRESSIONS

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ASSESSMENT RUBRIC

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Booklet Completion (COLLABORATIVE): One booklet is selected randomly and marked for the whole team. _____/ 5 marks Class Work (INDIVIDUAL): Student uses class time to prepare the debate, without distracting himself or his teammates. Uses technology appropriately. ____/ 5 marks

TOTAL SCORE: 20 MARKS