Hand in your Biography no later than 24 June 2019.
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Balloon Debate
To gain experience speaking in an informal debate setting.
To think creatively to generate relevant arguments.
To develop persuasive responses to simple questions.
There are four people in a hot air balloon. It is sinking because it is too heavy. The only way for them to survive is for one person to be thrown out of the balloon.
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Balloon Debate
Round 1: give a short speech (no more than 2 minutes) explaining why your character should not be thrown out of the balloon.
Round 2: ask each other questions and answer questions
Voting: how well did each person do in persuading them in favour of that character?
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Writing a Biography
Answer the questions in Appendix 1.
Gather three quotations by and three quotations about your subject. Be accurate!
Lesson duration is: 90 min
