Presidential debate USA 2024

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 4

What are we going to do today?

Introduction

November 2024

Democrats vs republicans

The debate

Speaking

Writing

November 2024

Who are racing against each other for the presidential elections in America?

Donald Trump

Kamala Harris

Instead of Joe Biden, why did he stop?

Trump's political party

1. Democrats
2. Republicans

What do you know about the Republicans?

What do you know about the Democrats?

01:05

What does the Democratic party value?

01:13

What does the Republican Party believe in?

01:25

The democratic voters prioritize ..

01:32

The Republican voters prioritize

02:05

Name a 'Democratic' state

02:22

What is a 'swing' state?

02:47

Name an example of a Republican president

What important events happened last night in the US?

What is the purpose of a presidential debate?

Important topics during a debate

What would you like to hear if you watch a debate on the presidential debate?

Speaking

Which candidate was more persuasive in delivering his/her message. Use examples from the clips to examine the following:

• Clarity of their answers.
  
• Use of details and examples to support their points.
• Their speaking style and tone during their response.

Talk to your classmate for 5 minutes about this. Take notes about what you talked about

Writing prompts

Write an answer to the following questions (choose 1) of at least 100 words

1. How effective do you think debates are at persuading voters?
2. Based on what you saw during the clips, how would you rethink or change presidential debates? How would you adjust the rules, format, structure or moderation to improve them?
3. How important is style and tone in winning debates?