HAVO 5 Discussion Class 2

• Engels
• Middelbare school
• havo
• Leerjaar 5

HAVO 5 Discussion - Class 2

Today

Class work

- Practise discussion in class

Individually

- find arguments to support your point

Goals

• Ik kan mijn mening geven in het Engels over een gegeven onderwerp.
• Ik heb de mogelijkheid gehad om me voor te bereiden op de toetsweek. 

Practise discussion

Consider the following point of discussion: 

Should all students be made to take a cooking class?

If you agree, go to the door side of the classroom.

If you disagree, go to the window side of the classroom.

State your opinion, listen and react to each other. 

Practise discussion

In the pairs that you are going to have your actual discussion in, consider the following topic: 

Should the death penalty be reinstated in the Netherlands? 

Decide who is pro and who is con. 

Then, take 5 minutes to find at least 2 arguments to support your viewpoint. 

Practise discussion

Should the death penalty be reinstated in the Netherlands? 

Find at least 2 arguments to support your point. 

Individually

5 minutes 

Practise discussion

Should the death penalty be reinstated in the Netherlands? 

Have a 5 minute discussion in which you argue your points. 

Did you run out of points to talk about before the 5 minutes are up? Then try to think of additional points you can discuss. 

Continue the discussion for the full 5 minutes. 

Practise discussion

• Was it easier to argue your point now that you had done some research? 
  
  
• Who ran out of things to talk about before time was up? 
  
  
• How did this affect your discussion?  

What to do? 

• You have already made your pairs
  and decided on a topic last class. 
• Now, decide who is going to be pro and 
  who is going to be con. 
  
• Start finding arguments to support your
  point; also find facts that support your argument.
  
• As homework, you should finish at least three arguments in detail. 
• Fill in the Google form document
  in the next slide
  
  

docs.google.com

Today

We have practised:

- forming our opinion

- doing research before stating our opinion

You have decided on whether you are pro or con, and you have started collecting arguments. 

Next class

• Practise discussion with class
• Find more arguments for discussion 

Have a nice day!