Year 4- debating

This week, Year 4 took part in a real class debate. Our big question was: Should social media be banned for children under 16?

We organised our debate properly, just like a real one!

We split into two teams:

• The Proposition – They agreed that social media should be banned.

• The Opposition – They disagreed and thought it should not be banned.

Each team chose a captain to introduce the team and three speakers to read their prewritten arguments. Each team took turns reading their arguments and then the other side got a chance to form a rebuttal. We really had to incorporate all our persuasive writing skills and public speaking skills.

We also had a chairperson who made sure everyone took turns and followed the rules, and a timekeeper who made sure speeches were not too long.

"Both sides argued really well. It was so close."