Debating Club

Build confidence in expressing ideas and arguments

“What People Fear, We Do for Fun”

The Debating Club is a platform where students develop oratory skills, reading comprehension, knowledge of current affairs, critical thinking, and practice listening and speaking skills.

Why Debating?

Multifaceted Knowledge

Confidence, Poise, and Self-esteem

Active, Learner-centered Activity

Analytical, Research and Note-taking Skills

Balanced, Informed, Arguments and to Use Reasoning and Evidence

Rigorous Higher-Order & Critical Thinking Skills

Effective Speech Composition and Delivery

Club Objectives

CLUB ACTIVITIES

Introduction of Speeches in class and assembly for the practice of public speaking.
Analyzing Old Resolutions to comprehend the statements.
One-on-One Refutation to be able to respond to individual arguments.
Demonstration Debate to improve organizing skills, research, writing, listening & teamwork.
Think like a judge to be able to think strategically to win over the criteria.
Introduction of Arguments, Brainstorming Topic Warm-up Cards.
Issue briefing, Impromptu Speaking, Effective Speaking.
Speaking About Social Issues, Recorded Speeches.
Rebuttal Redo.

Articulation Drills to improve reading fluency.
Flowing Music and the news to improve note-taking skills.
The Grid Drill and The Card Flow Game will be introduced to enrich vocabulary.
Rendering school services in health and sanitation.
Speech Reports to comprehend and note-making listening to peers, followed by analytical responses for giving speeches to opponents.
Research the relevant information from newspapers and magazines.
Finding articles, analyzing, comparing, categorizing evidence writing tags.
Current events challenges, choosing good evidence building. Finding flaws in briefs.

Training Games:

Games encourage students to develop their skills continuously & steadily and chisel observation, motivation, overcoming criticism, strategic thinking, and soft skills.

If I Ruled the World – To help improve general communication.
I Couldn't Disagree More – To encourage & improve rebuttal skills.
The Point of Information Game – To encourage pupils to question a point of view, to encourage & improve rebuttal skill.
Balloon Debate – To help improve general communication skills.
Alley Debates – To encourage quick thinking skills.
Complete the Sentence – To encourage critical thinking skills.
Just a Minute – To encourage memory skills, vocabulary, and word usage, peer assessment.
True or False – To help improve lateral thinking skills.

The Club newsletter consists of 4 to 8 pages for every quarter in digital form. Students of the club will edit and produce this newsletter.

Workshops

The club will partner with different resource persons and organizations to conduct workshops based on an annual calendar.

Competitions

Inter-school, National, and state-level competitions will be held every quarter.