Sia’h vaSig: The Israel Debating Society

Summer Debate Workshop 2008

AlehLodHigh School for SciencesJuly 13-18, 2008

AllianceHigh School Tel Aviv July 20-25, 2008

Sunday-Thursday 9:00-15:00

Friday 9:00-13:00 (optional)

  • You will learn how to introduce debate (with all the four domains integrated) into the English classroom
  • Professional coaches from Israel and the United Kingdom will teach the course, with the assistance of participants and winners of international championships.
  • The workshops are headed by Sia’h vaSig’s founder Ann Kirson Swersky Ph.D.
  • 28 Gmul hours (without grade)
  • The number of participants is limited (20)
  • You will be able to observe students learning debate at the same time
  • You will have at least eight hours of practical debate experience

Coordinator: Bronia Kabakovitch

052.3954625(no messages)

08-9211317

Program: Public Speaking and the Art of Persuasion

We live in a world of human beings. Most of the obstacles we must overcome are shaped not by the laws of nature but by the deeds of others. Most of our desires require interaction with others to be fulfilled. Therefore, our measure of success is to a large extent a product of our communication and social skills. In order to achieve our full potential we must maximize these skills.

The aim of this course for teachers is to study verbal communication and to improve these skills for themselves and to provide teachers with the tools to facilitate the development of these skills in their students. The course employs a unique system of learning, stressing active participation instead of lectures. This means that all participants in the course will receive practical experience in the fields of public speaking, debating and rhetoric. Furthermore, you will be able to employ many of the exercises in your own classrooms.

The theory studied in the course and the exercises improve the following skills and abilities among others:

-Verbal communication skills
-Thought organization skills
-Critical thinking skills
-Self-confidence
-Listening skills / -Pluralism and tolerance for new or different ideas.
-Teamwork
-Overcoming stage fright

Syllabus

Day 1
Lesson One:
-Introduction to the Course
-SpeechBuilding: A primer
-Differences Between Oral and Written Communication
-Types of Speeches
-The Opening:
  • The Attention Grabber
  • The Target
  • The Roadmap
Lesson Two:
-The Body:
  • Structuring the Body
  • Building Arguments
  • Using Evidence
-The Close
  • Effective Summation
  • The Climax
Day 2
Lesson Three:
-Understanding Your Audience
-Informative Speaking vs. Persuasive Speaking
-Impromptu Speaking
-Speech Making: A Summation / Lesson Four:
-Introduction to Debate
-Forms of Debate
-Parliamentary Debate
  • Positions and Duties
  • Structuring a Team Argument
  • Defining the Topic
Day 3
Lesson Five:
-Clash
-Logical Fallacies
-Lincoln Douglass Debate
-Asking and Responding to Questions
Day 4
Lesson Six:
-Round-Table Debate
-Debate and Argument: A Summation
Lesson Seven:
-Effective Listening
  • Flowcharting
-Critical Thinking
-Critiquing a Speech
-Judging a Debate
Day 5
Debating, Debating and Debating !!!