We then staged a formal debate between members of the Dahl and Ihimaera reading groups, while the rest of the class judged the strength and clarity of each speakers arguments.
We found that the Dahl girls had written clear arguments that were backed up with a lot of facts - this made them harder to rebut and encouraged our audience to agree with what they were saying.
While the boys arguments contained less factual information, they spoke with great confidence and they constructed very strong rebuttals arguing the points the girls were making. This displayed the difference between oral and written language to us all - while the girls arguments were perhaps stronger on paper, the boys delivery and clever rebuttals made it a close debate!
Kia ora Room 4,
ReplyDeleteIt certainly sounds like an interesting debate with some clear arguments. I have never played Fortnite but do hear about it LOTS! Out of your literacy groups, how many people play Fortnite? What was one of your arguments against/for? Do you think I should give it a try?
Ngā mihi
Tania
Hi Room 4,
ReplyDeleteMy name is Helena and I am from St Pius X School and I am a year 7 , I heard that fortnite is a good game to play. I have never in my life played fortnite but maybe one day I should try and play.
Good Job
Helena
Hi Rm 4
ReplyDeleteI disagree with use but we all have different feeling about things but yous had some pretty good opinions sob keep the good work up