Teams of two students debate parliamentary style on current event topics claiming a position of fact, value, or policy. Each debater has a designated speech time totaling 45 minutes with the Prime Minister and Leader of Opposition giving the opening and closing arguments while constructing and rebutting cases within time limits.

1. Parliamentary Debate Overview

2. Overview: - Teams of two - You get the topic and your side (pro or con) 20 minutes before you debate Parliamentary Debate Overview

3. Parliamentary Debate Overview Topics usually have to do with current events Topics can be a claim of fact, value, or policy You need to understand different ways to construct arguments for each type of topic

4. Speaker names and speech times: Prime Minister Constructive 7 minutes Leader of Opposition Constructive 8 minutes Member of Government Constructive 8 minutes Member of Opposition Constructive 8 minutes Leader of Opposition Rebuttal 4 minutes Prime Minister Rebuttal 5 minutes Parliamentary Debate Overview

5. Speaker names and speech times Subtract two minutes from each speech for in class times Constructives You are building your case and can bring in new arguments Rebuttals You are discussing what has been said and can’t bring in new arguments Parliamentary Debate Overview