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possibly the Four Corners Debate, which is outlined below.
Other varieties include the
Spectrum
Debate
, the
Value Continuum
and the
True or False Line
.
Implications for classroom layout
A large space is needed for ease of movement and interaction. Alternatively, if there is not
enough room, pupils could be given the four statements on a card (agree, disagree,
agree
strongly, disagree strongly). Pupils could hold up a particular card when each statement is
read out.
How does it work?
1. A range of statements are read out.
2. Pupils are allowed time to consider their opinion.
3. Pupils then move to the corner that best describes how they feel about the statement.
Pupils
could be encouraged not to ‘go along with the crowd’, as there are no right or wrong answers.
4. Statements should evoke a range of responses (e.g.
“footballers earn too much money”
is a
better statement to use than
“all footballers earn too much money”
since
the first statement
leaves room for some interpretation).
5. As pupils move, they should explain why they are in that corner. Views could be obtained
from all corners.
6. Subsidiary questions could be used to draw out more complex issues and to refine the
initial statement.
7. Pupils are allowed to move during the discussion of each statement if issues arrive that
challenge their original opinion.
8. If pupils do switch then they should explain why.
9. A
debrief
after the activity could discuss the issues upon which there was consensus and
issues that divided the class.
Sample statements
might include, for example:
Достарыңызбен бөлісу: