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Read them carefully then answer the questions below: Resolutions Arguments Rebuttals sex education be taught in middle Sex education should be taught in middle schools so that students

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DEBATING SKILLS ASSIGNMENT 1

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TOPIC: TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES OUR LIFE 11

TOPIC: EXAMS EXERT A PERNICIOUS INFLUENCE ON EDUCATION 19

TOPIC: SHOULD SEX EDUCATION BE TAUGHT IN MIDDLE SCHOOL? 32

TOPIC: VIETNAMESE TET SHOULD BE ABOLISHED 47

TOPIC: IT IS FOOLISH TO GIVE MONEY TO BEGGARS 58

TOPIC: PERMISSIVE PARENTING HAS DETRIMENTAL 67 TOPIC: EXPLORING THE PAST IS PURPOSELESS 77

APPENDIX: EXTRA MATERIALS 89

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Bài 1: Technology improves our life

Bài 2: Exams exert a pernicious influence on education

Bài 3: Should sex education be taught in middle school?

Bài 4: Vietnamese Tet should be abolished

Bài 5: It is foolish to give money to beggars

Bài 6: Permissive parenting has

Bài 7: Exploring the past is purposeless

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DEBATING SKILLS ASSIGNMENT 1

Look at Figure 1, 2 and 3, then answer the remaining questions

Figure 1: Communication setting for Academic debate Figure 2: British Parliamentary Debate structure

Figure 3: Speakers in Debate Teams

Extra source:

https://youtu.be/iMEwVXv2aQc

5 According to Figure 2, how many minutes should each speaker have?

_ _ _ _

6 Regarding Figure 3, how many teams are there?

DEBATING SKILLS ASSIGNMENT 3

II Debate format

Instruction: Look at Figure 4 Put B, C and D in the correct order

Figure 4: The order of speech and their roles

A strong argument should include 3 components: Assertion, Reasoning and Evidence

Here is an example of an argument stated by a speaker in the Affirmative Team for the

Affirmative team Negative team

practice:

DEBATING SKILLS ASSIGNMENT 5

IV How to rebut (refute) an argument

13 What is a rebuttal?

Here are examples of rebuttals for three different arguments of three resolutions Read them carefully then answer the questions below:

sex education

be taught in middle

Sex education should be taught in middle schools so that students can protect themselves from teen pregnancy

You said that teen pregnancy can be avoid by sex education a good point but we must remember that

warming

You claimed that plastic bag is the main cause of global warming I can see what you mean However, I believe that other culprits such as deforestation and car exhaust fumes are mostly responsible for global warming rather than plastic bags

stricter traffic

laws can prevent

Tet should be abolished due to the alarming rate of alcohol abuse on this occasion that leads to high death tolls in traffic accidents

You mentioned that there are many traffic accidents because of alcohol abuse during Tet true to a certain extent The point like to make is that Vietnam has already witnessed a large number of victims of traffic accidents every day despite the presence of police officers

14 Pay attention the highlighted phrases of each rebuttal What is the

purpose by using this phrase?

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15 What are other signal phrases that can be used to have the same effect?

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16 Look at the second sentence of each rebuttal What is the purpose in using this sentence?

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this sentence? What are signal phrases used to state this purpose?

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Instruction:

+ Rebut these arguments + Google, Google and Google, then repeat

Capital punishment

is the only way to

deter criminals

The death penalty is irreversible Absolute judgments may lead to people paying for crimes they did not commit A Texas man, named Cameron Todd Willingham, was executed in Texas in 2004 for allegedly setting a fire that killed his three daughters Following his execution, Further evidence revealed that Willingham did not set the fire that caused their deaths

However, it came too late

There is no credible evidence that the death penalty deters crime more effectively than

a prison term In fact, Evidence reveals the opposite Since abolishing the death penalty in 1976, Canadas murder rate has steadily declined and as of 2016 was at its lowest since 1966.

DEBATING SKILLS ASSIGNMENT 7

It is foolish to give

money to beggars

People work long hours for very little pay and because of that, they value the money which they have worked hard to earn I fail

to see why they should give their hard-earned cash to someone who sits on the street all day In addition, they pay a fortune in taxes that supposedly go towards welfare Finally, a majority of the beggars are either scams or drug users I believe that beggars need to earn the money by working instead of being handed money like a parasite on civilization

People should be rewarded according to ability, not according to age and experience In the first place, I do believe that the older people get, the wiser they are It is apparent that the middle-aged and the old are considered to be more experienced than the young Besides, scientists have also stated that older people are more likely to make wise decisions than younger ones The elderly's brains are scientifically proved not to be ruled by the chemicals that fuel emotion and impulse; therefore, older people hardly make wrong decisions as younger ones often do

Write down 4 benefits + 4 drawbacks of technology

(Here are some key words that can help you brainstorm your ideas:

social media; online shopping system; robot; tech gadgets; Artificial Intelligence; industrial equipment; means of transport; genetic technologies; spatial technologies;high-tech crime; health problems; e-waste; data security; privacy concerns; social disconnect; job insecurity; plagiarism and copyright; etc.)

Preparation for Week 1 Resolution:

Technology improves our life

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TOPIC: TECHNOLOGY IMPROVES OUR LIFE

I/ BEFORE YOU READ

A Connect to the topic Give your opinion How digital are you? Check ( ) your answers

I agree I disagree

Educational technology facilitates learning and academic performance

Google hinders our creativity

Virtual Reality technology creates a rich source of entertainment

Young people prefer online chatting to face-to-face communication

Thanks to technology, business can operate efficiently and effectively

Some tech gadgets may affect their health

B Pair work Share opinions about how digital you are and give reasons for your answers

C Preview the reading

Skim the reading passage on pages 1 2 to answer

the questions below

1 What is the passage mainly about?

Reading Passage

echnology in the 21st century has enabled us as humans to make strides our ancestors could only dream of Love it or loathe it, technology affects almost everything we do today and it also influences most of our plans for the future And yet, nagging doubts remain that technology is taking over our lives One question

remains: Is a hi-tech society delivering all it promised?

Medical practitioners are diagnosing illness quicker and more efficiently through the use

of artificial intelligence and performing surgery effectively with the help of flexible robots - their hands essentially mimicking the human hand, but with the advantage of greater rotation and flexibility

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most transformative tech evolutions of our times Most companies have started to explore how they can use AI to improve the customer experience and to streamline their business operations Currently, these platforms, provided by the likes of Amazon, Google, and Microsoft, tend to be somewhat broad in scope, with (often expensive) custom-engineering required to apply them to the specific tasks an organization may require

Machine learning and virtual reality now dominate the entertainment space demand television means that we no longer have to wait to watch our favourite TV shows, or indeed make decisions on what to watch: machine-learning makes recommendations based on our viewing habits Everything personalised, everything individualised Virtual reality immerses viewers into live roleplay, and mixed reality has enabled games like Pokemon Go to flourish

On-According to the latest insights as to how exactly modern students of today prefer to use technology and how does their learning get an impact if they use technology, it was revealed that the use of modern equipment, technology and tools, the learning and interactivity of students increases Visual images always have a strong appeal compared to words Using projectors and visuals to aid in learning is another form of great technological use Top institutions around the world, now rely on the use of amazing PowerPoint presentations and projections in order to keep the learning interactive and interesting

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While we owe a debt of gratitude to the brilliant minds who have gifted us such innovations, it would be shortsighted to consider technology as solely a boon to humanity Often, it can be a bane, having both seen and unseen effects of innumerable kinds on individuals, groups, and mankind as a whole

Using tech devices is addictive, and it's becoming more and more difficult to disengage with their technology In fact, the average US adult spends more than 11 hours daily

in the digital world, psychologist Doreen Dodgen-Magee wrote in a column for The Washington Post She argued that tech addiction should be classified as a diagnosable addiction

Technology can have a negative impact on relationships, particularly when it affects how we communicate One of the primary issues is that misunderstandings are much more likely to occur when communicating via text or email, physician Alex Lickerman wrote in an article for Psychology Today Technology is helping to erode is young people's ability to read body language and nuance in face-to-face encounters

Using your devices too much before bedtime can lead

to insomnia That's because of the short-wavelength, artificial blue light that digital devices emit, which delays your body's internal clock and circadian rhythm, and suppress the release of melatonin, the sleep-inducing hormone, according to the National Sleep Foundation

Instant access to information makes us less sufficient These days, we have a world of information

self-at our fingertips via the internet While this is useful, it does have some drawbacks Entrepreneur Beth Haggerty said she finds that it "limits pure creative thought, at times, because we are developing habits to Google everything to quickly find an answer."

II/ DEVELOP YOUR ARGUMENTS:

Here are two ideas from the reading passages you can use to think about the rebuttals Write down the rebuttals for these two ideas and write your own arguments using the keywords if possible

FOR

A: Using projectors and visual aids in learning is another form of great technological use in order to keep the learning interactive and motivated

R: Learners, especially at young ages, tend to react well to pictures, colorful illustrations and highlighted words As a result, the teaching and learning process can be markedly enhanced, thus, it is not uncommon to notice the application of technology in daily classroom these days

E: According to a research by

Shabiralyani, Hasan, Hamad and Iqbal

in 2015, 70% of the students and teachers agree that the visual aids increase

incentive to broaden their horizon

R:

C:

C: Visual aids, in fact, bring benefits to visual students while kinesthetic, auditory ones and other types of learners may not be susceptible to such technology advancement Some children find those are distracting and not facilitating their study Thus, visual assistance in teaching is not a one-size-fits-all approach to teaching [You can also rebut by mentioning the quality of the projectors (blurry images/ broken), and not all teachers are able to use those effectively => waste resources]

II/ DEVELOP YOUR ARGUMENTS:

Here are two ideas from the reading passages you can use to think about the rebuttals Write down the rebuttals for these two ideas and write your own arguments using the keywords if possible

FOR

A: Using projectors and visual aids in learning is another form of great technological use in order to keep the learning interactive and motivated

R: Learners, especially at young ages, tend to react well to pictures, colorful illustrations and highlighted words As a result, the teaching and learning process can be markedly enhanced, thus, it is not uncommon to notice the application of technology in daily classroom these days

E: According to a research by

Shabiralyani, Hasan, Hamad and Iqbal

in 2015, 70% of the students and teachers agree that the visual aids increase

incentive to broaden their horizon

R:

C:

C: Visual aids, in fact, bring benefits to visual students while kinesthetic, auditory ones and other types of learners may not be susceptible to such technology advancement Some children find those are distracting and not facilitating their study Thus, visual assistance in teaching is not a one-size-fits-all approach to teaching [You can also rebut by mentioning the quality of the projectors (blurry images/ broken), and not all teachers are able to use those effectively => waste resources]

Communicate Arguments Rebuttals

AGAINST

A: Technology is contributing to the erosion young people's ability to communicate through forming body language such as making eye contact and nuance in face-to-face encounters

R:

C:

C: proficiency in decoding body language and in-person conversations relies on their communicative skill which

is mostly influenced by their surroundings Therefore, technology

be reproached for our poor communication

III/ FINAL THOUGHTS

Where do you stand after the debate? Do you agree or disagree?

Which were the strongest arguments for you?

I score this debate topic _ / 10

I score my participation _ / 10

Next time I will aim to:

References

[1] 8#instant-access-to-information-makes-us-less-self-sufficient-9

https://www.businessinsider.com/technology-negative-bad-effects-society-2019-[2] https://www.explore-life.com/en/articles/technology-in-the-21st-century

[3] Drago, E (2015) The effect of technology on face-to-face communication Elon

Journal of Undergraduate Research in Communications, 6(1) Retrieved from

Reading Passage 1

The debate over standardized testing can be heated Some say that standardized testing is the best way to accurately evaluate students Others believe that standardized testing provides skewed, inaccurate results There are many pros and cons of standardized testing important to cut through the debate and identify exactly what these tests are designed to do, and why

educational ability It is used to determine current averages and identify high and low performers so that each student can be treated accordingly All test takers answer the same questions and are scored the same way This makes it possible to compare individual students based on their performance The testing sample can be as small as

a classroom or as broad as the entire country

Whether to identify struggling students who need help, or gifted children for possible advancement, standardized tests provide benchmarks of average performance so this

is possible These benchmarks also help decide the distribution of federal funds to schools across the country Standardized tests remain part of our education system, but are they really helping or hurting students?

There are a number of reasons standardized testing is good:

parents and teachers to see how a student is doing compared to other students in his or her class, city, and country

- Standardized tests can help identify problem areas in individual students, as well as schools and curriculums

- It provides guidelines for curriculum Standardized tests give teachers a structure

of what needs to be taught This helps keep classroom material consistent across the country

- It prevents subjective grading This helps to eliminate marking bias and ensures rationale behind each test question

TOPIC: EXAMS EXERT A PERNICIOUS INFLUENCE

ON EDUCATION

I/ BEFORE YOU READ

A Connect to the topic

Do you think these statements about your learning are true or false? Check ( ) your ideas

1 I have butterflies in my stomach

when sitting an exam

2 My academic performance in class is

high but my test scores are low

3 Teachers only to the but

overlook other areas of the lessons

4 My parents just care about my test

scores

B Preview the reading

Skim the reading passage on pages 1 3 to answer the

Reading Passage 1

The debate over standardized testing can be heated Some say that standardized testing is the best way to accurately evaluate students Others believe that standardized testing provides skewed, inaccurate results There are many pros and cons of standardized testing important to cut through the debate and identify exactly what these tests are designed to do, and why

educational ability It is used to determine current averages and identify high and low performers so that each student can be treated accordingly All test takers answer the same questions and are scored the same way This makes it possible to compare individual students based on their performance The testing sample can be as small as

a classroom or as broad as the entire country

Whether to identify struggling students who need help, or gifted children for possible advancement, standardized tests provide benchmarks of average performance so this

is possible These benchmarks also help decide the distribution of federal funds to schools across the country Standardized tests remain part of our education system, but are they really helping or hurting students?

There are a number of reasons standardized testing is good:

parents and teachers to see how a student is doing compared to other students in his or her class, city, and country

- Standardized tests can help identify problem areas in individual students, as well as schools and curriculums

- It provides guidelines for curriculum Standardized tests give teachers a structure

of what needs to be taught This helps keep classroom material consistent across the country

- It prevents subjective grading This helps to eliminate marking bias and ensures rationale behind each test question

districts

standardized tests between pre-kindergarten classes and 12th grade, a new Council of the Great City Schools study found By contrast, most countries that outperform the United States on international exams test students three times during their school careers

In a video posted to Facebook by the White House on Saturday, President Obama pledged to take steps to reduce testing overload

worry about too much testing, and from teachers who feel so much pressure to teach

to a test that it takes the joy out of teaching and learning, both for them and for the students I want to fix

The heaviest testing load falls on the natio eighth-graders, who spend an average of 25.3 hours during the school year taking standardized tests, uniform exams required

of all students in a particular grade or course of study Testing affects even the youngest students, with the average pre-K class giving 4.1 standardized tests, the report found

Yamarko Brown, 12, works on math problems

as part of a trial run of a new state assessment

test at Annapolis Middle School in Annapolis,

Md (Patrick Semansky/AP)

districts

standardized tests between pre-kindergarten classes and 12th grade, a new Council of the Great City Schools study found By contrast, most countries that outperform the United States on international exams test students three times during their school careers

In a video posted to Facebook by the White House on Saturday, President Obama pledged to take steps to reduce testing overload

worry about too much testing, and from teachers who feel so much pressure to teach

to a test that it takes the joy out of teaching and learning, both for them and for the students I want to fix

The heaviest testing load falls on the natio eighth-graders, who spend an average of 25.3 hours during the school year taking standardized tests, uniform exams required

of all students in a particular grade or course of study Testing affects even the youngest students, with the average pre-K class giving 4.1 standardized tests, the report found

Yamarko Brown, 12, works on math problems

as part of a trial run of a new state assessment

test at Annapolis Middle School in Annapolis,

Md (Patrick Semansky/AP)

VIETNAMESE TEACHE 23

Parents are revolting against standardized tests

The study analyzed tests given in 66

urban districts in the 2014-2015 school

year It did not count quizzes or tests

created by classroom teachers, and it did

not address the amount of time schools

devote to test preparation

It portrays a chock-a-block jumble, where

tests have been layered upon tests under

mandates from Congress, the U.S

Department of Education and state and

local governments, many of which the

study argues have questionable value to

teachers and students Testing companies

that aggressively market new exams also

share the blame, the study said

a variety of tests for very different reasons that necessarily add up to a clear

intelligent and not

to reduce redundant and low-quality testing The department pledged to make money and staff available to help and promised to amend some of its policies

The agency is recommending that states cap the amount of time devoted to test-taking

to no more than 2 percent of class time A similar proposal is part of the bill pending in the Senate to replace No Child Left Behind Casserly cautioned against an arbitrary limit, saying he is concerned that states would indiscriminately lop off tests to meet a federal testing cap A better approach, he said, would be a coordinated effort among all players federal, state and local to come up with a more thoughtful system

The report adds fuel to the national debate about testing that has spurred

pressure on Congress and state legislatures to cut back

In one of the most notable attempts to reduce testing, Miami-Dade County Public Schools Superintendent Alberto Carvalho earlier this year cut the number of district-created end-of-course exams from 300 to 10 and eliminated them entirely for elementary schools

across the country is confusing, hard to navigate and, I believe, abusive of both teacher and student

California eliminated its high school graduation test three weeks ago, joining Minnesota, Mississippi, Alaska, Rhode Island and South Carolina Virginia has reduced its number

of state-level tests, and Montgomery County, Md., last month put an end to its high school final exams

One of largest school districts ditches high school final exams

Standardized testing has caused intense debate on Capitol Hill as lawmakers work to craft a replacement for No Child Left Behind Testing critics tried unsuccessfully to erase the federal requirement that schools test in math and reading Civil rights advocates pushed back, arguing that tests are an important safeguard for struggling students because publicly reported test scores illuminate the achievement gap between historically underserved students and their more affluent peers

Is it a civil right to take a test?

But even testing supporters agree about an overload

those of us who support annual assessments,

Kati Haycock, president of the Education Trust, an

Testing tends to be concentrated between

numerous examples of redundancy, with students

Jeffrey Cipriani teaches second grade at Orchard Gardens K-8 Pilot School in Boston Even though his students are not in a grade that is required by federal law to be tested, the Boston Public Schools has him administer reading tests to his students three times

a year Because the tests are individual and can be as long as 90 minutes, it takes Cipriani about three weeks to test the whole class

reading but just sort of giving those assessments valuable but not that

The study found no correlation between the amount of testing in a district and the way its students perform on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP), a federal test given every two years that is the only consistent measure of student achievement across state lines

system, said

While public schools have been administering standardized tests for generations, the current buildup began after Congress passed No Child Left Behind in 2001 and required states to test all students in math and reading annually from third grade through eighth grade, and once in high school

States that failed to make academic progress faced a series of consequences States and districts responded by adding new tests during the school year to ensure students were on track

Schaeffer of the National Center for Fair and Open Testing, a nonprofit organization critical of standardized testing

And, the study found, Obama administration policies have escalated the issue

To win a grant under the competitive Race to the Top program, or to receive a waiver from No Child Left Behind, states had to evaluate teachers based

in part on student test scores Since federal law required standardized tests only in math and reading in certain grades, states added tests in social studies, science, languages even physical education to have scores they could use to evaluate teachers

In its new guidance to states, the U.S Department of Education tries to soften its emphasis on using test scores to evaluate teachers and urges states and local districts

to cut down on redundant and low-quality tests

The agency also pledged to work with states to amend waivers they have received under No Child Left Behind reduce testing in grades and subjects that are not subject

achievement and use that to evaluate teachers

Source: https://www.washingtonpost.com

II/ DEVELOP YOUR ARGUMENTS:

Here are two ideas from the reading passages you can use to think about the rebuttals Write down the rebuttals for these two ideas and write your own arguments using the keywords if possible

FOR

A: Standardized testing can create major stress Students feel the pressure when it comes to performing well on tests

E: From an article in whitbyschool.org in

2019, 80% of the teachers are able to use assessment data to monitor their

progress and help them with areas that need improvements

R:

C:

C: high expectation can be the primary source of stress when students are under pressure of standing out with high scores

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/09/10-reasons-why-finlands-education-[6] No Child Left Behind (NCLB): What You Need to Know

childs-rights/no-child-left-behind-nclb-what-you-need-to-know

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/your-childs-rights/basics-about-[7] Formative vs Summative Assessments: What's the Difference?

do-they-mean

III/ FINAL THOUGHTS

Where do you stand after the debate? Do you agree or disagree? Which were the strongest arguments for you?

I score this debate topic _ / 10

I score my participation _ / 10

Next time I will aim to:

Reference

https://www.schoolmart.com/2018/05/18/the-debate-on-standardized-testing-in-[6]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/study-says-standardized-a958-d889faf561dc_story.html

https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/09/10-reasons-why-finlands-education-[6] No Child Left Behind (NCLB): What You Need to Know

childs-rights/no-child-left-behind-nclb-what-you-need-to-know

https://www.understood.org/en/school-learning/your-childs-rights/basics-about-[7] Formative vs Summative Assessments: What's the Difference?

do-they-mean

enrich sex-ed related vocabularies

2 Skill: present and rebut arguments regarding sex-ed

TOPIC: SHOULD SEX EDUCATION BE TAUGHT IN

MIDDLE SCHOOL?

PROS & CONS OF EARLY AGE SEX-ED I/ BEFORE YOU READ

A Connect to the topic

Discussion: In a group of two, talk and decide whether these statements are True (T) or False (F)

1 Females are born with a lifetime supply of eggs

2 Only guys have nocturnal emissions (also known as wet dreams)

4 A penis has more nerve endings than a vagina

5 The clitoris is the only human organ that exists for pleasure

6 Women can ejaculate, too

7 You can fracture a penis

8 Sperm is the same thing as semen

(Link: test-take-the-quiz

https://www.mic.com/articles/85971/could-you-pass-a-middle-school-sex-ed-Extra questions:

https://www.mirror.co.uk/interactives/fact-fiction-take-sex-education-13110515 )

B Preview the reading

Skim the reading passage 1, 2 and extra to answer the questions below

1 What are the passages mainly about?

Ideally, children will get all of the information they need at home from their parents, but school should also be an important source of information Research has shown time and time again that abstinence-only education doesn't work Here are 10 reasons why comprehensive sex education should be taught in schools

1 Studies Say "Just Say No" Doesn't Change Opinions

The research has shown it time and time again: Abstinence-only education doesn't affect the rates at which teenagers decide to have sex Given that the primary purpose

of abstinence-only education is to do exactly that, it is clear that it doesn't work

Admittedly, comprehensive sex education doesn't discourage kids from having sex either However, it does teach them how to have safer sex

2 Just Teaching No Doesn't Help Those Who Will Say Yes

One of the biggest problems with abstinence-only education is that it denies teenagers the chance to learn about acceptable options other than abstinence Given that no form

of sex education has been shown to effectively convince teenagers not to have sex, this

is a significant problem Presumably, parents and educators want adolescents to be as healthy and happy as possible One would hope that would be true even if those adolescents aren't managing to conform to the standards of behavior that adults would consider ideal