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3. Look at the chart below. Read the activities you will complete in this practice
in order to write agreements and disagreements to participate in a debate.
Remember to tick each activity as soon as you finish it.

Week 1 WARM-UP STAGE

• Scan and select texts with controversial topics about art.
Explore a topic • Recognize text organization and graphic components.
of interest in • Detect what issues are going to be discussed.
different sources.
• Determine one’s own position on the topic.
Week 2 BUILDING STAGE

• Identify key ideas in favor of or against one’s position.
Read texts and
• Establish connections between one’s own position and
understand the
information in favor of or against it.
general meaning,
• Highlight information in favor of or against one’s
main ideas, and
own position.
details.
• Exchange points of view about texts.
Week 3 BUILDING STAGE
Analyze • Select information to write agreements or disagreements.
agreements and • Organize information in favor of or against
disagreements someone’s position.
about a topic to • Paraphrase information to explain arguments.
write arguments. • Link sentences in paragraphs.
Week 4 CLOSURE STAGE-SOCIALIZATION

Complete and • Involve others in the debate.
write sentences • Ask others to clarify or repeat something.
about actions and • Provide feedback and summarize comments.
characteristics of • Assess the process and product.
characters.
• Gather various sources with information about the topic you selected in
Activity 1 and bring them to class. There are a few in your Reader’s Book.

4. Determine the topic, purpose and addressee for your debate.

Reader's
• Consider what you discussed in Activity 2. Look at the example.
Book pages 68-76
For our debate

Example:

Topic: Composing and performing music with a computer instead of using instruments.

Purpose: To discuss if computer-made music can provoke the same feelings as music
made with traditional instruments.
Possible The school community, especially people interested in music.
addressees:

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