Want to be as persuasive as the most prolific of politicians? The Parliamentary Debate course will introduce the form of debate used by high schools and universities across the country, modelled after Canadian Parliament. This gives us insight of how our country makes decisions while also teaching students persuasive language and communication skills that have universal benefit!

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• ‍LESSON ONE – Persuasive Language and Contentious Issues
• LESSON TWO – Parliamentary Debate and Speech Writing
• LESSON THREE – Interactive Debate
• LESSON FOUR – Parliamentary Debate 1: School
• LESSON FIVE – Parliamentary Debate 2: Current Events
• LESSON SIX – Parliamentary Debate 3: Canada
• LESSON SEVEN – Parliamentary Debate 4: Global Issues
• LESSON EIGHT – Parliamentary Debate 5:Students’ Choice

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• Students should be expected to be able to speak on a topic for five minutes or longer.
• Students should have some experience with evidence-based research.
•  All lessons from Lesson Five onward will begin with a review of skills outlined along with reviewing the debate from the previous lesson.