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Recommended for: Grades 6-12

Resource: Debate Begins

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Length: 5m 16s
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This video segment adapted from Independent Lens documents the first school government election allowed in Wuhan, the most populous city in central China. It was an experiment that was conducted with a class of third grade students who had no experience with elections or the democratic process of voting for a class monitor. In this first video segment, Cheng Cheng and Xu Xiaofei debate their strengths and weaknesses, followed by a second debate between Luo Li and Cheng Cheng in front of their classmates. To learn more about this election, see the second segment, "Final Speeches," where the race for class monitor continues.

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Teachers' Domain, Debate Begins, published August 26, 2008, retrieved on ,
http://www.teachersdomain.org/resource/vtl07.la.ws.style.debate/

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The following Frame, Focus and Follow-up suggestions are best suited for middle school students using this video in an English language arts or social studies lesson. Be sure to modify the questions to meet your students' instructional needs.

What is Frame, Focus and Follow-up?

Frame (ELA) Have you ever participated in a class debate or given an oral presentation in front of the class? How did you prepare for it? How did you feel when it was your turn to speak?

Focus (ELA) As you watch the video, critique each candidate's presentation style and technique. Which methods work well? Which do not? Is there anything they could do to improve their presentations? Why do you think that?

Frame (SS) What do you know about a democracy? What do you know about the government of China? How does it compare to the government of your country?

Focus (SS) What are some of the tactics used by the students to get their classmates to vote for them? Are these tactics effective?