Schools prepare for this challenge in accordance with the theme of TEC.
Three more precise topics for primary school and three more precise topics for secondary school will be published on this website three months before TEC.
At TEC, debate groups will be paired randomly. Then, one student from the first school will randomly draw one of the three topics, and a student from the second school will randomly be assigned either the affirmative or negative side.
Each pair of schools will have one hour to prepare their debating strategy. This means that the pairing of schools and the drawing of the topic will take place one hour before their debate.
The debate will proceed as follows, with one student responsible for speaking in each of the four rounds:
- Opening speech: 2 minutes for the affirmative, 2 minutes for the negative.
- Part 1: 1 minute for the affirmative, 1 minute for the negative.
- Part 2: 1 minute for the affirmative, 1 minute for the negative.
- Closing speech: 1 minute for the affirmative, 1 minute for the negative.
The judges will evaluate and comment on each group and will ultimately select the winner of the Debate Challenge.
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