## Project: Men and women

#### A speech

You are going to hold a class debate. The motion is: This house believes that gender roles are still important in our society.

- Decide whether you want argue in favour of or against the motion. You should work together with a small (3-4) group.
- You will each have 90 seconds to speak.
- Spend some time researching and thinking of points to make, with examples.
- Organize your points into a logical order. Make sure that you clearly explain what you are trying to say.
- Rehearse your speeches in your group.

#### The debate

- The ‘in favour’ speakers go first. Allow each person 90 seconds.
- The ‘against’ follow and also have 90 seconds for each person.
- Now you have time to prepare your rebuttal and summary.
- Present your rebuttal and summary (Usually it is the against first, and then the in favour)

Now you can vote. The winner is the side that made the most convincing arguments.
How important are gender roles in society? Gender Roles in Modern Society

| Good | Sufficient | Insufficient
Organisation | Information is presented in a logical sequence. | Information is mostly presented in a logical sequence. | Information is not presented in a logical sequence.
Content | Interesting, clear information. | Information is mostly interesting. Some was already known. | There was not much that was of interest in this presentation.
Speaker style | Speaks clearly and at an understandable pace. Well-rehearsed. | Mostly speaks clearly and a good pace. Has rehearsed a bit. | Mostly unintelligible. Has not rehearsed.
Language | The vocabulary use is very good and the sentence structure is good. | The vocabulary use is fairly good and the sentence structure is good. | The vocabulary use is not very good, neither is the sentence structure.