DIALOGUE DEBATE

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DIALOGUE DEBATE
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Dialogue Debate

• Collaborative we work together to develop better
  understandings.
• Listen in order to understand, to make meaning

• Oppositional each side tried to prove the other
  wrong.
• Listen in order to find flaws

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Dialogue Debate

• Examine your own assumptions and sometimes change
  your mind
• Remain open minded-- be prepared to see that you
  were wrong

• Defend your position at all costs
• Remain determined to be right-- and to convince
  others that you are

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Dialogue Debate

• Search everyones ideas for strength
• Respect other participants, do not offend

• Fight other ideas and defend your own
• Rebut others, at times belittling them

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Dialogue Debate

• Assumes that everyone has part of the answer and
  that cooperation can lead to greater
  understanding for all
• Remains open ended

• Assumes that one side holds the correct answer
  and refuses to consider alternatives
• Demands a conclusion and a winner

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Rules of the game

• Refer to the text whenever you like
• Listen carefully
• Respond directly to,the ideas (not the
  personalities) of others
• Respect the direction of the conversation
• Make notes on new ideas or ideas you want to
  return to
• Give everyone a chance to participate
• Dont stay confused- ask for clarification
• Dont raise your hand, but take your turn
  respectfully

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Fair game

• The conversation should center around the text,
  but might also include
• other texts that the group has read
• factual information from this class and other
  sources
• personal experience
• Be prepared to support all of your ideas

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Joining the conversation

• I agree with that point because
• I disagree, because
• What evidence are you using to support that idea?
• Im confused. Can someone explain the last
  argument to me?
• Are we reading the text correctly? I think it
  says
• That idea reminds me of
• What if
• I noticed that

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Advancing the conversation

• Tom, what did you mean when you said
• Is that really what the text says? Lets look
  at it again.
• Shawna said this, but Bill said that. How can we
  put those two ideas together?
• A few minutes ago, Laura said. Can anyone say
  more about that idea?
• Im confused. Can someone help clarify?
• Lets pause for a minute, to review what weve
  said.
• We seem to have exhausted that idea. Lets think
  about this now
• Are we losing focus? Lets go back to our
  original question.
• Are we ready to try to draw some conclusions now?