Just imagine that you are a member of a debate group at your school and the group is preparing for a debate tournament which is organised by the ESU.

Prior to the contest you are notified that the debate will be on “Tolerance and Prejudice”.

You get some compulsory readings; fables/stories and other materials from the teacher of ethics, so that you can preapare properly for this great event.

You will work with a partner. You and your partner form a"debate team". Your task is to carry on a discussion, debate on Helen Keller’s statement. Sometimes you will have to be for the issue (the affirmative) and sometimes you will have to be against the issue (negative). You will deliver speeches in a format that is unique to debate. The speeches are called constructives and rebuttals. Each person on each team will speak twice. There are affirmative constructives and negative constructives. There are affirmative rebuttals and negative rebuttals.