The purpose of the activity is to enable the students to not only understand and recognise themes in the texts, but also to a greater extent to be able to apply and discuss their knowledge.
Overall I would like the students to participate in – rather than consume – the teaching, and I would like to see that I am not the only one trying to motivate them, but that they take co-responsibility for creating motivational incentives.
The debate exercise should improve the quality of discussion in my class. Discussions where the students have to work on their understanding of the material, but also discussions that sharpen their critical sense and curiosity, and last, but not least, discussions that are followed up on.