Owls Debating Motion Types

Match the following

• This House Prefers

• THP

• This House Regrets

• THR

• This House Would

• THBT

• This House Believes That...

• THS/O

• This House Supports / Opposes

• THW

Match the following

• Regrets Motion

• THBT

• Prefers Motion

• THS/O

• Policy Motion

• THP

• Analysis Motion (believes)

• THW

• Analysis Motion (supports)

• THR

Match the following

• Prefers Motion

• This House regrets the reduction of outdoor playtime for children.

• Policy Motion

• This House believes that students should use tablets instead of textbooks.

• Actor Motion

• This house, as a parent, would allow their child to choose their own career path.

• Analysis Motion

• This House would replace all textbooks with tablets.

• Regrets Motion

• This house prefers a world where all countries use the same currency.

Motion type: This House believes that students should use tablets instead of textbooks.

• Analysis

• Regrets

• Policy

• Actor

Motion type: This house, as a parent, would allow their child to choose their own career path.

• Prefers

• Regrets

• Policy

• Actor

Which tournament type: That we should serve pizza at school.

• WSC

• WSDC

Which tournament type: This House would ban cell phones at school.

• WSC

• WSDC

This House = ___________ (choose 2!)

• Proposition

• Opposition

• Affirmative

• Negative

What might the motion be?
Owl 1: We should not have them in the classroom. They are often distracting and frankly can be quite loud when turned up. They often ring, beep, and vibrate, which frustrates the teachers.
Owl 2: But we could just put them on silent or shut them off while studying and / or not using them.

• That we should use tablets instead of textbooks

• That we should not allow smartphones at school.

• That we should ban zoos.

• That we should all eat less meat.

What might the motion be?
Owl 1: Yes, but we have to consider the damage to their eyesight when using those.
Owl 2: There are types of these that are not harmful to student's eyes, and the damage prevented to their backs by not carrying such heavy books is also important to consider.

• That we should use tablets instead of textbooks

• That we should lower the driving age.

• That we should ban zoos.

• That we should all eat less meat.