What is argument tennis?
Also known as ‘rebuttal tennis’, argument tennis is a great activity where two students face each other in an exciting exchange of arguments and responses.
How does it work?
- Pairs of students stand or sit opposite each other
- One student makes a statement for, and the other immediately disagrees.
- Then the first student disagrees back – the winner is the person who keeps going the longest.
Adaptations and differentiations
- Play as “doubles” to involve four students on each “court”, which can help support less able or confident participants
- Make it a ‘volleyball’ match with one half of the class ‘for’ and one half of the class ‘against’
- Give all pairs the same topic, then get them to feedback at the end. Use class discussion to make rebuttal better and more precise.