Surrealism Debate – In-Class Debate Scaffold
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Surrealism Debate – In-Class Debate Scaffold
Surrealism Debate – In-Class Debate Scaffold
Prepare students for an engaging in-class debate exploring the relationship between Surrealism, truth and reality.
This three-page debate scaffold guides students through the preparation process for the question:
“Does Surrealism reflect truth or distort reality?”
Students are divided into two teams and develop arguments from opposing perspectives:
- Team 1 – Affirmative: Surrealism reveals truth by exploring the subconscious, dreams and unseen realities.
- Team 2 – Negative: Surrealism distorts reality, leading to confusion and misinterpretation of truth.
The scaffold supports students in researching and organising their ideas, developing arguments, anticipating opposing viewpoints and preparing evidence to support their position.
What's Included:
- 3-page in-class debate scaffold
- Clear debate question and team positions
- Guided argument-building activities
- Space to develop supporting evidence and examples
- Prompts to consider and respond to opposing arguments
- NESA verb: Justify
- Super 6 comprehension strategies:
- Questioning
- Monitoring
- Predicting
- Structured preparation for confident verbal responses
- Student-friendly, print-ready format
Perfect for: a Surrealism unit, critical thinking lesson, Visual Arts discussion or classroom debate. This resource encourages students to move beyond simply describing artworks and develop their ability to justify ideas, question perspectives and respond thoughtfully to alternative viewpoints.
