According to Who? British Parliamentary Add-On

Take your junior high debaters from “What is BP?” to a full mock round in three ready-to-teach sessions. Editable PowerPoints, coaching guides and print-ready student materials, all in the According to Who? format.

Teach British Parliamentary without the prep.
British Parliamentary (BP) is fast, strategic and a lot of fun, but with four teams and eight speakers it can be hard to introduce. This mini unit breaks it into three 60-minute sessions that build on each other, ending in a full mock round.

What your students will learn

• Session 1: Meet BP. The four teams, the eight speeches, the speech order, and how to build a case using Now, Action, Then.
• Session 2: POIs, Clash & Extensions. How to offer and answer Points of Information, find clash, and build an extension that is new and distinct.
• Session 3: Whips & a Mock Round. How to summarize by themes, then put it all together in an eight-speaker mock round with judges.

What’s included (for each of the 3 sessions)

• A 10-slide PowerPoint with speaker notes
• A Coaching Guide with the session plan, timings, a 30-minute lunchtime version, supports and extensions, and a check-for-understanding key
• Student Materials ready to print, including a BP cheat sheet, speech order cards, planning sheets, a motion bank, POI tracker, clash sort cards, flow sheet, judge’s ballot, and Star & Wish feedback cards
• A START HERE guide and licence terms

Why teachers love it

• Every session is planned minute by minute, so you can walk in and teach
• Games and activities keep students moving and talking
• Includes Alberta (ADSA) notes for tournament prep
• Fully editable PowerPoint and Word files, so you can change motions, timings and examples
• Instant digital download

Works with the 16-week program, or on its own.
This add-on pairs well with the Canadian National Style weeks of According to Who?, but you don’t need the program to use it.

Good to know

• Designed for junior high (Grades 7–9)
• 3 sessions at 60 minutes each
• Sold separately from the 16-week program
• Licence covers the purchasing teacher or coach, following the terms in the download. Need it for more teachers? Email systemsforsecondary@gmail.com

Questions? systemsforsecondary@gmail.com