This package of debate resources and materials is great for both novice and advanced debaters in grades 8 and up, making this resource super easy to use in any existing curriculum.
- The PowerPoint Presentation gets your students up close and personal with what a debate actually is and how to structure one in the classroom. And it requires no prep!
- The student worksheet pages take out the complexity surrounding the topic of debates by simplifying it in useful language sentence stems – perfect for English Language Learners.
- The graphic organizers make structuring a debate in the classroom as easy as following the steps on the page. There’s even suggested timings for keeping things on schedule, or you can use the blank one for creating your own.
These activities can be used no matter the level of expertise you have in your classes. From students learning about debating for the first time to veterans who are masters at argumentation, this resource serves a wide variety of classrooms. Use it for teaching one-off debate lessons, following up lessons with debates extensions, or substitute teachers.
Worried that you don’t know enough about debating to teach it? This package comes with a PowerPoint Presentation that explains what a debate is and how to structure one. It is already keyed up and ready to use. Point. Click. Teach!
What your students will love the most? Your students will thank you for the simplicity of this resource. Learning to structure their arguments with a sequenced step-by-step guide that separates arguments into pro and con, all your students will have to do is following the guided instructions and fill in the spaces.
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This package includes a PDF file that can be opened using your preferred PDF reader. It also comes with detailed resource notes with information on how to use it effectively. The PowerPoint has pre-keyed animations and requires Microsoft PowerPoint in order to use it.
Need ideas on how to incorporate this into a lesson? Let’s say that you want to get your student debating but you’d like to teach them something first and then get them to debate that. Check out my A.I. ChatGPT Reading Comprehension resource. It gets students reading and learning about ChatGPT and generative A.I. At the end of the lesson, you can transition seamlessly into a debate and get them to take sides on A.I.
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This resource was created by Landon S. Seigler of ESL Lifeline, all rights are reserved. The original purchaser is permitted to use it for a single class only. Teachers have the authorization to share this product with their students (and parents) through email, Google Classroom, or the Internet, as long as the site is password protected. Distribution to your own students is allowed, but uploading it to the Internet for public access and download is not permitted.
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