DEBATING UNIT BUNDLE: 30 DETAILED LESSON PLANS

Save 30% on this complete DEBATE UNIT of 30 (or more!) very detailed debate lesson plans. Debate graphic organizers, debate handouts, dozens of debate topics and resolutions, debate rubrics, a 'Debate Basics' PowerPoint, 12 games, a cross examination how-to video- PHEW! And there's $7 off this print-and-go bundle. There's even TWO freebies!
Debate Unit in 18 lessons is tailored to teach students how to debate about contemporary issues. It begins at basics, and proceeds step-by-step to tournament level excellence.
Debate ANY Novel is designed for literary debates on any novel or play, and contains (among many other items) 15 debate resolutions with brief possible debate cases.
Debate and Public Speaking Games is perfect for when a debate does not last as long as you anticipate, or when you want fun ways to develop organization and organization skills.

Debate Unit in 18 Lessons
28 printables explain all the rules and techniques to students, and provide dozens of topics. Students will build towards a full, competitive debate at the end of the unit. Rubrics for marking, including peer feedback and self-evaluation, are also included.
Table of contents
Lesson plans for 18 classes
Handouts:
Salesmanship Exercise: Handout #1
Argument Skills: Handout #2
Basics of Debating: Handout #3
What does each speaker do in the debate? Handout #4
Providing Definitions: Handout #5
Resolutions Requiring a Definition: Handout #6
A Sample Challenge to a Definition: Handout #8
Qualities Judges Look For: Handout #9
How To Give A Debate Speech: Handout #10
Topics for rebuttal practice and/or impromptu hat topics: Handout #11
A Few Points on Rebuttal: Handout #12
Brief for the Negative: Handout #13
Providing Vivid Examples: Handout #14
Cross Ex Advice to Examiners: Handout #15
Rules of Cross Examination Debating: Handout #16
Debate Topic Possibilities: Handout #17
Affirmative strategies for policy debates: Handout #18
Negative Defences Against Various Affirmative Strategies: Handout # 19
Developing a Confident Speaking Manner: Handout #20
Moderator’s Script: Handout #21
Judge’s Scoresheet: Handout #22
Speech for additional rebuttal or cross ex practice: Handout # 23
Additional Rebuttal Practice: Handout #24
Additional case for rebuttal or cross examination practice: Handout # 25
Impromptu speeches, Handout #26
Peer evaluation form: Handout #27
Self-evaluation form: Handout #28

Debate ANY Novel or Play
This 66 page, no prep, no paper marking resource gives you everything you need to run a dozen classes for debate beginners.

Complete with:

detailed step-by-step lesson plans

graphic organizers

rubrics (teacher, peer and self-evaluation)

a 23 slide debate basics PowerPoint

a how-to video

games

multiple choice quiz

two debate posters

Even the teacher doesn’t need to know how to debate; the PowerPoint and graphic organizers hand-hold the students through the steps of how to debate without the need for lectures.

Beginner friendly!

-- Debate terminology is kept to a minimum.
-- Speaking times have been reduced. This is not only kind to newbies, but also allows two debates to fit into one lesson.
-- Two short, fun debates on light subjects ease students into the unit.
-- Each book debate topic is accompanied by a graphic organizer that gives students a jump-start by suggesting a few arguments they might use.

Promotes thorough book analysis
Students have to search their books to find events and quotes that prove their points. There are 15 debate topics, enough for the very largest classes, with some to spare. A few of the topics might not work perfectly for every novel or play, but most will apply to every book. The resolutions are about the plot, characters, themes, and the book’s relevance to society.

Differentiation

Each debate topic is accompanied by a graphic organizer that suggests a few points speakers might use- especially helpful for younger or struggling students. With strong, older classes you might decide to only give the resolution, without the argument suggestions. Please check out the preview to see a couple of these organizers.

Debate and Public Speaking Games

These 12 argument and organization games will be invaluable to any speech and debate class, or high school ELA class. The games will not only develop key debate and public speaking skills but also stimulate speed of thought and creativity.
Duration

Most of the games will take much of class to complete, but a few are short and can be used as time-fillers. The duration will often depend on the size of the class. With a large class some of the games, like ‘Join Our Club!’ ‘Arguing the Opposite Point of View’ and ‘If I Were Not Human, I Would Be,’ can take the whole lesson.
Skills
The argument games help students develop arguments and see ideas and issues from different perspectives. The organization games assist students to recognize what constitutes a well-organized speech with effective transitions. Three of the games are scrambled speeches that the students have to order correctly. One is by Lou Gehrig, one by Malala Yousafzai and one by Greta Thunberg.

What is included
12 games
26 slides of colorful, easy-to-follow PowerPoint presentation instructions are included, to explain some of the more complex games to the students

A simple peer evaluation (4 on one page)
A simple self-evaluation (4 on one page)

Set-up

-- Most games do not require prep.
-- One of the games use topic cards of different varieties with enough topics for every student in the room to have a different one. You will need to photocopy just one stack of three or four pages for the game. If you copy them onto card stock, or laminate them, they will last until your retirement party.
--The three scrambled speeches require photocopying, one for every pair in the class. The speeches in their correct orders can be shown with the included PowerPoint.

Credentials of the unit writer Students I coached won the high school World Individual Public Speaking and Debating three times: 2004, (Colorado), 2006 (Connecticut) and 2007 (Cape Town). My students have also won the Internationals (2005) and two were selected for the Canadian squad to the World Team Championships (2004, 2006). They also achieved dozens of B.C Provincial and Western Canada titles.

More speaking and debating resources your students will enjoy:
PUBLIC SPEAKING and DEBATING JOURNALS: 50 REFLECTION PROMPTS

DEBATE and PUBLIC SPEAKING TIME FILLERS

Public Speaking: Impromptu mini unit
Impromptu Public Speaking Games
PUBLIC SPEAKING: Delivery Performance Skills (ppt)

Your students will also enjoy the speaking activities in my 80 ELA Games resource.

ELA Games grades 9-12

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