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Sample Debates
Ban Boxing Sample Debate (YouTube)
Championship Debates
- 2017 National Championship debate "A Constitutional Convention will do more good than harm."
- 2016 National Championship debate "The United States should abolish the death penalty." (Also on Vimeo)
- 2016 National Championship debate decision and commentary (Also on Vimeo)
- 2015 National Championship debate "The United States should play ransom for hostages."
Resources
Teachers' Guide to the Middle School Public Debate Program
Basics of Effective Argumentation
Basics of Effective Refutation
For more information on the benefits of debate, see: Debating the Evidence, an ESU International Research Report
For further resources, visit www.middleschooldebate.com
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Lesson Plans & Teaching Materials
Lesson Plans were prepared by Dee Burek, Middle School Educator at Stone Bridge Middle School (Allentown, NJ) and Garden State Debate League President.
Lesson 1: Assertion, Reasoning, Evidence (ARE)
- ARE: Assertion Reasoning Evidence Lesson Plan
- Definition of Argumentation
- ARE Grid
- Assertion List
- Primer on Argumentation and Refutation
Lesson 2: Refutation
Lesson 3: Proposition/Opposition
- Prop/Opp Lesson Plan
- Prop/Opp Research Organizer
- Prop/Opp Diagram (blank template)
- Prop/Opp Diagram (sample)
Lesson 4: Research
- Research Lesson Plan
- Issue Analysis Form
- Research Organizer
- Prop/Opp Research Organizer
- Outlining Arguments Worksheet
- Year-Round School Article 1
- Year-Round School Article 2
Lesson 5: Debate Format
Debate Format Lesson #1
- Debate Format Lesson #1 Plan
- Flow Sheet
- MSPDP Format
- Video Worksheet - ARE and Refutation
- Watch "Ban Boxing" Debate Video
Debate Format Lesson #2
- Debate Format Lesson #2 Plan
- Debate Format Roles (Teacher Information)
- Debate Roles Summary Sheet
- Guide to Speaking and Listening
Debate Format Lesson #3
- Debate Format Lesson #3 Plan
- Debate Rubric
- Flow Sheet
- Judging Instructions
- MSPDP Judge Certification Manual
Lesson 6: Common Core State Standards (CCSS)
- Common Core State Standards: Language Arts
- Common Core State Standards: Highlights
- How Middle School Debate Meets the Common Core
- Common Core State Standards: Speaking and Listening