Module 1 - Argument Centered Education & Boston Debate League

• Learning to Argue, Arguing to Learn (Google Slides Presentation)

  • Glows and Grows Padlet: Link

  • COVID Debate Resource Example: HERE (Website)

  • Recording of Les Lynn’s Presentation (Zoom Video) Passcode: Vg=7Xr2$

• Debate Inspired Classrooms: Online PD Sessions (Google Drive Folder Link)

• BDL Session Recordings (Google Drive Video)

Module 2 - What is an argument?

• Intro to Argument: A-R-E (Google Slides Presentation)

• Teaching Argumentation (PDF)

Anchoring Ideas (Essentials)

• What is an Argument? (Google Drive Movie)

• Teaching Argumentation (PDF)

• Argumentation Skill Progression (PDF)

• Basics of Effective Argumentation (PDF)

• Basics of Effective Refutation (PDF)

• Argument Builder (PDF)

Taking a Deeper Dive into Argumentation

• Miscellaneous Resources from ACE (Argument Centered Education) (Google Drive Folder)

• BDL Classroom Challenge Activity (Google Drive Folder)

• Fun Warm up Activity Presentation (Uses Peardeck) (Google Slides Presentation)

Formats and Evaluation of Classroom Debates

Watch: N/A

Read: Argumentation Lessons and Activities 

Explore

• Using A Single Point Rubric

• Template #1

• Template #2

Module 3 - Game of Argumentation

• Intro to the spatial model and the basic argumentative moves

• The Game of Debate Video

Module 4 - Topics and Issues

• “Debatify” your content; explanation of the topic & issue writing process; develop draft topic & issues for one class/subject

• Designing Debates: Writing Effective Issues and Topics Presentation Video

Anchoring Ideas - Debate Formats and Effective Topic Writing

Watch: Spatial Model of Debate

Read: On Topic Writing

Explore:

• Sample Topics for Science and History

• Debate Kits (Topics and Issues)

• Sample Debate - Public Schools Should Require Students to Wear Uniforms 

Module 5 - Sample Debate Activities

• Greatest Hits of Argumentation Activities (Links to Videos and Resources Provided on the Doc)

• Structured Academic Controversy

• Structured Academic Controversy SlideDeck

• Helping Students Overcome Public Speaking

• Literature and Debate 

• Mini-Debates

Taking a Deeper Dive - More Sample Topics and Debate Formats

Watch: Sample Debate Activity Using VoiceThread

Read: N/A

Explore

• Debate Kits

• 300 Questions to Inspire Argumentative Writing

• 401 Prompts for Argumentative Writing

Formats and Evaluation of Classroom Debates

Watch

• Sample Classroom Debate - Children Should Not Play Violent Video Games

• Sample MSPDP Debate - Ban Boxing 

• Sample Debate - Television is a Bad Influence

Read: N/A

Explore: N/A

Module 6 - Classroom Debates and Audience Adjudication

• Effective Debates in the Classroom

• The importance of audience adjudication & small-group deliberation. 

DCI Summer Institute: Further Resources

Books

• Resolved: Debate Can Revolutionize Education and Help Save Our Democracy

• The Debating Book: everything you need to know about debating

• Art, Argument and Advocacy: Mastering Parliamentary Debate

• Argue with Me: Argument as a Path to Developing Students' Thinking and Writing (Eye on Education)

• Speak Up! Debate and Public Speaking in High School 

• The Skills of Argument

Argutopia Overview

Articles and Publications

• Spaces & Places - A model of Argumentation

• Talk the Talk - Oracy Resources for the Classroom

• The Better Arguments Project

• Ethics Bowl Case Sets

Movies & Documentaries

• The Great Debaters

Websites

• Argument Centered Education

• Boston Debate League

• Kialo Edu

• UAA Seawolf Debate Program

• The Edvocate

• Academy for Social Change

• The Noisy Classroom - Secondary Oracy Activities

• West Berkshire Council - Oracy Resources

• Idebate

• Choices - pre-formulated activities from Brown

• Pass the Gavel

• Allsides

• Intelligence Squared Debates

• Debate Club

• Debatepedia

• Debatabase

• ProCon.org

• Economist Debates

Interactive Digital Platforms and Tools

• Flipgrid 

• VoiceThread

• Sutori

• PearDeck

• Padlet

• SampleHyperDocs for Every Subject (like this one)

• Argutopia overview video

Other Handouts, Lessons, and Documents

• Reading the News: Examine Both Sides

• Resolution and Research Prep

• Improve Verbal Fluency: The “umm, like” Game

• ESU Parliamentary Debate [Opposition] Novice Speaker Template

• ESU Parliamentary Debate [Proposition] Novice Speaker Template

• A-R-E-S Skills Building Activity: “I couldn’t disagree more!”

• Peer Speech Feedback Form

• Active Listening and the Middle Ground 

• Debate Sparring 

• How to Form Contentions

• Discussion Strategies

• Thinking Routines

• Feedback Plan Template

• Argue With Me Scope and Sequence Materials

• Speech Structure Template

• Rubrics and other materials from my China debate topic

• Electronic Debate Inspired Curriculum booklet created by Janice K. Davis