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Up For Debate: Essential Question: Driving Questions

This document outlines a debate unit for middle school students. The unit will teach students how to effectively research topics, form arguments, find flaws in reasoning, and conduct a debate following the Middle School Public Debate Program model. Students will be placed into groups to research topics, finding both supporting and opposing views. They will then prepare flow sheets and participate in two rounds of debates to practice the skills learned. The unit aims to help students learn how to use their voice to bring attention to issues and positively impact their community through persuasive communication and consideration of different perspectives.

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Up For Debate: Essential Question: Driving Questions

This document outlines a debate unit for middle school students. The unit will teach students how to effectively research topics, form arguments, find flaws in reasoning, and conduct a debate following the Middle School Public Debate Program model. Students will be placed into groups to research topics, finding both supporting and opposing views. They will then prepare flow sheets and participate in two rounds of debates to practice the skills learned. The unit aims to help students learn how to use their voice to bring attention to issues and positively impact their community through persuasive communication and consideration of different perspectives.

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Up for Debate  I ka ʻōlelo nō ke ola, i ka ʻōlelo nō ka make. 
  In language there is life, in language there is death. 
 
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Essential Question:​ ​ How can I use my voice to bring attention to relevant current events and have a positive impact of my 
community? 

Driving Questions: 
● How do people effectively use persuasion to get what they want? 
● How do parts of an argument relate to each other in presentation and refutation? 
● What role does planning, preparation, and research play in effective communication? 

Need to knows:  ● Why is debating an important skill? 


● How do people act when they are debating? 
● Why should opposing views be heard? 
● What do you need to prepare for a debate? 
● How do people effectively use persuasion to get what they want? 
● How do parts of an argument relate to each other in presentation and refutation? 
● How are nonverbal elements used to communicate and persuade? 
● Why are effective argumentation skills essential to success in any career? 
● What role does planning, preparation, and research play in effective communication? 

What is this project about?  Benchmarks   


   
Benchmark 1: Flow Sheets Round 1 
Students will spend three weeks discovering the value of 
Due Date: Start of class 8A - 5/1, 8B & 8C - 4/30 
opposing viewpoints on different current event topics. Students 
 
will learn to conduct a debate following the Middle School Public  Benchmark 2: Debates Round 1 
Debate Program model. Students will first research a variety of  Due Date: Start of class 8A - 5/1-5/2, 8B & 8C - 4/30-5/1 
topics in teams of three, finding both the pros and cons of the   
topic. Students must be able to form arguments, find fallacies in  Benchmark 3: Haumāna Survey (Google Classroom) 
both research and arguments refute and eventually debate their  Due Date: Start of class 8A - 5/4, 8B & 8C - 5/3 
peers. The unit guides students through the debate process   
allowing for practice on each of the process stages. As the  Benchmark 4: Flow Sheets Round 2 
Due Date: Start of class 8A - 5/8, 8B & 8C - 5/7 
performance assessment pieces, students will conduct a debate 
 
using knowledge gained from the unit, in order to compete 
Benchmark 5: Debates Round 2 
against a team of peers on the same topic.    Due Date: Start of class 8A - 5/8-5/9, 8B & 8C - 5/7-5/8 
 
Benchmark 6: Reflection (ePortfolio) 
Due Date: 8A - 5/11, 8B & 8C - 5/10 

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