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- Debate
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- Easier - A debate
is a discussion between sides with different views.
Persons speak for or against something before
making a decision.
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- Harder - Two
thousand years ago, citizens of Athens held
regularly scheduled public assemblies. Peoples'
votes determined the policies and actions of the
state. Citizens decided whether Athens went to war
and how it fought. They created the laws that
impacted their daily life. But the votes were
always preceded by debates where citizens and
leaders argued about the right choices, what was
morally and legally right, the best way to achieve
a desired outcome, and what was possible and
prudent.
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- Debates are a means of encouraging critical
thinking, personal expression, and tolerance of
others' opinions. Today, debate still remains
essential to democracy. Debates are conducted in
governing assemblies, held in lecture halls and
public arenas, presented in schools and
universities, written in newspaper and magazine
columns, heard on radio, or seen on the television.
Like our predecessors in ancient Greece, people
argue about what is best for their societies and
shape the course of law, policy, and action.
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- Debate
Central by A. Snyder
- http://debate.uvm.edu/default.html
- This huge site contains debate instruction,
debate topics, online debates, techniques,
information and resources for both coaches and
students.
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- Debate
Comic Book Project
- http://scnc.fvl.k12.mi.us/~debate/
- Here comic strips are used to facilitate the
debate of political issues. Students are
introduced to the art of argumentation as cogent
arguments are invented and placed into
debate.
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- International
Debate Education Association
- (Formerly the Open Society Institute's Karl
Popper Debate Program)
- http://www.idebate.org/
- This is the website of an organization of
national debate programs and associations and
other organizations and individuals that support
debate.
- Other Debate Organizations:
- 2) National Forensic League (Note: Visit
NFL's Online Rostrum Library)
- http://debate.uvm.edu/nfl.html
- 3) National Parliamentary Debate Association
http://www.bethel.edu/Majors/Communication/npda/home.html
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- Speech
and Debate Hall of Fame from Information
Press
- http://www.debateinfo.com/hall_of_fame/
- Here you find transcripts and debate
evidence from Lincoln-Douglas, Nixon-Kennedy,
Churchill, Franklin, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen
Douglas, more.
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- After visiting several of the debate
websites, complete one or more of these
activities.
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- Compose a List of Debate Dos and
Don'ts. Put together a list of action
dos and don'ts for debaters. Display your
list in a chart.
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- Pick a Topic for Debate. You
can find sources for possible issues at an
Eduscape's companion site, Teacher Tap's
Learning
Resources: News Sources. Find and
select a current event issues and debate
the topic.
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- Debate Capital Punishment. You
can find help with debate evidence at the
42eXplore Capital
Punishment project. Another 42eXplore
project that could be used for debate is
Global
Warming.
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- Form a Debate Group. First see
if there is a debate group already in your
community; look at your school or find out
if their is a local Toastmasters group. If
not, you may want to form your own debate
group. You can find some startup
assistance ideas at Debate
Society Creation.
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- Create a Guidelines List for
Debate. Put together your own list of
guidelines for conducting a debate.
Publish your list so that others can use
it. An alternative activity would be to
develop a list of guidelines for
conducting an online debate. You may find
some ideas at Online
Debate.
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- Identify the Top Ten Debate
Strategies. Start by identifying and
defining as many debate strategies that
you can find. Then select the top ten
strategies and explain how and why they
should be used.
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- Websites By Kids For Kids
- Debate
Deconstructed (1999 ThinkQuest Internet
Challenge)
- http://library.thinkquest.org/25386/frames/
- This site explains the mechanics and
functions of formal debating, and attempts to
show how debate is closely linked to our daily
life.
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- Debate
Director (2000 ThinkQuest Internet
Challenge)
- http://library.thinkquest.org/C005627/
- The creators of this site describe debating
as the 'smashing splish splash clash.' Sometimes
you go against the flow or shoot the rapids, and
sometimes you're swimming with the sharks. The
site is about debate using the Internet as the
medium.
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- More Debate Websites
- British
Debate
- http://www.britishdebate.com/index.htm
- This site is useful to both those who
participate in debate and those who teach
debate.
- Not To Be Missed Section:
- 2) Resources For Debaters http://www.britishdebate.com/debaters.htm
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- Debate
Online by Stockdale High School
Forensics in Bakersfield, California
- http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Forum/2858/
- This 'theme-site' cloaked in the wrappings
of a fifties-styled drive-up diner offers debate
resources in a clever fashion.
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- HSDebate
- http://www.hsdebate.com/
- Here you find a debate archives, an evidence
exchange, and chats for high school
debaters.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Cali's Speech and Debate Ring http://members.tripod.com/~littlemistress/
- 3) CX-L Archives http://debate.net/archives/cx-l/
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- Paradigm
Research
- http://www.oneparadigm.com/research/id6.htm
- Here is another online resource for
debaters.
- Not To Be Missed Websection:
- 2) Hitchhiker Debate http://www.oneparadigm.com/research/hitchhiker/home.html
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- Policy
and Lincoln Douglas Debate Headquarters
- http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/6520/
- Here you find useful information for Lincoln
Douglas and team debaters.
- Other Lincoln Douglas Debate
Websites:
- 2) Agglomeration http://www.geocities.com/lddebate/
- 3) Crash-Course Guide to Lincoln-Douglas
Debate
- http://www.phlab.missouri.edu/~c642678/ldguide.html
- 4) Leslie's Debate Page http://www.mindspring.com/~dbn/debate.html
- 5) LDDebate (Includes great links-list)
http://www.westman.org/
- 6) Lincoln-Douglas Debate http://www.aa.edu/ld/ld.html
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- How
to Debate Better
- http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Quad/5367/novice.html
- This is a collection of articles intended to
help a novice debater.
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- Manhattan
Chowder and Debate Society
- http://www.columbia.edu/~lry2/debate/
- The purpose of this site is to help debaters
enjoy the clash and benefits of debate.
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- Japan
Parliamentary Debate
- http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~cj3m-lbky/parlidebate.html
- This is the site of a parliamentary debate
resource for Japanese university and high school
students.
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- West
Coast Debate
- http://www.wcdebate.com/
- This is another comprehensive high school
debate site containing information, resources,
and lots of links.
- Related Website:
- 2) California High School Speech Association
http://members.aol.com/chssa/index.html
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- Websites For Teachers
- Classroom
Lincoln-Douglas Debate (Grades 6-12)
- http://www.teachervision.com/lesson-plans/lesson-2544.html
- Students will use research skills to
understand a position well enough to respond to
arguments against it.
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- Debate
Lessons
- http://www.homestead.com/eslfloweslflow/debatesspeaking.html
- Here is a collection of lessons and
activities for debate. They were created for
ESL, EFL curriculum.
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- Effective
Speaking in a Debate by P. Kretsch (Grades
9-12)
- http://www.askeric.org/cgi-bin/printlessons.cgi/Virtual/Lessons/Language_Arts/Debate/DEB0001.html
- The purpose of this lesson is to improve
debating skills by confronting stage fright,
thereby, allowing the debater to effectively
present arguments.
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- Guidelines
for Conducting a Debate
- http://ss.uno.edu/SS/TeachDevel/TeachMethods/DebateMethods.html
- Here you find guidelines for conducting a
classroom debate. The site also includes some
links to debate lessons and activities; however,
several links are out-of-date.
- Related Guidelines:
- 2) First Steps to Debate by M. Higuchi
- http://www.ikeda.osaka-kyoiku.ac.jp/~higuchim/debate.html
- 3) Preparing for the Debate http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools/pages/clinton/prep.html
- 4) Debate (format) http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools/pages/clinton/debate.html
- 5) Scoring Guide for Judges http://www.pps.k12.or.us/schools/pages/clinton/score.html
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- Mock
Senate Debate by H. Bonner (Grades 8-11)
- http://www.constitutioncenter.org/sections/teacher/lesson_plans/html/41473a.asp
- This activity is a role play of a Senate
debate on bills suggested to remedy a social
problem.
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- Political
Nightmares - Discussion and Debate Lesson
- http://esl.about.com/homework/esl/library/lessons/bl_politicalus.htm
- This debate lesson originally designed for
advanced level ESL, EFL, and TEFL English
Classes involves learners in discussion,
expressing opinions, agreeing and
disagreeing.
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- Writing
Argumentative Essays
- http://criticalthinking.org/k12/k12class/6-9/arguments.html
- This lesson has students pick an issue or
position and find reasons to support their
conclusions. They research their topics to
gather facts supporting their positions. Then
students write an argumentative essay defending
their positions.
- Related Websites:
- 2) Analysis of Arguments http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/pecorip/SCCCWEB/SS650/Lesson_Analysis.htm
- 3) Argument Formation http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/pecorip/SCCCWEB/SS650/Lesson_Formation.htm
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- Created by
Annette
Lamb and
Larry
Johnson,
6/01.
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