Debate Bundle - Debates, Graphic Organizers, Rubrics, Templates, Scaffolds

This "Ultimate Debate Bundle" is everything you need to facilitate clear, well-organized debates for students of elementary school - 12th grade. The materials are designed for a students of varying language and learning needs, fitting the language development needs of ESL students as well as students in AP courses. This resource offers adaptable material that you can fit with any debate you develop for your students.

Not just for ELA Teachers!

Teachers across disciplines have found this resource helpful in facilitating a strong debate culture through the high engagement simulation that debate offers. The rubrics, organizers, and debate overview materials transfer to any subject.

The "Ultimate Debate Bundle" contains 5 debates:

Sstudents jump into the 5 debates included in this resource: Safety Vs. Freedom Debate, Hip-hop Shakespeare Debate (Which Hip-Hop Artist is the Shakespeare of our Time?), The Heart Transplant Debate (Who Gets the Heart?), and Habits of Mind debate.) The BONUS resource in this "Ultimate Debate Bundle" is a Simulation for the Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on Social Media and Teen Mental Health. (Taken from the headlines!).

The "Ultimate Debate Bundle" is accessible to a wide range of students:

The resources in the Debate Bundle are highly visual, colorful, and accessible.

Debate has many moving parts, and this bundle makes everything clear so students can focus on the actual debate and not the directions. Teachers also appreciate the scaffolding integrated into the resources in this bundle, including graphic organizers and argument stems, which help all students find success in a debate - especially for the first time.

**Check at the top of this listing, and click the different resources in the bundle to get a sense of what's included.

Here are just some (by no means all!) of the resources in this bundle include:

• Google Slide Decks providing overview of debate structure and activities
• Opening Statement Writing Organizer with hyperlinks to writing support materials.
• Argumentative Writing Stems
• Overview and organizational support of clear debate directions, steps, expectations, and debate roles
• Research (evidence) for each debate
• Academic word wall (digital) with key words - great for younger debaters, students new to debate, and ESL students
• Debate Rubrics - great for all levels
• Making a Claim with Evidence and Reasoning - great for younger debaters, students new to debate, and ESL students
• Criteria for Success - Closing Statement Essay - great for all students of all levels
• Debate Case File with Rubric - great for all students of all levels
• Debate Closing Statement Essay Writing Guide - great for younger debaters, students new to debate, and ESL students, and students who can benefit from writing scaffolding. The writing prompts encourage sentence extension, which benefit all of my students.
• Debate Packet - great for all students of all levels
• Debate Prep Rubric - applicable to all students - all levels
• Debate Visual Format - a fantastic one-pager with visual cues to tell students who is doing what and when. I use this for younger debaters, students new to debate, and ESL students
• Proponent/Opponent Do Now writing - great for younger debaters, students new to debate, and ESL students
• Vocabulary Sentences - "position" - great for younger debaters, students new to debate, and ESL students

Here's a sample of 1 of the 5 full debates included in this listing:

"SAFETY V. FREEDOM DEBATE:"

This is my students' favorite AP Language activity each year. Facilitated as a debate using the Synthesis essay structure, the "Freedom v. Safety" prompt from a previous AP Language exam is great practice combining skills in research, argument writing, and debate.

Please see the preview for a view of all materials in this resource.

The "Safety v. Freedom" debate resource includes:

• hyperlinks to videos on my YouTube channel for Argument/Synthesis writing specific to Thesis, Line of Reasoning, and integrating Ethos, Pathos, and Logos to support students' writing, and deepening analysis with universal ideas.

• a scaffolded essay writing space with hyperlinked resources that are also within this file (Argument Stems, counter-rebuttal, universal idea, and topic sentence construction). This essay writing space is where students write their debate opening statements (modeled after 3-paragraphs with 3 examples in each paragraph + development of line of reasoning).

• A Google Slide deck outlining debate principles as well as counter-argument stems to level-up rhetoric in the essay and debate.

• A Slide Deck containing an "Evidence File" with linked sources as well as specific description and expectation of debate tasks.

• "Debate Checkpoint" list and task organizers for student time management and task roles throughout all parts of the debate from opening statement writing, opposition research, defense strategy, and note taking.

• judges' note taking space + final written decision doc.

• Debate teams' questioning & defense strategy shared note taking space

• Integrating sources with Signal Phrases handout

• Argument/Synthesis Thesis Statement Slide

• Strong Topic Sentences slide

• Argument Starters/stems handout

• Line of Reasoning Slides/handout

• Standards- aligned rubric (Common Core, ELA, Grades 11-12)

• Individual Team Member Rubric for Debate Prep and Debate

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Check out these discourse resources to level up engagement in your classroom:

• Probing Questions Speed Dating
• Discourse Builder Discussion Roundtable / Close Reading Activity
• Questions Stems by Question Type One-pager
• Progressive Questioning PD Workshop

Check out these resources to engage students in Debate:

• Freedom v. Safety Debate
• Growth Mindset Debate
• Who Gets the Heart Debate
• Debate Template/Slides for In-person & Digital Debates
• Full Debate Bundle Adaptable for all levels/grades + ESL

Check out these Argument Writing Resources:

• AP Language Argument Essay Step-by-Step Writing Guide
• Rhetorical Claims & Appeals Bundle
• Argument Essay Slides
• Ethos, Pathos, Logos Slides
• AP Language Exam Overview & Study Guide with Links
• Argumentative Writing Folder
• Argument Writing Stems Handout with Counter-rebuttals
• “Unknown” AP Lang Argument Prompt Essay Organizer Kit
• “Overrated AP Lang Argument Prompt Essay Organizer Kit + Line of Reasoning

Check out these listings to boost your students’ engagement with Rhetorical Analysis

Read Like a Writer - Rhetorical Analysis Kit

AP Lang Rhetorical Analysis Essay Reflection Tool

Rhetorical Device BIG Slide Deck

Rhetorical Claims & Appeals Bundle

Full SignPost set + rubric

Preparing your students for AP / SAT Multiple Choice Exams? Drive home strategies through these resources that get students ENGAGED with test preparation.

• Multiple Choice READING Questions Video Guide + Scaffolded Notes
• Multiple Choice WRITING Questions Video Guide + Scaffolded Notes
• AP Lang Multiple Choice EXPERT LESSON Group Activity
• Multiple Choice WRITING Slides: Sentence Combining & Organization Questions
• Multiple Choice Strategies POWERPOINT - AP/SAT/PSAT/MCAS all subjects
• AP Lang Multiple Choice WRITING questions with VIDEO tutorials
• Multiple Choice READING questions GROUP SOLVE activity (AP Lang/SAT/PSAT)
• Multiple Choice Strategy Mini Cards

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