Upper Elem Ed

This slide deck guides you through one week of engaging, challenging activities to prepare for a whole class debate. Debates are student-run activities where they practice speaking, listening, close-reading, using vocabulary, analyzing topics deeply, and working in groups. They can be used in any subject! Purchase the bundle to get the worksheets that support each role in the debate and some teacher sources to help you prepare.

In order to have a productive whole class debate, I differentiate by assigning students to different roles. They include Opening Statements, Question Askers, Question Answerers, Counter-Argument (Rebuttal), and Closing Statement. Each role should prepare for the debate in a different way and need to answer some guiding questions, which is what is provided here. Please download the "How to Have a Whole Class Debate" slide deck for more information.