Intro to Public Speaking and Debate - Elementary ELA 10 Week Fall Curriculum
In this ten week course students will learn the basics of debate, improve their critical thinking and listening skills, while becoming better at research and preparation by having the opportunity to have progressively more in-depth debates.
Broome County Debate Alliance
Average rating:
4.7
Number of reviews:(2,092)
What's included
10 live meetings
8 hrs 20 mins in-class hoursAssessment
Students will be assessed on whether or not they won their debate rounds based upon how well they argued their side and answered their opponents.Class Experience
US Grade 1 - 3
During this ten week long debate program students will learn the basics of argumentation, some advanced debate techniques, and participate in a mini-tournament. This class includes both the introductory and intermediate argumentation courses. Each class will include both a short lecture followed by an activity to help students learn the skill being taught during the lecture portion of class. Students will learn how to form arguments, listen to their opponents, develop critical thinking skills, and discern the difference between reliable and unreliable sources for evidence. This will allow students to learn to speak to a diversity of different people in order to learn how to adapt their arguments to the audience they're speaking to. By the end of the week students will have developed their public speaking skills, logical reasoning, as well as their ability to listen to and understand others. A breakdown of the course is as follows... Week One: Introduction to Debate and Mini-Debates. Week Two: Learning how to Impact and Weigh Arguments Week Three: Audience Adaptation and Persuasive Speaking Skills Week Four: Asking and Answering Questions to Win Week Five: Mini-Tournament Week Six: Recap of Basics of Debate, Ice Breakers & Speaking Drills, Debate Format Week Seven : Disadvantages and Opportunity Costs, and Research Week Eight: Procedural Argumentation and Philosophy, Round 1 Week Nine: Speaking Drills, Rounds 2 & 3 Week Ten: Rounds 4, 5, and Finals
Learning Goals
Students will learn how to work in teams, better their research, public speaking, debate, listening, and note taking skills.
Other Details
Parental Guidance
Talking with parents and doing some limited research for the mini-tournament is suggested, but not required.
Supply List
Students should come with paper and something to write with. Taking notes on a computer is also entirely fine. A timer is suggested, but not required.
Language of Instruction
English
Joined March, 2020
4.7
2092reviews
Teacher expertise and credentials
The BCDA's founder has been run a competitive college debate team for twenty years. He has also run elementary and middle school debate workshops for the past four years both in the US and internationally. We have now taught well over a thousand kids from countries around the world digitally through this platform with great reviews. If for whatever reason you feel the class didn't live up to what you were looking for, please contact us for a refund. We are offering these courses as a way for students to get the benefits of debate and peer-directed education while schools are shutdown. Debate is not necessarily for everyone, but we are confident that if your kid is excited about it they will enjoy this class, and don't want you paying if that's not the case.Reviews
Live Group Class
$120
for 10 classes1x per week, 10 weeks
50 min
Completed by 27 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 6-9
4-6 learners per class
