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"Don't raise your voice, improve your argument."
--Desmond Tutu
An Overview of Debate
Welcome to Debate
Debate is a class designed to build students' critical thinking skills. In addition to learning about the history of debate, students will have a variety of opportunities to research topics, present their findings, and then debate multiple sides of an issue following the rules as established by the National Forensics League. This class is open to students in all grades and is recommended to students who are interested in and serious about developing their ability to examine a particular issue from multiple perspectives.
An Overview of Debate Class
First Quarter
An Introduction to Debate (What it is, its history, ethics, and goals)
Student Congress (This unit has multiple components and culminates with a daily debate led by students the last five weeks of the quarter)
Second Quarter
Lincoln-Douglas Debate
Team Debate
Fallacies in Debate
Mock Trial (This unit has multiple components and culminates with students conducting a mock trial at the beginning of December)