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International Debate Education Association: Debates: Environment
A selection of debate topics focused on environmental issues. Each topic includes a clear statement of the argument, a list of points for and against, suggested support for each (point and counterpoint), and a bibliography that supports...
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International Debate Education Association: Debates: Health
A selection of debate topics focused on health themes. Each topic includes a clear statement of the argument, a list of points for and against, suggested support for each (point and counterpoint), and a bibliography that supports the...
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International Debate Education Association: Debates: Law
A selection of debate topics focused on legal issues, many of which are international. Each topic includes a clear statement of the argument, a list of points for and against, suggested support for each (point and counterpoint), and a...
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International Debate Education Association: Debate: Society
A selection of debate topics focused on societal issues, often on an international scale. Each topic includes a clear statement of the argument, a list of points for and against, suggested support for each (point and counterpoint), and a...
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International Debate Education Association: Debates: Economic Issues
A selection of debate topics focused on economic issues, often on an international scale. Each topic includes a clear statement of the argument, a list of points for and against, suggested support for each (point and counterpoint), and a...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Argument Papers
A series of six screencast lessons explaining the process of argumentative writing. The first [4 min. 22 sec.] focuses on overall structure and purpose. The second [6 mins, 18 secs] explains how to state a claim. The third [6 min. 3...
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Writing an Argument Paper
In this slideshow tutorial, students will review how to write an argument paper. Students will review the parts of the argument paper, which include the thesis, claim, support, and counterarguments. CCSS.ELA-Literacy.CCRA.W.1, W.11-12.1a...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Argument, Persuasion, or Propaganda? World War Ii Posters
In this lesson, students will analyze World War II posters. Students will first look at the posters as a whole group and will work independently. Students will to determing how the following terms differ: argument, persuasion and...
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Idea: Debatabase
The IDEA Debatabase is designed to help high school and college level debaters by providing both pro and con arguments for hundreds of debate topics. These arguments have been prepared by experts in debate, both debaters and judges....
New Zealand Ministry of Education
Nz Ministry of Education: Te Kete Ipurangi: Guilty or Not?
This is an excellent lesson unit that can be used with gifted students. Students can choose from three case files and each case file has six lesson plans. After studying a case, students must compose a persuasive argument, present it,...
TES Global
Blendspace: Fallacies
A thirty-part learning module with links to texts, images, websites, and videos about common fallacies found in arguments.
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Idea: Debatabase
The IDEA Debatabase is designed to help high school and college level debaters by providing both pro and con arguments for hundreds of debate topics. These arguments have been prepared by experts in debate, both debaters and judges....
National Endowment for the Humanities
Neh: Edsit Ement: Introducing the Essay: Twain, Douglass and American Non Fiction
This lesson plan serves as an introduction to American literary non-fiction writing and focuses primarily on teaching some basic approaches to recognizing rhetorical strategies adopted for persuasive effect in essays and non-fiction. The...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Analysis of Relative Values of Specific Data, Facts, and Ideas
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson we will talk about reviewing the facts and data you use to support your arguments and assessing the reliability of the sources you use.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Is That Legal? A Case of Acid Rain
The goal of this activity is to understand how techniques of persuasion (including background, supporting evidence, storytelling and the call to action) are used to develop an argument for or against a topic. Students develop an...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Analysis of Relative Values of Specific Data, Facts, and Ideas
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, you're going to begin to think about how to analyze the data, facts, and ideas that you need to support your argument, the final step in planning your...
University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina: The Writing Center: Fallacies
Discussion of common fallacies, along with definitions, examples, and tips on avoiding them.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Identifying and Understanding the Fallacies Used in Advertising
Contains plans for four lessons that teach about the fallacies used in advertising such as bandwagon appeal, hasty generalizations, red herrings, emotional appeals, and more. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Exploring Free Speech and Persuasion in "Nothing but the Truth"
Contains plans for five lessons that use Avi's "Nothing But the Truth" to teach about free speech and give students an opportunity to develop persuasive arguments. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains...
TES Global
Tes: Schemes of Work: Speaking and Listening
[Free Registration/Login Required] This series of lessons will engage students in analyzing the pros and cons of hunting. Students will also develop their own persuasive speeches about corporal punishment.
Polk Brothers Foundation Center for Urban Education at DePaul University
De Paul University: Center for Urban Education: John F. Kennedy's Remarks, Berlin [Pdf]
"John F. Kennedy: Remarks in the Rudolph Wilde Platz, Berlin" is a one page persuasive speech delivered by JFK on June 26, 1963. In it he commended West Germany in its efforts to have a democratic government and berated the Communists...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Analysis of Relative Values of Specific Data, Facts, and Ideas
[Accessible by TX Educators. Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson focuses on analyzing and evaluating the value of the sources used for evidence in a research project.
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Changing the World With Video Public Service Announcements
Contains plans for six lessons that ask students to create their own public service announcements (PSAs) using Windows Movie Maker or other similar software. In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Combining Persuasion and Literary Analysis
Contains plans for eight lessons that ask students to put characters from a work of literature on trial. This instructional activity uses Shakespeare's "The Tempest" as an example, but this concept can be applied to other works as well....