[LIT] debating

[Bill IVEY]

<macwendy at cox.net> on Wednesday, January 16, 2008 at 7:12 PM -0500 wrote:
>I am a 7th grade teacher and I so do, so very much, want to teach my
>Honors classes how to debate.  How do I start?  Besides going to the Lit
>Serve, other ideas are out there?  We have to teach the persuasibe essay
>and we have doing it ad nauseum since 5th grade.  I would like the to
>take a 'hot topic' write a persuasive essay based on researched facts for
>pros and cons, and then develop the essays into debates.  Suggestions?????

Hi!

Your local high school may have a debate team; members of the team and/or
the coach could be resources. 

This is the website for the debating association my school belongs to
(mostly high schools):
http://www.daneis.org/

You may also write me, on- or off-list for ideas - I used to assistant
coach our debate team for a few years, once took some kids to Nova Scotia
for a French language debate, and of course just did a debate unit in my
seventh grade Humanities class.

Take care,
Bill Ivey
Stoneleigh-Burnham School