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1. Overview of the course: instructional objectives; target objectives of the course; materials; classroom policies; evaluative criteria.
2. Introduction to debate
3. Introduction to discussion skills on simply giving opinions to supporting, explaining, and presenting opinions. |
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Objectives: recognize different types of opinions, use reasons to explain opinions, use evidence to support opinions, critically evaluate reasons and evidence, apply all the listed skills within a debate format. |
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- Opinion survey - Explaining your opinion - Brainstorming reasons - Supporting your opinion - Organizing your opinion - Presenting your opinion |
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- Refuting opinions - Making refutations - Tennis debate - Challenging supports - Challenge supports - Critiquing an advertisement - Organizing your refutation |
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- Mini-debate - Debating an opinion - Flowing a debate - In class debates |
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- Introduction to critical thinking and debate skills focuses on building arguments, presenting arguments, and evaluating arguments. - Objectives: build arguments using reasons and evidence, present arguments systematically, evaluate arguments, demonstrate the listed skills within the context of debate. |
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- Brainstorming reasons - Supporting your opinion - Organizing your opinion - Presenting your opinion - Refuting opinions - Making refutations - Tennis debate |
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- Challenging supports - Challenge supports - Organizing your refutation - Mini-debate - Debating an opinion - Flowing a debate - In class debates |
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- In class debate - Analysis and discussion |
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- In class debate - Analysis and discussion |
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- In class debate - Analysis and discussion |
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- In class debate - Analysis and discussion |
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- In class debate - Analysis and discussion |
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- Final in class debate |
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- Evaluation of the final debate |