Give students a complete, ready-to-teach debate and critical-thinking curriculum built on the Steelman Method: before students argue a position, they learn to build the strongest possible version of the opposing view first.
What’s included: 6 units (24 core lessons) delivered as ready-to-present slide decks, each pairing a real-world question with one of five reasoning lenses (Fairness, Consequences, Practical, Values, Rights), plus a full teacher’s notes guide, a scope and sequence map, detailed lesson plans covering every session, and supporting values/criteria worksheets for structured argument-building.
How it works: students move from basic claim-and-evidence reasoning through steelmanning opposing arguments to a live structured debate, with each unit building directly on reasoning skills taught in the last. Lessons are self-serve and teacher-led: open the slides, follow the built-in facilitation notes, and go.
Ideal for: debate club coaches, critical-thinking and ELA/social studies teachers, and homeschool parents who want a complete, no-prep debate curriculum rather than building one from scratch. Suits grades 6-9.
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The complete ClaimLore library in one purchase: beginner-to-competition debate curricula, speaking and perspective-taking practice, and every activity pack and game lab. Built on the Steelman Method, where students build the strongest version of an opposing argument before defending their own. Bundle includes 18 resources: - Lincoln-Douglas, SPAR and World Schools curricula at beginner and competition levels (25 lessons each) - Debate and Critical Thinking Curriculum (24 lessons) - Middle School Debate Curriculum (25 lessons) - Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced debate game packs - Opinion writing, rebuttal, respectful disagreement, conflict resolution and perspective-taking cards - Logical Fallacies Detective and Repair Cards - Philosophers in Debate and The Line You Draw ethics activities Buying the bundle costs less than buying the resources separately.
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Debate Foundations Starter Bundle | 24 Lessons + Speaking and Perspective Cards
A starter set for teaching students to speak up, listen well and argue fairly. Includes the 24-lesson Debate and Critical Thinking Curriculum, built on the Steelman Method, plus two card sets that give young speakers a low-pressure way to rehearse opinions and see other points of view. Bundle includes: - Debate and Critical Thinking Curriculum (24 lessons) - Opinion Writing Oral Rehearsal Cards (speaking activities) - Perspective Taking Scenario Cards (SEL discussion activities) Buying the bundle costs less than buying the three resources separately.
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