Give your middle schoolers a complete, ready-to-teach debate curriculum built on the Steelman Method — where students learn to build the strongest version of an argument they disagree with before defending their own position.
What’s included:
This 25-lesson curriculum guides students through five core reasoning lenses — Fairness, Consequences, Practical, Values, and Rights — applied to real-world questions they actually care about. Each lesson pairs a discussion-ready topic with structured reasoning practice, building toward confident, evidence-based argument and live structured debate. The package includes full Teacher’s Notes (lesson-by-lesson guidance, timing, and facilitation tips) and a complete Scope & Sequence document mapping the full 25-lesson progression.
How it works:
Lessons are designed to be self-taught by the class teacher — no debate coaching background required. Each lesson builds on the last, moving students from basic claim-and-evidence thinking to full structured debates where they must steelman the opposing side before making their own case.
Ideal for:
Middle school ELA, social studies, and critical-thinking teachers, as well as debate club coaches and homeschool parents looking for a structured, sequential curriculum rather than one-off activities.
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Everything Bundle | Complete Debate Curriculum and Activity Library
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 (26 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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Middle School Debate Curriculum Bundle | 25 Lessons + Argument Games and Fallacy Cards
A complete middle school debate toolkit: a 25-lesson curriculum plus the supporting games and cards that give students daily practice. Built on the Steelman Method, so students learn to build the strongest version of an opposing argument before defending their own. Bundle includes: - Middle School Debate Curriculum (25 lessons) - Intermediate Debate Games and Activities Pack (12 argument games) - Rebuttal Sentence Stems and Mini Debate Activities - Logical Fallacies Detective and Repair Cards Buying the bundle costs less than buying the four resources separately.
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