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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
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The perfect foundation for a debate team/class,
This review is from: Speak Out!: Debate and Public Speaking in the Middle Grades (Paperback)
Speak Out! Debate and Public Speaking in the Middle Grades serves as a debate bible for the overworked innovative teacher. The authors do an excellent job of creating a user friendly book for both middle school students and their teachers. Although I have taught middle school debate for over ten years, I found myself saying "ah-ha" at an alarming rate while reading. When I think of this book, two things stand out the most. The book provides a number of creative activities aimed at giving students the opportunity to practice all of the fundamentals of debate. Secondly, the authors do a masterful job of addressing two of the most difficult concepts to teach, argumentation and refutation. Most of the books on debate I have encountered require a PhD. to understand the meat and potatoes of debate, argumentation and refutation, but Speak Out!...scaffolds these concepts and provides ample opportunity for student mastery. As a battle tested teacher that has been in the trenches for a number of years, Speak Out! is a breath of fresh air in today's stormy educational climate. My only regret is I wish I purchased a copy sooner.
15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
Public Speaking Teacher Finally Finds a Good Text,
By Middle School Teacher (California, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Speak Out!: Debate and Public Speaking in the Middle Grades (Paperback)
Speak Out! is the first text for middle school public speaking I've reveiwed that is worthy of purchasing a class set. It focuses mainly on debate and developing critical thinking skills, but there's a lot more. While its title accurately reflects it's geared toward public speaking, this could be used effectively in any middle school course where logical thinking execises are desired. As a teacher in my 20th year, I have never used a text in my public speaking classes because I've found them to be heavy in theory (middle schooler word for boring) while lacking in practicality. I'm glad to say the drought is over - I only wish this had come out years ago.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Student-Friendly Book,
By Desert Teacher (Palm Springs, CA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Speak Out!: Debate and Public Speaking in the Middle Grades (Paperback)
This book has enabled me to use a student-friendly text to teach not only public speaking, but also research skills and logical thinking. I use it in my public speaking course and my social studies class. The exercises can be adapted to any subject. A big plus is that it builds on the natural argumentative nature of middle schoolers. This is the only book I've found aimed towards the middle school student.
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YOU communicate with others to share ideas and feelings, learn about the world, teach, develop self-confidence, participate in important decisions at school and in your community, and make friends. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
first proposition speaker, proposition team, first opposition speaker, rebuttal speaker, prop speaker, indirect argumentation, proposition side, opposition team, opposition constructive, rebuttal speeches, constructive speeches, offensive arguments, debate competition Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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YOU communicate with others to share ideas and feelings, learn about the world, teach, develop self-confidence, participate in important decisions at school and in your community, and make friends. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
first proposition speaker, proposition team, first opposition speaker, rebuttal speaker, prop speaker, indirect argumentation, proposition side, opposition team, opposition constructive, rebuttal speeches, constructive speeches, offensive arguments, debate competition Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Speak Out, United States, Saddam Hussein, Making Arguments, John Doe, Opposition Strategies, Major Argument, Middle East, New York, Answering Arguments, Will Rogers, Sticky Syrup, The United Nations, The Air War, Mark Twain Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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