Speak Out! Debate and Public Speaking in the Middle Grades

by Kate Shuster, John Meany

"Combining the practical and theoretical, Speak Out! teaches students the basics of public speaking, argumentation, and research, and helps them prepare for debate competitions and classroom debates. Exercises give students hands-on experience with important topics."

Genres: Nonfiction

188 pages, Paperback

First published February 15, 2005

Reviews

[Julie Suzanne · Rating 5 out of 5]

Finally, a spark of interest. My students actually want to debate; I'm running with it. First, I have absolutely no background in debate or debate teams. I found the most user-friendly, comprehensive website on the topic of middle school debate on the web and found that this was the book it aimed to supplement. I was happy to find that this is a thorough, enjoyable textbook for the kids. I wish that I could buy 50 copies of it right now, but that will need to wait a year to be approved for the budget. I feel like I know everything I need to know about the parliamentary style debate process, and I haven't even seen one yet. Excellent, excellent, excellent resource for teens interested in debate, being on a debate team, or even just interested in learning how to formulate effective arguments or master public speaking.

[Rebecca]

A great resource for teaching debate in middle school. Very readable and kid-friendly.