Debate unit help!
Hey everybody! I’m a first year middle school ELA teacher (it is also my last year as a middle school teacher for a couple years, as I’m having a baby in 3 months and expecting to stay home for at least 2-3 years after baby). One of my sections is specifically a debate class. For this class, I teach all three grades simultaneously - 6th, 7th, and 8th.
I’m struggling to think of a smallish unit that could span the next week and a half. We have 2.5 weeks left of school, but the last week is more of fun “end of the year” kind of days, (their chromebooks will already be turned in) so I really have about a week and a half a true teaching time left.
I’m struggling to figure out a unit that is doable, that won’t burn me out more than I already am as a first year teacher that’s 6 months pregnant, and that my students will have fun doing. We just finished our last tournament of the year 2 weeks ago, so there is no more need to do any “tournament prep” or anything like that.
Any ideas?? I would love to hear from other ELA teachers that have done debate. Please help a tired teacher out. Thanks in advance!