Debates Amables
Friendly Debates
The argumentation finale: full structured debates — positions drawn, evidence marshaled, rebuttals delivered, hands shaken — on questions eighth graders actually care about.
Unit objectives
- Build a position with claim, evidence, example
- Deliver rebuttals that engage the other side
- Use the full discourse-marker toolkit
- Debate both sides of one issue
Can-Do targets
- I can argue a position with evidence in Spanish.
- I can respond to opposing arguments respectfully.
- I can argue either side of an issue.
Vocabulary scope
sostengo que, la evidencia, por un lado, por otro lado, sin embargo, además, en conclusión, refutar, ceder el punto, el acuerdo
How this unit builds
Every opinion frame since Grade 6 assembles into formal argumentation — the interpersonal mode at its ceiling, one unit before the exit assessment.
What this unit will contain
Lessons are produced in the same fully interactive format as Kindergarten — flashcards with audio, games, listening tasks, and take-home activities — and will unlock here as they are finished.
La posición — building arguments
La refutación — rebuttals
Los marcadores — discourse toolkit
El cambio — switching sides
El gran debate — debate night
Debate as celebration
From university debate leagues in Colombia to the loud, loving arguments of the sobremesa — disagreeing well is a celebrated skill. The final debates invite families as audience.