Mini Debate: EBATM Skill #4 The Great Migration Name: ___________________________________
Class: ____________________
Date: _______________
Prompt: Did African Americans who came North during the Great Migration get the freedom they were looking for? Claim A: Yes, ______________________________________________________________________________________ . Claim B: No, ______________________________________________________________________________________ . Directions: 1. Before the Mini Debate, write your assigned claim in the chart on the next page, and the two reasons you believe your claim is true. 2. You and your opponent will each have two minutes to speak during the Mini Debate. o Use your notes when it is your turn to present your argument. o Take notes on your opponent’s argument when it is their turn to speak. 3. You and your opponent will each have two minutes to prepare three questions to ask of each other. These questions should gather more information and/or expose assumptions. 4. You and your opponent will each engage in a two-minute cross-examination period. Claim A person asks the questions and Claim B responds; then they switch. 5. You will be judged by a peer. Judges will use a rubric to determine which team convinced them the most. Name:____________________________ Class:___________________ Date:______________
Mini Debate: EBA Skill #4 The Great Migration
Name:____________________________ Class:___________________ Date:______________
Mini Debate: EBA Skill #4 The Great Migration
Round #1: My OPPONENT’S claim is:
MY claim is:
Evidence
Evidence
Evidence
Reason #1 Reasoning: How does this evidence support your claim?
Reason #2 Reasoning: How does this evidence support your claim?
Reason #3 Reasoning: How does this evidence support your claim?
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Reason #1
Reason #2
Reason #3
My Questions
My Opponent’s Response
Pair Share – After the Mini Debate: Something new I learned by engaging in this debate…
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