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Handout
Other

Pstcc: Four Principles of Interpersonal Communication

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Discusses four inevitable components of interpersonal communication. These principles occur in real interpersonal interaction and are basic to communication.
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Handout
University of Victoria (Canada)

The U Vic Writer's Guide: Literary Term: Dramatic Monologue

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a short definition of the term, dramatic monologue, along with a short example. Also contains a few links to related terms.
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Primary
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Robert's Rules of Order Revised: Order of Precendence of Motions

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site describes the ranking of motions taken from "Robert's Rules of Order Revised."
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Primary
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: Robert's Rules of Order Revised: Subsidiary Motions

For Students 9th - 10th
Robert's Rules of Order Revised provides this definition of subsidiary motions in the context of a committee meeting and the like.
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Website
FOX News

Fox News: Politics

For Students 9th - 10th
FOX News covers the latest in United States politics. Impact is presented with television and the internet in mind.
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Tuck Everlasting Comprehension Check

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart can be used during and after reading Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbitt. There are also graphic organizers and strategies in this lesson that can be applied in many other ways to...
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Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Laws

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart introduces conflict resolution & how a bill becomes a law.
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Handout
Other

Marketing terms.com: Moderator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Defines the term and discusses some basic job duties. Also contains links to additional information on the bottom of the page.
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Handout
BBC

Bbc News: Filibustering

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Gives a brief explanation of the technique in the context of parliament procedure. Also provides an example of a time it happened in the British Parlament.
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Handout
Poynter Institute

Poynter Online: Presidential Debates Bibliography

For Students 9th - 10th
An archive of transcripts of past presidential debates. The archive mostly contains transcripts of debates since 1980. However, there are a select few from previous election years.
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Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Violence & Video Games, the Debate

For Teachers 6th Standards
In this activity, 6th graders read and discuss an article about video games and violence, then participate in a debate. They are divided into groups and each group prepares an argument and their evidence, then one person from each group...
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Unit Plan
Other

New Internationalist: Making Decisions

For Students 3rd - 8th
From a 1984 article published in the New Internationalists, "Slow Train to Patna," the author describes a train journey in Bihar, India, where passengers explore the world of community action.
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Rubric
Other

Debate Evaluation Forms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A nice resource for teachers who are judging/evaluating an in-class debate. It presents comments about the debate and the people involved that require you to rate on a scale of 1 to 5.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Clip Art by Phillip Martin: Debate

For Students 3rd - 8th
A clipart illustration by Phillip Martin titled "Debate."