Bringing Debate Skills to Public Discourse
Debate develops informed and discerning individuals who are vital for a healthy democracy. We strongly encourage all debaters to be active citizens and to engage in public discourse.
In that spirit, here are two lessons that will help students differentiate the relative reliability of media sources and analyze media coverage of political debates.
Resources for Download
Political Debate Analysis, Lesson One
Political Debate Analysis, Lesson Two
Media Literacy Worksheet for Lessons
Media Source – Quality Scale PDF
Source Quality Scale PowerPoint (Page 2 of Doc)