International Debate Education Association provides debating resources with a huge range of topics, skill builders, and exercises.
URL: http://www.idebate.org/ [metadata]The Persuasion Map is an interactive graphic organizer that enables students to map out their arguments for a persuasive essay or debate. Create a framework for an argument or debate on a printable document. Similar to Inspiration, but in paper form.
URL: http://www.readwritethink.org/materials/persuasion_map/ [metadata]A non-partisan, non-profit website presenting both sides of current and perennial issues. Also feedback on continuing social topics.
URL: http://www.procon.org/?gclid=CNag3OS3wYoCFRNGGAodNUOlkw [metadata]A printable template providing assessment criteria for school level debates.
URL: http://www.readwritethink.org/lesson_images/lesson819/rubric2.pdf [metadata]Collection of debating lesson plans for middle years and secondary and including introduction to argument.
URL: http://www.sites4teachers.com/links/redirect.php?url=http://eduref.org/cgi-bin/lessons.cgi/Language_Arts/Debate [metadata]Teacher resources for the use of fables as classroom debate starters. Includes web links to fairytale samples.
URL: http://www.educationworld.com/a_curr/curr295.shtml [metadata]Complete course in debating including printable exercises, student resources, assessment guide and regional web links.
URL: http://english.unitecnology.ac.nz/resources/units/debating/ [metadata]Australasian debates, list of famous debaters, types of debate and external links.
URL: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debate [metadata]Online debating site where students can contribute their arguments to worldwide debates. Debatepedia is a wiki encyclopedia project of the International Debate Education Association (IDEA) and Georgetown University students.
URL: http://wiki.idebate.org/ [metadata]Combining content sourced by the ABC from talks and events all over Australia with the international material provided by fora.tv, ABC Fora will bring you the most engaging and interesting speeches and debates from all over the world.
URL: http://www.abc.net.au/tv/fora/ [metadata]