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MISSION 3 OF 18
Enter the Lion's Den
Intro debate: claims, reasons, examples, responding to opposing ideas and summarizing.
🦁 Lion Fact
- ●Lions live in prides that protect each other.
- ●Lesson: great debaters respect their opponents.
🔥 Warm-Up
- ●Claim game: adult says a topic, you say “I think ___.” as fast as you can.
📢 Voice Drill
- ●Say “I disagree, and here's why…” three ways: kind, confident, calm.
🧱 Debate Building Blocks
- ●CLAIM — what I believe.
- ●REASON — why I believe it.
- ●EXAMPLE — proof from life, books or the world.
- ●SUMMARY — say your claim again, stronger.
⚖️ Lion's Den Debate
- ●Topic: Should kids have homework?
- ●Side A and Side B each give a 1-minute speech.
- ●Response round: “I heard you say ___, but I think ___.”
- ●Each side gives a 15-second summary.
🎨 Art Quest
- ●Design a lion shield showing your 3 best reasons.
- ●Present your shield to your team.
🏃 Movement Mission — Run to Your Side
- ●Adult reads a statement. Run to the AGREE or DISAGREE wall.
- ●One person from each side gives a reason.
🪞 Mirror Reflection
- ●What kind of leader am I becoming?
- ●The lion inside you grows stronger every time you speak.
🏠 Home Quest
- ●Hold a friendly dinner-table debate: Pizza or tacos? Use claim + reason + example.
WHILE A FRIEND SPEAKS