Age: 9-10 years

Duration: 60 min

Objectives

• Use agree/disagree frames with claim, reason, and evidence in structured speaking.
• Respond to a school policy prompt with respectful counter-language.
• Evaluate peer arguments and vote on clarity and evidence strength.

Vocab

• agree / disagree: "I agree with the claim because..." / "I disagree because..."
• claim / counter: "The claim is that homework should be daily."
• evidence: "My evidence is a example from our school."

Warm-up (5min)

Agree/disagree line — statement: "Students should wear uniforms." Step forward if agree, back if disagree — one because phrase each side.

Main Activity (45min): "Debate Frames"

"Agree & Disagree Frame Studio" — Frame wall: post 6 frames (I agree that... / I see your point, however... / I disagree because... / One reason is... / For example... / In my opinion...). Prompt card: school policy topic (homework length, phone rules, recess time) — pairs write 4-frame mini-debate on whiteboards. Round-robin oral: 30 seconds per speaker using frames only. Counter practice: receive partner claim — write 2-sentence disagree with because. Evidence upgrade: replace weak "because I think" with concrete example. Gallery walk: sticky note "strongest evidence?" on two boards. Written exit: 6-sentence structured response using at least 3 frames. Teacher notes frame accuracy for G4 speaking tracker.

Wrap-up (5min)

Frame choral: "I respectfully disagree because ___ ." — personal school topic.

Teacher Tips

• Lesson 01 introduced nature/nurture; Lesson 04 formalizes frames for all G4 debates.
• Insist on respectful tone — disagree with idea, not person; school norms matter at age 9–10.
• Connect to G3 opinion paragraph — now spoken debate with claim/counter structure.