Let's Argue Elementary
About Let's Argue Elementary
The Let's Argue Elementary program is designed to empower students in the third, fourth, and fifth grade to become advocates for themselves and their communities. It aims to provide them with the skills and confidence they need to craft logical and persuasive arguments, listen effectively, and think critically about different issues. The program is led by the University's director of debate and members of Waves Debate.
Let's Argue Elementary provides new students with basic public speaking and argument tips and offers advanced competitive debate for returning students. Students who have participated in either program have demonstrated a quantifiable increase in their ability to tell the difference between arguments and opinions, to evaluate source credibility, to speak in public, and to listen to conflicting opinions. Undergraduate students participating in the program have the opportunity to provide impactful community service and increase their own critical thinking, speaking, and persuasive skills. Currently this free enrichment course occurs on Tuesdays from 1:30–2:30 PM at Woodlake Elementary Community Charter School.
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Quick Facts
- 100%Participants Reported Improved Confidence
- 100%Participants Reported Improved Ability to Listen
- 100%Participants Reported Improved Understanding of Argument
2019-2020 Schedule
- November 12, 2019
- November 19, 2019
- December 3, 2019
- January 21, 2020
- January 28, 2020
- February 4, 2020
- February 11, 2020
- February 18, 2020
- February 25, 2020
- March 10, 2020
- March 17, 2020
- March 24, 2020