According to Who? Individual Licence

Teach debate, critical thinking and confidence, with the prep done for you.

According to Who? is a 16-week curriculum for Grades 7–9 that builds confident speakers and sharp thinkers through games, short lessons and reflection. Everything is ready to teach: open the week’s PowerPoint, follow the coaching guide, print the student pages and go. You don’t need any debate experience.

What’s included

• 16 editable PowerPoints with speaker notes
• 16 coaching guides with scripts, game instructions and answer keys
• 16 sets of printable student materials (cards, sheets and organizers), with print-ready PDFs
• A Start Here guide, your licence terms and the Poppins font files

How each session works
Every week is a 60-minute session: a warm-up game, a mini-lesson, two more games and a reflection. Most weeks include a 45-minute version, and the two scrimmage weeks include a longer-block option instead.

The 16 weeks

• Foundations (Weeks 1–4): claims, evidence, building arguments, and speaking with confidence
• CNS Format (Weeks 5–8): Canadian National Style roles, defining motions, building a constructive and a first mini-round
• Clash (Weeks 9–12): rebuttal, flowing, weighing arguments, questions and reply speeches
• Put It into Practice (Weeks 13–16): prep strategy, two scrimmages and goal-setting. Week 16 explains what a tournament day looks like for teams who choose to compete, and gives showcase and keep-growing paths for those who don’t.

Social-emotional learning in every session
Each week builds a skill such as courage, listening, teamwork, resilience or perspective-taking. Students reflect on it at the end of every session.

Built for real classrooms and clubs

• Works for classes, clubs and teams
• Anchored in Canadian National Style, with notes for Alberta (ADSA) rules
• Speech times and league rules vary, so the guides leave room for your own numbers
• Fully editable in PowerPoint and Word, and you can adjust timings, motions and examples to suit your group

Instant download
After checkout you’ll receive a download link by email. The ZIP is organised by week so you can start with Week 1 today.

Individual Licence:
For one teacher or coach. Use it with your own classes, clubs and teams. Need it for your whole school? Upgrade to the School Licence by paying the difference, and contact us to arrange it.

Please note: this is a digital product, so all sales are final. If a file won’t open, contact systemsforsecondary@gmail.com and we’ll fix it. Licence terms are in the download. Files are for use within your licence only and may not be shared or resold.