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KS3 Oracy Unit 5: Think It Through | Reasoning, Evidence + Debate

Talk is how we think together. This unit trains reasoning aloud: giving grounds, weighing evidence, spotting weak arguments and changing minds - including one's own - with grace. It ends in a full-class structured deliberation. One pack, three ways to teach it: a Launch Assembly (script + deck), six no-prep Form Tutor sessions (15-20 min) and six Full Lessons (50-60 min), all with decks. The six sessions: 1) Claims and reasons 2) How strong is the evidence? 3) Name that fallacy 4) Two sides, one mind 5) Changing minds well 6) The deliberation. Also included: Teacher Guide, dyslexia-friendly Knowledge Organiser, Pupil Oracy Log and a References & Acknowledgements page. Fully scripted with model answers. Builds critical thinking and media literacy alongside oracy. Ready for the 2028 statutory framework. Aligned to the Oracy Skills Framework (Voice 21 & Oracy Cambridge, University of Cambridge; (c) Voice 21 and the University of Cambridge, 2018), an openly published framework. This resource draws on the Framework's four strands but does not reproduce it. Not affiliated with, endorsed by or produced by Voice 21, the University of Cambridge or the DfE. All lesson content, slides, artwork and wording are original to Verity Education. (c) Verity Education 2026. Licensed for use within the purchasing school.