1st+semester

=1st semester=

Debate Curriculum Wiki
Debate Curriculum Wiki

Week 1
//All of the "debate textbook" style handouts from the 1st 6-weeks are copyright of Kathryn Kernoff, 2009, and cannot be reprinted or reused with the author's permission.// Day 1 - Syllabus and class expectations - Classmate introduction speeches - Lesson: Introduction to debate tournaments

Homework: - Student and parent signatures on syllabus and pink permission forms - Complete 1st day survey - include full contact information - Get debate supplies - Complete reading "Why Debate?"

Day 2 - Collect forms and review "Why Debate?" reading - Practicing group discussion! Philosophical debates - Lesson: Debate formats - Choosing an activity

Homework: - Resolutions and Contentions reading - COMPLETE the questions at the bottom of each reading on a separate sheet of paper

Week 2
Day 1 - Review homework on Resolutions and Contentions - Current events short talk assignment and sign-up - Lesson: Introduction to argumentation (Structure of an argument)

Homework: - Create an account on the debate forums. __**YOU MUST USE YOUR FIRST AND LAST NAME as your user name!**__ PARENTS are welcome and encouraged to also create an account to communicate with the booster club through the forums Instructions here under "Forums" section -

Day 2 - Current events warm-ups - So you're going to your first debate tournament?! What to do and how to win! - Lesson: CLASH - argumentation, refutation, and rebuilding

Day 3 (Tuesday 9/6 for white days) - Current events warm-ups - Lesson: Signposting and flowing - Mini-debate assignment and sign-up

Week 3
//Martin will be absent Friday, 9/9 for a Debate Tournament// Day 1 - Current events warm-ups - Demonstration debate - HOMEWORK: Mini-debate cases Must be typed and printed for class! - you will disclose your case to your opponent this period. Late cases will be severely penalized.

Day 2 Sub-plans - preparation for mini-debates - Prepare refutation and 'pre-flows'

Week 4-6
//Martin will be absent Monday, 9/19 for a debate tournament// Each day Current events warmups 3 mini-debates Policy Debate lessons as time permits (will update each day)

*2nd six weeks - Policy Debate
Please check out the Novice Resource Page for extra materials on policy debate!

Week 1
DAY 1 - Policy debate 101 - the big picture - The Resolution - argument brainstorming - aff and neg contentions - The Speeches - Responsibilities of speakers Handouts: Homework: READ THE 1AC

Day 2 - SPS 1ac Discussion - Stock issues - Affirmative Strategy

Homework: Read the 1nc shell for a disadvantage

Day 3 - Aff quiz - Intro to disadvantages

Week 2
Mr. Martin will be gone on Thursday and Friday of this week for the St. Mark's Debate Tournament. Day 1 - Review the quiz

Day 2 - Watch and flow a demonstration policy debate - http://endi2010.wikispaces.com/Demo+Debate

Week 3
Day 1 - Review Demonstration debate

Day 2 - Answering disadvantages on the affirmative - Finish disadvantages (types of disads, the cliff analogy)

Day 3 - Intro to Topicalty

Week 4 and 5
Day 1 - Quiz - negative arguments, vocabulary, and policy debate structure - Review Flowing

Day 2 - Demonstration debate

Day 3 - Practice debate preparation

Week 1 - 4
Practice debate rounds!!

Pairings here:

Rubric here:

All observers must turn in 1 flow per week. Judges must turn in complete ballots.

Week 5
Semester exam review

Week 6
Finals week