Each unit is designed to provide students with the necessary skills to compete in the coming tournament. Tournament 1 (T-1) can be very overwhelming for new debaters.
We strongly believe that the first novice rounds should be limited to:
COMMON FILES – We believe students should begin with the benefit of well-structured files that all teams use.
ONE CASE – We believe that the first case students use should be a model for a well-designed case. We provide a manageable 1AC in our core files.
CASE ARGUMENTS ONLY – We believe students should start with stock issues in order to learn the fundamentals of logic and clash. We provide a Neg packet to accompany the 1AC.
COACHING CROSS-X – We believe that the students would benefit more from an open cross-x where the judge guides and prompts.
The lessons in this unit will introduce your new students to:
debate structure and language
components of an argument
responding to an argument
flowing
debate round structure
roles of each debater during a round.
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SWBAT: - Identify the benefits of debating ideas and concepts - Discuss advocating ideas and concepts
SWBAT: - Identify arguments that respond to another argument. - Identify strategies for responding to an argument. - Practice the “they say-we say” model of refuting arguments.
SWBAT: - Review the “They say – we say” structure. - Practice the structure of flowing. - Practice identifying key words in different listening situations.
SWBAT: - Identify the 2019-20 policy resolution. - Identify the different components of the Saudi Arabia Affirmative - Discuss how the affirmative can prove their case
SWBAT: -Identify the speeches that make up a debate round. -Identify the roles associated with each speech. -Identify the tournament and round structure
