Debate+1+Unit+Overviews

=Debate 1 Unit Overviews=

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Week 1
- Syllabus and course information - What is debate? - Debate as a game - Debate as a means of change - Introduction to argumentation

Week 2
- Structure of a debate round - Structure of a debate tournament

Week 3
- Introduction to policy debate - Structure of policy debate arguments - Aff Case and Neg Case construction

Week 4
- 2008-2009 Policy Debate Resolution analysis - Intro to Flowing

Week 5
- Practice debates

Week 6
- Finish Practice Debates - 6 week test

Week 1
- Intro to Lincoln-Douglas Debate

Week 2
- LD Resolution Topic Analysis

Week 3
- Writing an LD case

Week 4
- LD practice debates

Week 5
- Finish LD practice debates

Week 1
- Extemporaneous Speaking

Week 2 and 3
- Extemp research and filing

Week 4
- Preparing and presenting extemp speeches

Week 5
- Final Extemp Speeches - Review for final exam

Week 6
- Final Exams

Weeks 1, 2, and 3
- Student Congress

Weeks 4 and 5
- Electronic Research - Electronic Research