Princeton MERHS Debate Machine

Items marked * are expected of all Veterans, even if you're not going to Princeton

Plan for Princeton:

Wednesday, 24 November: 

• * PF:  5 arguments, PRO or CON on topic for discussion
• * Congress:  Bill assignments.  The bill packet is here:  https://www.tabroom.com/files/6/tournaments/827/bills/billsver2.pdf

Monday, 29 November: 

• * PF case outlines due (even if NOT going to Princeton) ON PAPER; topic discussion with focus questions
•  * Congress:  Bill discussion
• *  Speech:  Practice Round

Tuesday, 30 November. 

• Scrimmage. 
• *Create/resurrect blog at blogspot.com.  Email the link to coachdeb8 AT gmail DOT com

Wednesday, 1 December. 

• Princeton Cases due--one per side per team.   Shared with Cooper at GoogleDocs. 
• Princeton Practice rounds (pairings will be announced Tuesday).
• * Speech Practice Rounds
• * Congress practice speeches
• Voluntary after-school practice session:  230 - 430 (but you must arrive by 3 pm)
• The purpose of the Voluntary After-School practice session is to:  allow extra time to work in-depth on cases and rebuttals; run practice rounds in all events; prep and do Congress speeches
• The after-school practice sessions are voluntary, but will be noted as part of the ballot portfolio for the 4th quarter grade

Thursday, 2 December. 

• Princeton Practice rounds (pairings announced Wednesday).
• * Speech practice rounds
• * Congress practice speeches
• Voluntary after-school practice session:  230- 430 (but you must arrive by 3 pm)
• Princeton cases revised by 9 pm at GoogleDocs

Friday, 3 December

7 am                   Leave for Princeton
1 pm                  Arrive Princeton; Check in
Until 2 pm         Free time
2 - 4 pm            Debaters:  Case work.   Final preparation
2 - 5 pm            Speech and Congress:  Prep. Practice speeches
4 -  745 pm       Speech and Congress Free Time including Dinner
4 - 930 pm        Debaters in rounds.  Get dinner between rounds but BEFORE 915
745 -11 pm       Speech/Congress.  Final prep.  Practice rounds   Congress bill binder prep.
930 - 11 pm      Debate:  share flows.  Discuss rounds.  Prepare blocks as needed. 

Saturday, 4 December
All day              Rounds, rounds, rounds.  Meals in small groups/on own.  Team dinner not possible :(    Once you are finished with ALL rounds for the day, you are on your free time until 930.  Please be in your assigned work rooms at 930 pm.  If break rounds start for Debate on Saturday, please note the obligation to observe break rounds under Sunday's plan.

930 - 11 pm     

• Debate:  share flows.  Discuss rounds.  Prepare blocks as needed.  Prep for break rounds.
• Speech/Congress:  Discuss and prep as needed.

Sunday, 5 December
9 am - 3 pm     Outrounds. 
If you are not competing, you are expected to observe at least 50% of outrounds in your division.  Debaters flow.  Congress should note and score speeches.  Speechies record titles and authors of pieces as well as 'practice judge'.  Exact schedule TBD.

3 - 4 pm          Awards
4 pm                Load bus
11 pm              Return to MERHS

Monday, 6 December

• Bring flows/notes/etc to class
• * All non-Princeton Squad cases due
• Write a tournament evaluation/reflection on your blog by 11 pm. 

PF timeline

PF for December topic--even if you are NOT planning to debate it:

Wednesday, 24 November
5 arguments on the topic, either pro or con, for topic discussion

Monday, 29 November
Case outlines PRO and CON, one for each team.

6 Cards for each side from each Team (not 10 per person), with citations.

Tuesday, 30 November
Scrimmage

Wednesday, 1 December
Cases for both sides due from each team (not from each team member).
Practice round in class

Thursday, 2 December
Practice round in class

E Block Congress Speech Assignments

Many people in the Congress class will be receiving Progress Reports on Wednesday.  I have Bill Packets from two people.

Since so few people submitted bill packets, the docket for Tuesday is:


EC 101


PW 306

Jacob will give the first pro speech for EC 101.  Connor will give the first con speech for EC 101.  At least 3 other students in E Block will be called on to give speeches, which will be graded.

Ian will give the first speech for PW 306.  Erik will give the first con speech for PW 106.  At least 3 other students in E Block will be called on to give speeches, which will be graded.

E Block--Friday, 12 November

CONGRESS--Please reread the post for 10 November.  Note the 3 pm Sunday deadline for getting your information posted.  By Sunday evening, I will post here the names of the people expected to speak on a given bill, per the 10 November post. 

I received ONLY three Natick bill packets on time today.  The Glenbrooks bill packets MUST be on time.

PUBLIC FORUM--Please work either on the November topic (if you are debating either at Natick, Little Lex, or Glenbrooks) OR begin research on the December topic:  Cyberbullying should be a criminal offense. 

If you are doing November, please  your cases with me at GoogleDocs by 8 pm tonight.  I should be able to get comments on them done by midnight.  We will begin talking about December this coming week--so begin looking up information on it over the weekend.

If you are doing December, then by the end of the block today, I need an EMAIL to coachdeb8 AT gmail DOT com by the end of the block.  The email should include links to at least three articles which deal with the topic, as well as tags for two PRO and two CON arguments. 

Congress: Glenbrooks Legislation Packets

By Sunday afternoon at 3 pm, every Congress student should do the following for EACH BILL from the Glenbrooks packet:

___  create a GoogleDocs document for the bill with the following title format:  "Bill Number--Last Name"
___  include in that document three cards FOR and three cards AGAINST the bill, including sources for each card, the sources being in MLA format
___  include links to the sources for each card

I will compile all the bills information into a single document which I will then share with everyone on

On Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, we will be doing practice Congresses on the Glenbrooks Bill Packet.  Everyone with a Congress major will take part, and will be expected both to ask questions and give speeches.  On MONDAY, specific people will be designated as lead PRO and lead CON speakers on each bill.

Wednesday, 10 November

Congress:
Natick bills--make sure you have compiled and sent to me by 730 am Friday

___  3 PRO and 3 CON cards, with sources, for each bill for Natick.
___  A one paragraph summary of the issues in the bill
___  Tag lines for three solid arguments FOR the bill
___  Tag lines for three solid arguments AGAINST the bill.

This should be done via GoogleDocs.  Share it with me with the name "LastName -- Natick"

PF:
Work on cases for Natick/GB.  Share both cases with me by tonight.  I will comment in the morning.

Work for Friday, 5 November

C and E Blocks:

PF cases need to be submitted over the weekend so I can look at them for Monday's class (on Sunday night).  Therefore, please use today's class to work on writing them.

Congress bills--please make sure that by Monday you can

___  discuss the issues raised by your bills
___  cite 2-3 sources with information on your bills.

LD--Colin--please get me draft cases over the weekend.

Speech--please make sure you're ready for Natick--single-entry.  You should also make sure that by the end of November you

___  have selected and cut a solo interp piece
___  have it largely memorized