Debate Calendar Map* September 12-October 28

Mrs. Gray First Quarter

MONDAY / TUESDAY / WEDNESDAY / THURSDAY / FRIDAY
12) Aff Debate Terms
Is there a fix for 9/11 illnesses?
HWTW: Death Penalty Circle Debate / 13) Neg Debate Terms
Are Soda Taxes Solvent? / 14) Senior Picnic J
Can You Zooley? Logic Game / 15) Debatable Sources
Research for Death Penalty Debate / 16)
Circle Debate: The Death Penalty
19)
Logic vs. Fallacies / 20) Practice Debate Assigned
Hot Seat Debates / 21)
Research for Practice Debate / 22) *Constructive Due End of the Period
Research for Practice Debate / 23)
Cross Examination & Clash
26) Judging Scenarios
The Flow
*Topic Ranking Rd I / 27)
Model Debate / 28) Debrief
Speaker Order & Etiquette, Ethos / 29)
Practice Debates / 30)
Practice Debates
3) Annotation & Terms
Clash
Schedule & Topics Posted / 4) Rhetoric & Delivery
Debate Policy Prep: Improving Schools / 5)
Debate Policy Practice:
Improving Schools / 6)
Research Day Round I / 7)
Think on Your Feet
10)
Unit I
Review / 11)
Unit I
Test / 12)
Offensive Arguments / 13) *Constructive Due End of the Period
Research Day Round I / 14)
Pathos
17)
Debate 1
Round I / 18)
Debate 2
Round I / 19)
Debate 3
Round I / 20)
Debate 4
Round I / 21)
Debate 5
Round I
24)
Debate 8
Round I / 25) First Quarter Ends
Debate 7
Round I / 26)
Rebuttal Redo
*Topic Ranking Rd II / 27)
Impromptu / 28)
Teambuilding

*This calendar represents a tentative map of where we are headed in debate. Changes and updates will be made as needed.

Preparation Assignments:

Thursday, September 22 Practice Constructive Due End of the Period

Thursday, October 13 Round I Constructive Due End of the Period

First Quarter Evaluations:

Thursday, October 11 Unit I Test

October 17-25 Round I Debates

Research Tools for Debate

Opposing Viewpoints-Gale
http://galenet.gale.com
username: plea12880
password: plea12880 / Social Issues—SIRS
http://sks.sirs.com
username:CA3897H
password: library / Facts on File
www.2facts.com
username: pusd
password: library
After you log in, you will have a choice of three different databases, click on opposing viewpoints. Some articles are better than others so check the source information. Also be sure to click printer friendly version / The site is designed specifically for student research. The site offers overviews and quick summaries of the pro and con arguments for current issues. / This site gives background information on both sides of the issue for policy debates.
MLA citation help is also available on this site.