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Debate General Curriculum
- Argumentation
- 20
TIPS TO BEING A SUCCESSFUL DEBATER
- ADVERSARY
GAME, submitted by Bill Colson, Morgan Park HS (IL)
- “BAD
REASONING” ARTICLE/ACTIVITY, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS
(IL)
- CLAIM,
DATA, WARRANTS MINI-DEBATES, submitted by Nicole Serrano, Montgomery Bell
Academy (TN)
- DEBATE
ARGUMENTATION BASICS, submitted by Wayne Tang, Maine East HS (IL)
- DEBATE
CURRICULUM GUIDE, submitted by Katie Gjerpen
and Eric Oddo, Niles (IL)
- DEBATE/SPEECH
READING LIST AND ASSIGNMENT, submitted by Jonathan Peele, Manchester
Essex (NC)
- DEDUCTIVE
REASONING ACTIVITY, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- FALLACIES
OF REASONING ACTIVITY, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- FOUR
CORNERS ACTIVITY, submitted by Don Dancer, Heritage HS (AR)
- IDENTIFYING
FALLACIES EXERCISE, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- INTRODUCTION
TO LOGIC – CLAIMS, WARRANT, AND DATA, submitted by Christina Tallungan, Glenbrook North HS (IL)
- INTRODUCTION
TO LOGIC LECTURE, submitted by Christina Tallungan,
Glenbrook North HS (IL)
- LOGIC
AND REASONING MATCHING, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- LOGIC
AND REASONING TEST, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- LOGIC
– INDUCTIVE/DEDUCTIVE REASONING LESSON PLANS/ACTIVITY, submitted by
Christina Tallungan, Glenbrook North HS (IL)
- PRESIDENTIAL
POLITICS/LIBRARY ASSIGNMENT, submitted by Ellen Zwarensteyn,
East Kentwood HS (MI)
- REASONING
BY ANALOGY ACTIVITY, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South (IL)
- TOULMIN
ASSIGNMENT
- TOULMIN
MODEL LESSON PLAN, submitted by Christina Tallungan,
Glenbrook North HS (IL)
- TOULMIN
MODEL POWER POINT
- Novice Basics
- Debate
Vocabulary
- Cross-Examination
- Flowing
- Flowing
Training Wheels – 2 speeches, submitted by Nicole Serrano,
Montgomery Bell Academy (TN)
- Flowing
Training Wheels – 3 speeches, submitted by Nicole Serrano,
Montgomery Bell Academy (TN)
- Flowing
Training Wheels – Aff/Neg,
submitted by Nicole Serrano, Montgomery Bell Academy (TN)
- Flowing
Training Wheels – Neg/Aff,
submitted by Nicole Serrano, Montgomery Bell Academy (TN)
- Resolution
Mini-Debates (use in conjunction with Flowing Training Wheel Activities
below), submitted by Nicole Serrano, Montgomery Bell Academy (TN)
- Topicality
- Disadvantages
- "Debating
Disadvantages" ROSTRUM article by Stefan Bauschard
- ”Debating
Disadvantages” Reading and Discussion Questions, submitted by Tara Tate,
Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- ”Impact
Around the World”, submitted by Varsha Ramakrishnan, University School of Nashville (TN),
Emory National Debate Institute (GA), and Dartmouth Debate Workshop (NH)
- Coercive
Diplomacy Disadvantage-7WKS 2010
- Deterrence
DA-MNDI 2010
- Disads – Notes, submitted by Maggie Berthiaume, Chattahoochee HS (GA)
- Econ
Core - Dartmouth Debate Institute 2012
- Generic
Aff Ans to
Disadvantages, submitted by Wayne Tang, Maine East HS (IL)
- Guam
Environmental DA - DynastyDebate
- Kicking
out of Disadvantages Worksheet, submitted by Wayne Tang, Maine East HS
(IL)
- Midterms-MNDI
2010
- Politics
Vocabulary/Terms, submitted by Wayne Tang, Maine East HS (IL)
- Counterplans
- Quizzes and
Tests
- Argumentation
Basics Quiz, submitted by Christina Tallungan,
Glenbrook North HS (IL)
- Basics
Quiz
- Basics
Quiz #1, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- Basics
Quiz Answer Guide
- Policy
– 1st Quarter Test, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- Policy
– 2nd Quarter Test, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- Policy
Debate quizzes, submitted by Wayne Tang, Maine East HS (IL)
- Policy
Unit Test #1
- Research
- Blocking
Basics, submitted by Frank Seaver, formerly of
Woodward Academy (GA)
- Card
Cutting Tips
- Choosing
An Aff
- Cite
Typing Guide
- Cutting
Cards Activity, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbroko
South HS (IL)
- Tagging
and Frontlining Answers, submitted by the Emory
National Debate Institute (GA) and Dartmouth Debate Workshop (NH)
- Tagging
and Frontlining Exercise, submitted by the
Emory National Debate Institute (GA) and Dartmouth Debate Workshop (NH)
- Tips
on Cutting Cards, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- Writing
Comments on Evidence, submitted by Christina Tallungan,
Glenbrook North HS (IL)
- Drills
and Speeches
- Clash
Refutation Drill Answers, submitted by Nicole Serrano, Montgomery Bell
Academy (TN) and the Dartmouth Debate Workshop (NH)
- Clash
Refutation Drill, submitted by Nicole Serrano, Montgomery Bell Academy
(TN) and the Dartmouth Debate Workshop (NH)
- Debate
rubric, submitted by Kathryn Clark, Bronx High School of Science (NY)
- Rebuttal
Redo Bingo, submitted by Nicole Serrano, Montgomery Bell Academy (TN)
- En Espanol
Event-Specific Resources
- Lincoln-Douglas
- LD
Speaker Responsibilities, submitted by Tim Averill, Waring
School (MA)
- NDF
Topic Analysis 2010-2011
- NFL
Lincoln-Douglas Debate Online Textbook, written by Cherian
Koshy and Seth Halvorson
- NFL
Novice LD Debate Curriculum Guide, written by Joe Vaughan, Scarsdale HS
(NY)
- SAMPLE
CASE: Sample Negative on Vigilantism Resolution
- Public
Forum
- Policy
Topic: Poverty
- Policy
Topic: Space Exploration
- "Everyone's
Space" Video Viewing Worksheet (Tate)
- "Return
to Space" Topic Essay Worksheet (Tate/Bauschard)
- DEBATE
CURRICULUM GUIDE, submitted by Katie Gjerpen
and Eric Oddo, Niles (IL)
- History
of Space Exploration Timeline and Presentation Assignment (Tate)
- Space
Curriculum Primer (Tallungan)
- Space
Militarization Pro/Con Debate (Holmes/Gjerpen/Tate)
- Extemp
Curriculum
- Student
Congress Curriculum
- Amendment
Forms
- Authorship
Speech Outline, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- ”How
to Write Research” Template, submitted by Kate Prockovic,
Glenbrook South HS
- ”How
To” sheet for Student Congress, submitted by Lisa Miller, Nova HS (FL)
- Bill
Template, submitted by Adam Jacobi, National Forensic League (WI)
- Congress
Jeopardy!, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- Glenbrooks Ballot, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook
South HS (IL)
- Legislation
Writing, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS
- Legislative
Brainstorming, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- NFL
District Ballot, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- Parliamentary
Procedure PowerPoint, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- Parliamentary
Procedures Quiz, submitted by Cynthia Woodhouse, Iowa City West (IA)
- Parliamentary
Procedures Quiz, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South (IL)
- Parliamentary
Procedures Table, submitted by the National Forensic League (WI)
- Parliamentary
Procedures Terms Quiz, submitted by Cynthia Woodhouse, Iowa City West
(IA)
- Possible
Topics for Student Congress Legislation, submitted by Tara Tate,
Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- Presiding
Officer Ballot, submitted by the National Forensic League (WI)
- Pro/Con
List, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- Research
Preparation, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- Resolution
Template, submitted by Adam Jacobi, National Forensic League (WI)
- Speech
Outline
- Student
Congress Unit Exam, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South (IL)
- Introduction
Speeches
- ”ABCs
of Me” Speech, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- ”At
My Best” Introduction Speech, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS
(IL)
- ”Squares
That You Can Spare”, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- ”Story
of My Life” Speech, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- ”Tattoo”
Speech, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- ”Wheel
of Life” Speech, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- Brown
Bag Speech, submitted by Tara Tate, Glenbrook South HS (IL)
- Persuasive
Speeches
- Demonstration
Speeches
- Special
Occasion Speeches
- Delivery