Thursday, April 9, 2009

Schedule - Policy Debate*


Day 0 - Sunday, June 7
12-5p - Resident check-in (lobby of Pearson Residential College)
8 - Resident orientation meeting (lobby of Pearson Residential College)

Day 1 – Monday, June 8
9a - Dave’s intro lecture - "What Is An Argument?"
10 - Getting to Know Everyone
Distribute Evidence Packets
Discussion of Evidence Packets
12 - LUNCH BREAK
130p - Flowing Exercises
2 - Reading Drills and Exercises
230 - Lecture - The Debate Template (computer lab)
3 - Lecture – AFF team thinking - 2AC/1AR block writing
4 - Lab Time - AFF block writing practice
430 - COMMUTER I - DISMISSED – debater homework – study the 1AC authors and arguments
5 - RESIDENTS and COMMUTER II - DINNER
630 - Residents Lab Time – AFF block writing
8 - AFF Exercises – giving the 2AC and the 1AR
9 - End Lab

Day 2 – Tuesday, June 9
9a - Partner Selections
Reading Drills and Exercises
AFF block writing
10 - Lecture – Defending and Attacking the Counterplan
11 - Lecture – Demystifying the kritik
12 - LUNCH BREAK
130p - Lecture – NEG team thinking – 2NC/1NR block writing
230 - Lab time – NEG block writing practice
330 - Lecture – Cross-Examination
430 - COMMUTER I - DISMISSED
5 - RESIDENTS and COMMUTER II - DINNER
630 - Residents Lab Time – NEG block writing
8 - NEG Exercises – giving the 2NC and the 1NR
9 - End Lab

Day 3 – Wednesday, June 10
9a - Side selections
preparation time
930 - Begin Lab-wide Debate Round
12 - LUNCH BREAK
130p - Switch Sides
2 - Lab-wide Debate Round #1
430 - COMMUTER I - DISMISSED – debater homework – What did you learn? What can you improve?
5 - RESIDENTS and COMMUTER II - DINNER
630 - Discussion - The Impact Calculus
730 - Residents Lab Time – Rebuttal Reworks
9 - End Lab

Day 4 – Thursday, June 11
9a - Debrief – Questions and answers
930 - Lab-wide Debate Round #2
12 - LUNCH BREAK
130p - Switch Sides
2 - Lab-wide Debate Round #3
430 - COMMUTER I - DISMISSED - What did you learn? What can you improve?
5 - RESIDENTS and COMMUTER II - DINNER
630 - Residents Lab Time – Giving the 2AR
730 - Residents Lab Time – Giving the 2NR
9 - End Lab

Day 5 – Friday, June 12
9a - Lecture – Retooling blocks and doing updates
10 - Reading Drills and Exercises
1030 - Lab-wide Constructive and Rebuttal Reworks
12 - LUNCH BREAK
130p - Lab-wide Debate Round #4
430 - COMMUTER I - DISMISSED - What did you learn? What can you improve?
5 - RESIDENTS and COMMUTER II - DINNER BREAK
630 - Residents Lab Time – Doing a case hit
730 - Residents Lab Time – Cutting cards
9 - End Lab

Day 6 – Saturday, June 13 (Residents only and Commuter II)
1p - Practice Debates
330 - Practice Debates
6 - DINNER BREAK
8 - Movies or Coconut Grove

Day 7 – Sunday, June 14 (Residents only)
2p - Afternoon on South Beach
6 - DINNER
8 - Movies or Coconut Grove

Day 8 – Monday, June 15
9a - Reading Drills and Exercises
930 - Lab-wide Debate Round #4
Partner selections
12 - LUNCH
130p - Critiqued Debate Round #1
4 - Rebuttal Reworks
430 - COMMUTER I DISMISSED - What did you learn? What can you improve?
5 - RESIDENTS and COMMUTER II - DINNER BREAK
7 - Residents Lab Time – Formulating a Negative Strategy
8 - Residents Lab Time – What Makes a Great Affirmative
9 - End Lab

Day 9 – Tuesday, June 16
9a - Reading Drills and Exercises
930 - Critiqued Debate Round #2
12 - LUNCH
130p - Critiqued Debate Round #3
4 - Rebuttal Reworks
430 - COMMUTER I - DISMISSED - What did you learn? What can you improve?
5 - RESIDENTS and COMMUTER II - DINNER BREAK
7 - Residents Lab Time – Counterplans
8 - Residents Lab Time – Topicality
9 - End Lab

Day 10 – Wednesday, June 17
9a - Reading Drills and Exercises
930 - Round 1
12 - LUNCH
130p - Round 2
4 - Rebuttal Reworks
430 - COMMUTER I - DISMISSED - What did you learn? What can you improve?
5 - RESIDENTS and COMMUTER II - DINNER BREAK
7 - Resident Lab Time – Debriefing and Judge comments
8 - Resident Lab Time – Block writing
9 - End Lab

Day 11 – Thursday, June 18
9a - Reading Drills and Exercises
930 - Round 3
12 - LUNCH
130p - Round 4
4 - Rebuttal Reworks
430 - COMMUTER I - DISMISSED - What did you learn? What can you improve?
5 - RESIDENTS and COMMUTER II - DINNER BREAK
7 - Sunset Place (Gameworks) or Bowling

Day 12 – Friday, June 19
9a - Reading Drills and Exercises
930 - Round 5
12 - LUNCH
130p - Round 6
330 - Lecture – Prepping for the first tournament of the year
430 - AWARDS and GOOD-BYES




* The daily events and schedule listed are subject to change.