College Policy Debate Workshop Schedule
 
Photo: Sarah Snider prepares to lecture about the Casey decision
 
Posted by: Alfred Snider
 
WDI COLLEGE POLICY DEBATE WORKSHOP 2006
 
JULY 29 Sat
9 AM            Welcome and introduction
9:30 AM        Student assessment part 1
10 AM            Small Groups:  Assessment part 2
11:30 AM        Lunch – faculty meeting
1:30 PM        Topic lecture: Courts and overrules - Meany
2:30 PM        Topic lecture: Milliken - Kuswa
5:00 PM        Dinner
7 PM    Small groups meet, Advanced brainstorm Milliken arguments. Basic Debate intro/refresher
8:00 PM        Reading assignment
 
JULY 30 Sun        
9-11:30 AM        Free time
1:30 PM        Small Group:  Discuss and Review Milliken & SC
2:30 PM        Topic lecture: Casey – S, Snider
3:30 PM    Topic lecture: Morrison -Langone
4:15 PM    Topic lecture: Quirin -  Langone
5 PM            Dinner
7-9 PM        Free time, enjoy Burlington
 
JULY 31 Mon
9 AM            Small groups: Advanced topicality, Basic topicality
10 AM            Small groups: topicality practicum
11:30 AM        Lunch
1:30 PM    Small groups: public speaking, argumentation, refutation
3:00 PM        Mini-debate on topicality
4 PM            Mini-debate on topicality
5 PM            Dinner
7 PM    Small groups: Advanced review topicality, Basic review topicality
8 PM    Small groups: Advanced: Flow test, research discussion Basic: flowing and notetaking, organizing & filing, flowing drill
9 PM            End of day
 
AUGUST 1 Tue
9 AM            Small groups: Advanced case attacks, Basic case attacks
10 AM            Small groups: Case attack practicum
11:30 AM        Lunch
1:30 PM    Small groups: Advanced: research, Basic debate prep & review
3:00 PM        Mini-debate on case attacks 1
4:00 PM        Mini-debate on case attacks 2
5 PM            Dinner
7 PM    Small groups: Advanced: research, Basic: flow drills,  review of afternoon debates
9 PM            End of day
 
August 2 Wed
9 AM    Small groups: Advanced disadvantages, Basic disadvantages
10 AM            Small groups: disadvantage practicum
11:30 AM        Lunch
1:30 PM    Small groups: Advanced debate skills part 3, Basic: research techniques part 1, debate prep for last 30 minutes
3:00 PM        Mini-debate on disadvantage 3
4:00 PM        Mini-debate on disadvantage 4
5 PM            Dinner
7 PM    Small groups: Advanced: review all debates, Basic: review of debates
8 PM    Small groups: Advanced: debating theory/procedure, Basic:  evidence analysis exercise.
9 PM    End of day
 
AUGUST 3 Thur
9 AM            Small groups: Advanced counterplans, Basic counterplans
10 AM            Small groups: counterplan practicum
11:30 AM        Lunch
1:30 PM    Small groups:  Advanced research, Basic: counterplan questions, debate prep
3:00 PM        Mini-debate on counterplan 5
4:00 PM        Mini-debate on counterplan 6
5 PM            Dinner
7 PM    Small groups: Advanced: research, Basic: counterplan review from mini-debates,  repeat mini-debate on counterplan
9 PM            End of day
 
AUGUST 4 Fri
9 AM            Small groups: Advanced critiques, Basic critiques
10 AM            Small groups: critique practicum
11:30 AM        Lunch
1:30 PM        Small groups: Advanced research, Basic: debate prep
3:00 PM        Mini-debate on critique 7
4:00 PM        Mini-debate on critique 8
5 PM            Dinner
7 PM    Small groups: Advanced: review of the week, Basic review of the week.
8 PM            End of day, research on their own
 
AUGUST 5 Sat
9 AM    Small groups: Advanced research, Basic: Research
11:30 AM        Lunch
1:30 PM        Small groups: Research – finish an assignment
3 PM    Full debate
5 PM            Dinner
7 PM            Finish research and then free time
 
AUGUST 6 Sun
9-11:30 AM        Free time
11:30 AM        Lunch
1:00 PM    Full debate
3:00 PM        Full debate
5 PM            Dinner
7 PM    Review evidence, work with partner, write frontlines
 
AUGUST 7 Mon
9 AM            Electives #1
10:15 AM        Electives #2
11:30 AM        Lunch
1:30 PM        Small Groups: Advanced research, Basic research
3:00 PM        Full debate
5 PM            Dinner
7 PM             Full debate
9 PM            End of day
 
AUGUST 8 Tues
9 AM            Electives #3
10:15 AM        Electives #4
11:30 AM        Lunch
1:30 PM        Small Groups: Advanced research, Basic research
5 PM            Dinner
7 PM     Small Groups: Advanced: research & research, Basic: research
9 PM            End of day
 
AUGUST 9 Wed
9 AM            Advanced: finish research, Basic: finish research
10:00 AM        Panel discussion: Taking it from here
11:30 AM        Lunch
1:00 PM        Small groups: prep for debates
3:00 PM        Full debate
5 PM            Dinner
7 PM             Full debate
9 PM            End of day
 
AUGUST 10 Thur
9 AM            Full debate
11:30 AM        Lunch
1:30 PM        Full debate
4:00 PM        Final assembly
5 PM            Dinner
Evening        Free time
 
AUGUST 11 Fri
Departures
 
 
 
 
WDI 2006 Blog
Sunday, July 30, 2006