Preliminary HS Workshop Schedule

DUDA HS Workshop Preliminary Schedule - Saturday, September 17

Students will choose one of five tracks:

A = Novice World Schools Debate (first year in the activity)

B = Varsity World Schools Debate (second year in the format OR previous Policy experience)

C = Novice Policy Debate (first year in the activity)

D = JV Policy Debate (at least one year of prior debate experience in Policy debate) 

E = Varsity Policy Debate (no evidence restrictions) 

8:30-9:15 am - Arrival/Check-in/Breakfast

9:15 - 10:30 am - Session 1 - Debate Games and Format Introduction

Option A - Novice WS Debate - Debate games and Intro to Format

Option B - Varsity WS Debate - Debate games with impromptu motions

Option C - Novice Policy Debate - Mini Debates (Fun Topics) Intro to Format

Option D - JV Policy Debate - Mini Debates (Fun Topics) Intro to the NATO topic, Format Recap

Option E - Varsity Policy Debate - Topical Affirmatives / Wiki Introduction / Scouting

10:30 - 10:45 am - Break/Move to Session 2

10:45 am - 12:00 pm - Session 2 - Skills and Strategies

Option A - Novice WS Debate - Introduction to Prepared Motions/Case Writing and October  motion

Option B - Varsity WS Debate - Work on prepared motion for October tournament

Option C - Novice Policy Debate - How to win a debate: Strategy 101

Option D - JV Policy Debate - Modular Debate/Notation Practice/CX Questions

Option E - Varsity Policy Debate - Negative Case Introduction

12:00 - 12:45 pm - Lunch - Cafeteria

12:45 - 2:00  - Session 3 - Application

Option A - Novice WS Debate - Impromptu Prep process and practice

Option B - Varsity WS Debate - Impromptu practice with focus on speaker roles

Option C - Novice Policy Debate - Using the Core Files to Construct a Case

Option D - JV Policy Debate - File Construction + Spar Debates

Option E - Varsity Policy Debate - Politics / Midterms DA

2:00 - 2:30 - Closing

Create Tabroom accounts/NAUDL surveys