Ore City Speech and Debate Camp

2023 — Ore City, TX/US

Master Camp Schedule

LD Debate Schedule:

Monday, July 24th

9:00-9:30 - Breakfast/Orientation

9:45-10:45 - Mock Round+Q&A

10:45-12:00 - What is Value/LD Debate

12:00-1:00 - Lunch

1:00-2:00 - Traditional Aff/Neg (Def. observations, framework, contentions, etc.)

2:00-3:00- Flowing

Tuesday, July 25th

9:00-9:30 - Breakfast

9:30-10:45 - Research (cutting cards), Card Cutting Drills

10:45-12:00 - Policy Arguments in LD (Case, DA, CP)

12-1:00 - Lunch

1:00-2:00 - Card Cutting Drills

2:00-3:00-Case Writing AFF/1AC speaking practices/Effective CX ?’s

Wednesday, July 26th

9-9:30 - Breakfast

9:30-10:45 - Utilizing technology in round

10:45-12:00 - Value/Value Answers Criterion/Criterion Answers

12:00-1:00 - Lunch

1:00-2:00 - Case writing NEG

2:00-3:00 - 1NC speaking practices/Effective CX ?’s

Thursday, July 27th

9-9:30 - Breakfast

9:30-10:45 - Refutation drills/Practices

10:45-12:00 - Time Allocation ( word econ., 1AR eff, 2AR, 2NR votes)

12:00-1:00 - Lunch

1:00-2:00 - Judge Adaptation: Whose job is it to win the ballot?

2:00-3:00- Last minute case prep to prepare for the practice rounds hosted on

Friday. Friday, July 28th

9:00-9:45 - Breakfast

9:45-10:45 - Rd 1

10:45-12:00 - Rd 2

12:00-1:30 - Lunch

1:30-2:30 - Rd 3

2:30-3:30 - Rd 4

CX Debate Schedule

Monday, July 24th

9:00-9:30- Breakfast

9:30-10:45 - Topic Lecture: Discussing the topic and how it could be presented in this upcoming season.

10:45-12:00 - Foundations of POLICY DEBATE /CX DEBATE (stock issues)/ Defining the Negative arsenal, Round Overview

12:00-1:00 - Lunch

1:00-3:00 - Mock Round (watch) Q&A after round

Tuesday, July 25th

9-9:30 - Breakfast

9:30-10:45 - 1AC Piece by Piece, Understanding taglines and citations, connecting vocabulary/Speaking Drills

10:45-12 - Cutting a Card Activity

12-1:00 - Lunch

1:00-2:00 - Coming up with arguments in the affirmative.

2:00-3:00 - 1A run through/Affirmative responsibilities in the round

Wednesday, July 26th

9-9:30 - Breakfast

9:30-10:45 - Preview DA’s, CPs/ On case & Off case arguments

10:45-12 - DA, T , CP ---> Basic How to run/A2: these arguments

12:00-1:00 - Lunch

1:00-2:00 - Flowing: Best Practices, and how to utilize the notes.

2:00-3:00- Creating an effective 1NC and how to extend arguments throughout the round

Thursday, July 27th

9:00-9:30 - Breakfast

9:30-10:45 - Refutation Practice/Rebuttals: What's the purpose of this speech and how do I perform one.

10:45-12:00 - Judge Adaptation: Explain how to win rounds when you have different judges at the back of the room. Who’s job is it to win the round?

12:00-1:00 Lunch

1:30-3:00 - Practice Round

Friday, July 28th

9:00-9:30 - Breakfast

9:30-10:30 - Round Strategy

10:30-12:00 - Rd 1

12:00-1:00 - Lunch

1:00-2:30 - Rd 2

2:30-3:00- Ballot review: How to dissect a ballot for critical comments and post round strategy

Congress/Extemp Schedule

Monday, July 24th

9:00-9:30 - Breakfast

9:30-10:45 - UIL, TFA, NSDA: Navigating dif. styles & rules

10:45-12:00 - Chamber Etiquette/Procedures---> Practice & model

12:00-1:00 - Lunch

1:30-3:00 - Docket Research/ Card Cutting

Tuesday, July 25th

9:00-9:30 - Breakfast

9:30- 10:45 - Aff speeches/ cards

10:45-12:00 - PO procedures/ Roberts (parli) procedures

12:00-1:00 - Lunch

1:30-3:00- Neg speeches/cards

Wednesday, July 26th

9:00-9:30 - Breakfast

9:30-10:45 - Congress CX period: eff. ?!: How to come up with critical questions while in the chamber.

10:45-12:00 - How to win the chamber ---> practice/Make sure that the judge votes you high in the round.

12:00-1:00 - Lunch

1:00-3:00 - Speech writing

Thursday, July 27th

9:00-9:30 - Breakfast

9:30-10:45 - PO Review/Chamber Procedures

10:45-12:00 - Speech writing

12-1:00 - Lunch

1:00-3:00 - Congress Rd:1 - Preset docket

Friday, July 28th

9:00-9:30 - Breakfast

9:30-10:45 - Speech/ Ballot Review

10:45-12:00 - Congress Rd:2 - Preset docket

12-1:00 - Lunch

1:00-3:00 - Congress Rd:3 - preset docket

Prose & Poetry Schedule

Monday, July 25th

9:00-9:30 - Breakfast

9:30-10:45 - Finding a Topic/Introduce cat rules/Different Interp Events ( POI, Info, OO, DI, HI)

10:45-12:00 - Brainstorm topic/topic ideas

12-1:00 - Lunch

1:00-3:00 - Research & outline work

Tuesday, July 25th

9:00-9:30 - Breakfast

9:30-10:45 - Warm-ups

10:45-12:00 - Intro lecture/ development

12-1:00 - Lunch

1:00-3:00 - Intro practice/research & outline work

Wednesday, July 26th

9:00-9:30 - Breakfast

9:30-10:45 - Creating a woven selection

10:45-12:00 - Research & outline/ cutting a piece

12-1:00 - Lunch

1:00- 3:00 - Research & piece preparation

Thursday, July 27th

9:00-9:30 - Breakfast

9:30-10:45 - Warm ups

10:45-12:00 - Research & Lit selection

12-1:00 - Lunch

1:00-3:00 - Perform w/ peer review

Friday, July 28th

9:00-9:30 - Breakfast

9:30-10:45 - Warm ups

10:45-12:00 - Room etiq/judge etiq

12-1:00 - Lunch 1:00-3:00 - Practice Rd1