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