LDL success at Clackamas High School!

Great start to the season for the Lane Debate League at CHS. 3 teams competed in policy:

Thurston PV Edie Powell and Maggie Vanwey-Wells
Thurston DS Austin Dillon and Aaron Smart
Thurston VV Katherine and Francisco Velazquez

All 6 were attending their first debate tournament EVER. Their hard work really showed:

Thurston VV - 2nd place, Novice Policy

Austin Dillon - 3rd speaker (and self-proclaimed debate fanatic)

Aaron Smart - 4th speaker

Katherine Velazquez - 5th speaker

The coaches received positive comments about every single team member, and everyone contributed to the team's success! People were floored to see Thurston, a school that has never competed in debate, perform so well. You did us real proud.

The Usual Suspects

Edie and Maggie talking strategy

Katie Bergus tells Katherine, Austin and Aaron how it is

Cisco and Aaron, strictly business on game day

Austin practices reading the 1AC

Megan Gaffney, Maggie, and Edie

Coaches Bergus and Gaffney

LDL Fan Club member Hank Fields

Awards

Thurston VV - final round awards!

 Great work everyone!

LDL Files for Clackamas

Here a link to our evidence. Read through the new stuff over Thanksgiving break! If you have any new arguments to add, send the cards to lanedebateleague@gmail.com - we'll add them so that the rest of the team can use them.


LDL Files

Coaches' Workshop - Debate Styles

Here's the Lane Debate League's take on the types of debate.

Types of Debate Powerpoint

Megan Gaffney introduces Cross Examination Debate (AKA Policy / C-X)

Katie Bergus introduces Lincoln Douglas Debate

Rachel Mosley feat. Ben Dodds introduce Public (AKA Parliamentary) and Public Forum (AKA Ted Turner)

Coaches Workshop - Argument Structure and Judging Paradigms

Our lectures from the coaches workshop are slowly migrating their way online. Here's the first two. Sorry about the darkness - the next videos are in the light and are much easier to see.

Rachel Mosley discusses argument structure, responsiveness, "kicking arguments", and roadmaps.

Argumentative Structure Powerpoint

Part 1 - 

Part 2 - 

Hank Fields discusses judge "Paradigms" and judge adaptation.

Paradigm Lecture Powerpoint

Coaches' Workshop - Okinawa Practice Debate

Big thanks to everyone who made it to our workshop this weekend! As promised, here's Saturday's practice debate.

The times are shortened from normal policy: Constructives are about 5 minutes, CX is about 2 minutes, and Rebuttals are roughly 3 minutes.

1AC 

1AC CX

1NC

1NC CX

2AC

2AC CX

2NC

2NC CX

1NR

1AR

2NR

2AR

Addressing a few concerns people had after the debate:

Some were distressed by the speed of some of the speeches. Policy has a certain cadence to it that becomes much easier to hear after you give it a couple tries. Some tips: look at some policy debate evidence, individually known as "cards". The "tagline" or summary of evidence at the top of the argument is usually read more slowly and deliberately, and when flowing you should try to get this down and then listen to the rest of the argument instead of scrambling to get down every word. After listening to a couple debates, you should be able to recognize when a new card is starting. Most debaters will segway with a term like "NEXT," or "AND," to give people a chance to catch up. If you don't do this in debates, you're really selling yourself short, because the judge is just as likely to miss the thesis of your argument as your opponents.

Also, an observer commented that it sounds like we're being quite mean to each other in Cross-X. Keep in mind all the debaters involved are close friends who know each other quite well (Katie and Megan are partners IRL, for example). We're a competitive bunch, and enjoy challenging each other. This is not always the case; the observer rightly brings up the point that if you don't know your opponents well, you should always err on the side of being too courteous. A little bit of competitive jabbing is healthy, but you need to know that you have that relationship with your opponents ahead of time to avoid really alienating certain judges (and potential friends).

Finally, the resolution isn't high enough to read the flow behind us, but the link to the flow at the end of the round is posted here - Flowing Practice - see if yours looks similar!

Watch it, comment, and let us know what you think!!

More lectures from the workshop will be posted tonight.

2010-11 Topic Intro Lecture

If you missed our first lecture and want a brief introduction to the 2010-11 High School Policy Resolution, here's what we went over.

A video of the lecture is here:

And here's the powerpoint for the presentation if you want to follow along, because it's a little hard to see.

Policy11ResolutionIntro.ppt

Lane Debate League Coaches' Workshop

Come to our debate workshop this Saturday, Oct. 16th! It's a crash course for every of student, parent, or coach interested in learning about debate. There will even be food!

Here's the invitation:

Have you ever said, “Oh no, I can’t judge debate”?

Debate doesn’t take special qualification. It takes what judging any speech event does – dedication. Join us for our free seminar for coaches and beginning students October 16, 2010. Whether you’re a seasoned judge who just wants to know more about structure, a community member who has never seen a competitive debate before, or a “speechie” who has always avoided “the dark side”, we want to talk about what debate can mean to you. We’ll cover questions like:

·         What role should judges play in debate rounds?

·         What are the structures of the various types of debate –Public, C-X (gasp), Public Forum, L/D?

·         How do I deal with rudeness, or an argument I know is a lie?

·         What is a counterplan and who can use it?

·         How can I get my students to appreciate and partake in debate, when I never competed?

Come study with UO students and coaches. We’ll provide a comprehensive and even-handed account of debate from some of its best competitors, coaches, and judges. This workshop is open to anyone who plans to judge or coach debate – recent graduates, longtime coaches, community members, and new faces. Bring your questions, curiosity, and dedication to the debate community.

October 16, 2010

Ben Linder Room, EMU

University of Oregon

http://www.uoregon.edu/maps/

All students, coaches, and visitors are welcome at no cost

Courtesy the Lane Debate League

Schedule of Events

 12:00 PM

Judging philosophy

1.      Differing philosophies:

·         Tabula Rasa

·         Stock Issues

2.      What on earth is a “Paradigm”?

3.      Judge Adaptation

12:30 PM

Flowing – the k/ 2 sccsfl db8

1.      Using symbols for fun and profit

2.      Signposting and roadmaps – navigate the debate highway!

1:00 PM

What is debate?

1.      Overview of forms: LD, Policy, Public Forum, Public

2.      Argumentative structures

·         Claim and Warrant

·         Affirmatives

·         Disadvantages

·         Topicality

·         Counterplans

3.      Clash and responsiveness: Two ships passing in the night

4.      Kicking arguments and cleaning up the debate

2:00 PM

Practice Debate with Real Live UO Debaters

1.      Group flowing exercise

2.      Discussion

4:00 PM

Ethical questions

1.      What is cheating? What should I do about it?

·         Incorrect cards

·         Lying

·         “Cross Reading”

·         “Power Tagging”

2.      What about rudeness?

3.      How should experienced teams act to young teams?

Final Note: Coaching Resources

1.      Alright, I’m hooked – How do I start a team?

2.      Where can I get materials?

Welcome High School Students, Coaches, and Parents!

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