RHETORIC 121: DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION, SPEECH, AND DEBATE
RHETORIC 221: Intercollegiate Parliamentary Debate and
Speaking Events
RHETORIC 222: INTERCOLLEGIATE POLICY DEBATE
Instructors
· Jim Hanson, Director of Forensics: Team Administration
· Mike Meredith, Parliamentary Debate and Individual Events
Coach
Your
grade is based on completing the following items.
1. ATTEND
CLASS SESSIONS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 3 THROUGH WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24.
The
class sessions are Monday and Wednesday, 4:15 to 5:30pm.
2.
SUBMIT ONE RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT BY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18.
The
standards for completing a research assignment will be given to you. Typically,
it is a 3-5 page outline with arguments supported by researched materials.
3.
SUBMIT 20 EXTEMP ARTICLES BY THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18.
You
will be given an Extemp Assignment including the
standards for completing extemp articles.
4.
COMPLETE TWO PRACTICE SESSIONS BY WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22.
Schedule 2 practice sessions with Mike. This is in
addition to practices during the regular class time.
Note: Be on time for the practice! Students who miss practices will place
their grade in jeopardy.
5.
PARTICIPATE AT THE REED TOURNAMENT (FRI. SEPT. 26 TO
SUN. SEPT. 28) IF CHOSEN
OR COMPLETE AN ADDITIONAL RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT AND 20 EXTEMP ARTICLES (BY
THURSDAY OCT. 2)
6.
PARTICIPATE AT THE INTRAMURAL COMPETITION ON DECEMBER 4, 4:20PM TO 6PM
· 121 students who do not
attend the class regularly, do their practice, and complete their research
assignments and extemp articles, may not receive an
A.
Note:
You must be enrolled in Rhetoric 121, 221, 222, or 401/402 in order to
participate in the Whitman Forensics program and participation at tournaments
is dependent on following the Team Participation Guidelines.
· Jim Hanson, Director of Forensics: Team Administration
· Mike Meredith, Parliamentary Debate and Individual Events
Coach
· Aaron Hardy, Policy Debate Coach
· Eric Chalfant, Policy Debate Assistant
Coach
Course Expectations
This course involves preparing, practicing, and competing
in parliamentary debate, impromptu or extemp, and
assisting the forensics program including with tournaments that we host. Your
grade is based on completing the following items.
· ATTEND THE THURSDAY CLASS SESSION EACH WEEK, 4:30 TO 5:30PM
· CHECK YOUR E-MAIL REGULARLY
Please
be at the meeting and arrive on time and check and respond to e-mail messages
daily.
· COMPETE IN PARLIAMENTARY DEBATE AND EXTEMP OR IMPROMPTU
·
3 TIMES COMPLETE A PARLI CASE AND 3
TIMES COMPLETE EXTEMP ARTICLES
PARLI CASE: Create a MS
Word document with 1) GOV: a parli case with an
outlined set of arguments, add-ons and answers to expected opp. arguments for
the MG speech; 2) OPP: oppositions strategies with outlined arguments,
responses to the gov advantages/arguments, off-case positions,
etc. YOUR CASE SHOULD BE 3 TO 5 PAGES LONG. PLACE YOUR CASE INTO THE “Cases to be Indexed
Folder” AND MAKE SURE YOUR NAME IS PART OF THE FILE NAME.
EXTEMP FILES AND FILING. You will be assigned
questions/areas to research. YOU SHOULD CHOOSE INDEPTH ARTICLES that are at
least 2 or 3 pages long. Highlight key quotations in the articles. MOST
IMPORTANTLY, YOUR ARTICLES SHOULD ALLOW YOU TO ANSWER A QUESTION LIKELY TO BE
GIVEN. Save your files on the server and print and file the articles into the extemp tub by placing them into the proper section of the extemp file.
DUE THE WEEK BEFORE REED, LEWIS AND CLARK, AND UPS TOURNAMENTS (3 total Parli cases and 3 total extemp
filings).
·
PREP SESSIONS HAPPEN THURSDAYS THE
WEEK BEFORE TOURNAMENTS.
If your
case and extemp stuff is done, you are expected to be
at the Prep Session for 1 hour. If your case or extemp
stuff is not done, you are expected to be at the Prep Session for 4 hours.
· QUAD PREPING EACH WEEK
--Mike
will schedule you and your partner for 3, two hours slots each week to work
with another team and him or sometimes Jim.
--You will work on theory, case research, drills, practice debates, review
ballots, etc. during this time.
--Be sure to show up on time!
--Take care of homework, test preparation,
papers, etc. so that they do not interfere. QUAD PREPING IS CLASS TIME AND IT
IS REQUIRED.
· ASSIST IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE TOURNAMENTS THAT WHITMAN HOSTS
You
must do 2 things to assist with the Whitman hosted Tournament:
1. You will be given a job that
requires you to work; you will receive information about when you will do your
tournament job. Your job usually will be during the week of the
tournament including inputting room information, setting up chairs, helping the
tab room, etc.
2. You will also work during the tournament.
HS Tournament Oct. 30 – Nov. 1.
You will NOT be excused from
your tournament obligations for parties, dances, visits with parents, going to
movies, concerts, friends, etc. You may
not leave early without permission. You will be excused from your
obligation to the tournament ONLY for emergencies, classes and scheduled
work. Excuses including for illnesses,
deaths in the family, etc. are granted but you will still have team service.
Failure to work at the tournament or to leave early or arrive late without
excuse will mean team service at 150% of the time you miss.
· YOU HAVE FOUR HOURS OF TEAM SERVICE
You can
help with the 121 class that meets Mon. and Wed. 4:15 to 5:30pm (see Mike) or
after the Thanksgiving break with other projects.
· JUDGE AT THE INTRAMURAL DEBATE CONTEST, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 4:20 TO
6PM.
--If you recruit someone to debate at the
contest AND you judge, you will earn a $30 honorarium from the school.
--If you do not judge a round at the IM Debate
Contest for a reason other than one Jim excuses (such as a class or you did not
receive a ballot), you receive one hour of team service (two hours for two
missed rounds).
·
COMPETE AT A MINIMUM OF TWO
TOURNAMENTS IN PARLI AND IN EXTEMP OR IMPROMPTU DURING THE SEMESTER.
NOTE:
It is your responsibility to assure that you can participate in enough
tournaments to meet the requirement for this course. In order to attend tournaments, you must
prepare and practice. DO NOT DELAY
ATTENDING TOURNAMENTS. If you do not
compete in Parli at a minimum of two tournaments, you
will need to see Jim to do makeup work or you will not receive an A in the
course.
Note:
You must be enrolled in Rhetoric 121, 221, 222, or 401/402 in order to
participate in the Whitman Forensics program and participation at
tournaments is dependent on following the Team Participation Guidelines.
FALL 2008 PARLI-IE TOURNAMENTS & EVENTS (This is
tentative)
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Mon.-Wed. Aug. 25-27 |
Parli-IE Prep
Session |
Parli, IE |
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Sun.
Aug. 31 |
Parli Case, Extemp Articles Due
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Sun. Aug. 31 Mon. Sept. 1 |
Extemp/Impromptu Practices
Parli Practices
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Thurs.
Sept. 18 |
Parli Case, Extemp Articles Due—PREP SESSION
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Tues.-Thurs. Sept. 23-25 |
Reed Practice Sessions
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Leave Fri. midday, Sept. 26 Return Sun, Sept. 28, late
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Reed |
Parli Only |
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Thurs.
Oct. 9 |
Parli Case, Extemp Articles Due—PREP SESSION
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Tues. and Wed. Oct. 7-8
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Lewis and
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Leave 4pm, Thurs, Oct. 9 |
Lewis and Clark |
Parli, IE |
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Thurs.
Oct. 16 |
Parli Case, Extemp Articles Due—PREP SESSION
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Tues.-Thurs. Oct. 22-23
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UPS Practice Sessions
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Leave midday Fri. Oct. 24 |
UPS |
Parli Only |
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Thursday, 4pm Oct. 30 through Saturday, 11pm Nov. 1 |
Whitman HS Tournament |
All team members judge and help |
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Possible additional tournament? |
Nat’l qual’d |
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Thursday, Dec. 4, 4:20 to 6pm |
Fall Intramural Debate Contest |
Judge IM Debate |
· Jim Hanson, Director of Forensics: Team Administration
· Aaron Hardy, Policy Debate Coach
· Eric Chalfant, Policy Debate Assistant
Coach
· Mike Meredith, Parliamentary Debate and Individual Events
Coach
Course Expectations
This course involves preparing, practicing, and
competing in policy debate and assisting the forensics program including with
tournaments that we host. Your grade is based on completing the following
items.
· ATTEND THE TUESDAY CLASS SESSION EACH WEEK, 4:30 TO 5:30PM
· CHECK YOUR E-MAIL REGULARLY
Please
be at the meeting and arrive on time and check and respond to e-mail messages
daily.
· PREPARE RESEARCH ASSIGNMENTS
You are expected to COMPLETE A 30+ PAGE RESEARCH ASSIGNMENT ON
TUESDAY BEFORE EACH TOURNAMENT.
Typically, these assignments are one of the following: an affirmative
case, affirmative case backup briefs, a negative case assignment, a
disadvantage, topicality positions, etc.
You are expected to have regular meetings with the policy coaches to go
over your debate assignments and turn in research assignments to other team
members on time. You must print your
complete assignment on regular paper AND place the MS Word document in the
Policy Printed folder. Typical research assignments are at least 30 pages and
meet the team standards for research assignments. Want to travel nationally? Then you MUST exceed these expectations.
· QUAD PREPING EACH WEEK
--Aaron
will schedule you and your partner for 3, three hours slots each week to work
with another team and him or Eric or sometimes Jim.
--You will work on theory, case research, drills, practice debates, review
ballots, etc. during this time.
--Be sure to show up on time!
--Take care of homework, test
preparation, papers, etc. so that they do not interfere. QUAD PREPING IS CLASS
TIME AND IT IS REQUIRED.
--Quad Preping happens each week except the week of a
tournament (when we switch to team Prep Session and drills).
· PREP SESSIONS HAPPEN THE TUESDAY BEFORE EACH TOURNAMENT.
You
spend at least 4 hours at these Prep Sessions in the Prep Rooms—researching,
filing, etc.
· ENGAGE IN DRILLS.
You are
expected to ENGAGE IN TWO DRILLS ON
WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY PRIOR TO EACH TOURNAMENT YOU ATTEND. You are expected to be prepared to start
your practice sessions as soon as they start; hence have your flowsheets, briefs, tubs, etc., well ahead of the starting
time.
· GET AND SEND SOURCE CITATIONS
When you hear a good
card—GET THE SOURCE CITATION! Send the source citation to whoever is
researching it; if you don’t know who that is, send it to Aaron.
· ASSIST IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE TOURNAMENTS THAT WHITMAN HOSTS
You
must do 2 things to assist with the Whitman hosted Tournament:
1. You will be given a job that
requires you to work; you will receive information about when you will do your
tournament job. Your job usually will be during the week of the
tournament including inputting room information, setting up chairs, helping the
tab room, etc.
2. You will also work during the tournament.
HS Tournament Oct. 30 – Nov. 1.
You will NOT be excused from
your tournament obligations for parties, dances, visits with parents, going to
movies, concerts, friends, etc. You may
not leave early without permission. You will be excused from your
obligation to the tournament ONLY for emergencies, classes and scheduled
work. Excuses including for illnesses,
deaths in the family, etc. are granted but you will still have team service.
Failure to work at the tournament or to leave early or arrive late without
excuse will mean team service at 150% of the time you miss.
· YOU HAVE FOUR HOURS OF TEAM SERVICE
You need to do 4 hours of
team service and you have until reading day to complete this. This involves
various help for the team.
· JUDGE AT THE INTRAMURAL DEBATE CONTEST, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 4:20 TO
6PM.
--If you recruit someone to debate at the
contest AND you judge, you will earn a $30 honorarium from the school.
--If you do not judge a round at the IM Debate
Contest for a reason other than one Jim excuses (such as a class or you did not
receive a ballot), you receive one hour of team service (two hours for two
missed rounds).
· COMPETE IN POLICY DEBATE AT A MINIMUM OF 2 TOURNAMENTS DURING THE
SEMESTER.
· NOTE: It is your
responsibility to assure that you participate in enough tournaments to meet the
requirement for this course. In order to
attend tournaments, you must prepare and practice. DO NOT DELAY ATTENDING TOURNAMENTS. If you do not compete in policy debate at a
minimum of two tournaments, you will need to see Jim to do makeup work or you
will not receive an A in the course.
Note:
You must be enrolled in Rhetoric 121, 221, 222, or 401/402 in order to compete
on the Whitman Debate team and participation at tournaments is dependent
on following the Team Participation Guidelines.
FALL 2008 POLICY TOURNAMENTS & EVENTS (This is
tentative)
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Date |
Tournament/Activity |
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Aug. 21 (returners) 22 (new students) -Aug. 27 Practice, Aug. 28-30 |
Policy Prep Session Everyone
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Tues. Sept. 16 |
Research Assignments Due
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Tues. - Thurs. Sept. 16-18 |
Gonzaga Drills
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Leave
Fri. 5pm, Sept. 19 |
Gonzaga
All Teams |
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Tues. Sept. 30 |
Research Assignments Due
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Tues. and Wed. Sept. 30 and
Oct. 1 |
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Leave Thurs. afternoon Oct. 2 |
Nat’l Qual’d team or teams |
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Tues. Oct. 14 |
Research Assignments Due
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Wed. and Thurs, Oct. 15 and 16 |
Idaho State Debaters Drills
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Leave
Fri. Oct. 17, 10am |
Idaho
State All Teams |
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Thurs.,
4pm Oct. 30 through Sat., 11pm Nov. 1 |
Whitman
HS Tournament |
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Tues. Nov. 11 |
Research Assignments Due
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Wed. Nov. 12 |
Wake Debaters Only Drills
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Leave Thurs. afternoon, Nov. 13 Return Tues. night, Nov. 18 |
Nat’l
and also Wake qual’d teams |
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Thurs. and Fri. Nov. 20 and 21 |
WNPT Only Drills
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Sat. and Sun., Nov. 22-23 |
WNPT Teams
not going to Wake |
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Thursday,
Dec. 4, 4:20 to 6pm |
Fall
Intramural Debate Contest Everyone |
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XXXXX Dates for the Swing
are still being decided; they may change this year to later. Flights will leave Dec. 28 (Policy) Flights will return evening Jan. 5 or 6 (Policy) |
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Xxxxx Return to Walla Walla by Thurs.
Jan. 10 or be in Flights leave Fri. Jan 11 We return to |
Berkeley ?
? Teams
Berkeley may not happen until later? WEBER ROUND ROBIN? XXXX
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