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Schedules
  
Our schedule is rigorous but doesn't
force you to wake up early. You are rested, ready for a full day of
learning and fun.
Policy Debate Schedule 1
Lincoln-Douglas Schedule 2
Public Forum Schedule 4
July 20-August 1, 2008 (2 week)
July 20-August 8, 2008 (3 week)
During the first part of camp, we
do lab work, theory lectures, and drills for affirmative cases,
disadvantages, counterplans, kritiks, topicality arguments, and four full
practice debates.
During the second part of camp, we
do independent research projects, a 6 round tournament with quarter-finals,
and advanced theory lectures.
During the third part of camp (for
the 3 week participants), we do independent strategy projects against cases
and positions at national institutes, practice debates against staff to
give you the most competitive but supportive experience, improvement labs where
you work on what you want to work on, and a championship tournament.
Example Policy Schedule
9:15am, breakfast
9:45am, lecture on disads/counterplans/kritiks
10:45am, lecture, politics disads/pics/framework
11:45am, lecture, example debate, disads/counterplans/kritiks
12:45pm, lunch
1:45pm, disad/counterplan/kritik
drills
3:15pm, disad/counterplan/kritik
lab preparing evidence
6:15pm, dinner
7:30pm, prepare answers to disads/counterplans/kritiks for your affirmative
10:30pm, finish for the day
Novice
Policy Schedule Details
Policy
Schedule Details
EXAMPLE
ADVANCED SCHOLARS LECTURES FOR POLICY DEBATERS:
The Politics
Disadvantage
Turning the corner
against the State (Kritiks against the state)
Pics and functional and textual competition
Framework with
evidence against the kritik
Fighting back
against the Framework: let kritikal voices be
heard
Agamben, Foucault, Derrida, Butler lectures
More
details on these lectures will be posted as we finalize the lecture
schedule in conjunction with the WNDI Policy Scholars labs.
July 20-August 1, 2008 (2 week)
July 20-August 8, 2008 (3 week)
During the first 2 weeks of camp,
we prepare affirmative and negative cases and responses, engage in practice
debates and drills, and discuss the key issues, values, and criteria for seven
of the 2008-2009 NFL LD topics. We also cover traditional and cutting edge
philosophical approaches used in LD.
During the third week of camp (for
the 3 week participants), we cover three more NFL LD topics, work
extensively on student delivery and presentation, cover additional
philosophies and value conflict issues, and provide a championship
tournament.
Example LD Schedule
9:15am, breakfast
9:45am, topic discussion
10:45am, practice debate/research
11:45am, practice debate/research
12:45pm, lunch
1:45pm, practice debate/research
2:45pm, review of debates
3:15pm, LD lab preparing evidence
and arguments on the topic
4:15pm, Lecture on Philosopher and
Values
5:15pm, Preparing affirmative case
6:15pm, dinner
7:30pm, Preparing negative case
8:30pm, Discuss different cases
9:00pm, Prepare responses to cases
10:30pm, finish for the day
WNDI
LD Schedule Details
ADVANCED
SCHOLARS LECTURES FOR LD DEBATERS:
The fight against
the Post-Modern
Value-Criteria on
the national circuit
Weighing Values in
Intricate Argumentation
The 2AR: Saying
enough and saying it persuasively
More
details on these lectures will be posted as we finalize the lecture
schedule in conjunction with the WNDI LD Scholars labs.
August 1-8, 2008 (1 week)
During the camp, we prepare pro and con cases and responses on three topics
addressing current issues, engage in practice debates and drills, discuss
key argumentation skills and strategies, and practice crossfire and final
focus rebuttal skills.
Example Public Forum Schedule
9:15am, breakfast
9:45am, Morning News Hour reviewing
and discussing the latest news events
10:45am, Discussion of Topic of
Debate
11:45am, Argument Practicum
12:45pm, lunch
1:45pm, Prepare cases on the topic
of debate
2:45pm, Crossfire practice
3:15pm, Lecture on Good Debating
(e.g. How to present arguments that will persuade judges)
4:15pm, Final Focus practice
4:45pm, Lecture on Debate Arguments
(e.g. How to prepare compelling arguments against cases)
6:15pm, dinner
7:30pm, Evening Politics Lecture
discussing key domestic and international issues
8:30pm, Delivery Practice
9:00pm, Complete preparation on the
topic of debate for debates tomorrow
10:30pm, finish for the day
Public
Forum Schedule Detailed Information
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