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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
Policy Scholars Schedule. 2
Lincoln-Douglas Schedule. 3
Public Forum Schedule. 3
July 18-July 30, 2010 (2 week)
July 18-August 6, 2010 (3 week)
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WEEK 1
Lectures and Example Debates,
Small Lab Drills, and Small Lab Preparation of Shells and 1NC and 2AC Frontlines
for each and every one of the below:
- Affirmative cases & answers
- Disadvantages & answers
- Counterplans & answers
- Kritiks & answers
- Topicality & answers
- Four Full Practice Debates
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WEEK 2
- Saturday Picnic and Movie Night
- Sunday morning off, Sunday Picnic
- Affirmative work in Small Labs—for add-on advantages, new
answers to arguments, etc.
- Negative work in Small Labs—2nc frontlines, new negative
arguments, etc.
- Advanced Theory Lectures
- 6 Round Tournament with Quarters
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WEEK 3
- Saturday Picnic and Movie Night
- Sunday morning off, Sunday Picnic
- Strategy Projects against cases and positions at national
institutes
- Practice Drills against staff (for the most competitive but
supportive experience)
- Improvement Labs where you work on what you want to work
on.
- 5 Round Championship Tournament with Quarters
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Novice
Policy Schedule Details
Policy
Schedule Details
July 18-August 6, 2010 (3 week)
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WEEK 1
- Scholar Lab Advance Theory Lectures
- Scholar Lab Drills (at least once a day)
- Scholar Research preparing the Affirmative, Shells and 1NC
and 2AC Frontlines for each and every one of the below:
- Affirmative cases & answers
- Disadvantages & answers
- Counterplans & answers
- Kritiks & answers
- Topicality & answers
- Three Full Practice Debates
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WEEK 2
- Saturday Picnic and Movie Night
- Sunday morning off, Sunday Picnic
- Affirmative work for add-on advantages, new answers to
arguments, etc.
- Negative work for 2nc frontlines, new negative arguments,
etc.
- Advanced Theory Lectures
- 5 Debates Round Robin
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WEEK 3
- Saturday Picnic and Movie Night
- Sunday morning off, Sunday Picnic
- Strategy Projects against cases and positions at national
institutes
- More Practice Drills against staff (for the most competitive
experience)
- Advanced Theory Lectures
- In-depth reworking, strategizing, and efforts to improve
your in-round skills
- 5 Round Championship Tournament with Quarters
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Policy
Scholars Schedule Details
July 18-July 31, 2010 (2 week)
July 18-August 7, 2010 (3 week)
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WEEKDAYS
- Topic Overview
- Topic Research in Small Labs
- Prepare Affirmative and Negative Cases in Small Labs
- Lectures on Theory, Strategy, Values, and Philosophy
- Prepare responses to affirmative and negative cases in
Small Labs
- Practice Drills in Small Labs
- Edit and Fix arguments based on drills in Small Labs
- 2 Debates on the Topic with expert judge feedback
- We cover a topic each 2 days.
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WEEKENDS
- Saturday Picnic and Movie Night
- Sunday morning off, Sunday Picnic
- Practice Drills on 2 Topics
TOURNAMENT
- Tournaments at the end of Second Week
- Goes to quarters
- Excellent competition and opportunity to improve
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THIRD WEEK
- Cover 2 final topics in-depth
- Practice to focus on the skills and strategy you need to
win
- Championship Round Robin at the end of the Third Week.
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WNDI
LD Schedule Details
July 30 - August 6, 2010 (1 week)
WHAT HAPPENS EACH DAY
- Morning News Hour—Discuss current issues
- Skills Practice in Small Labs (eg crossfire, final focus,
etc.)
- Case Preparation in Small Labs
- Lecture on Good Argumentation as a Persuasive Debater
- Delivery and Argument Skills Practice in Small Labs
- Lectures on Politics—the latest policy thoughts from
Washington DC
- Two Practice Debates on each of the Three Topics we use
- At the end of the camp, a Final Tournament with Elimination
Rounds.
Public
Forum Schedule Detailed Information
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