A. SHORTLY AFTER JUNE
22, Request research assignments.
A. During NFL Nationals (about
June 22nd), the NFL LD 2008-09 topics will be announced.
B. BEGINNING SHORTLY AFTER JUNE 22, Nicholas will begin taking
requests for research via e-mail.
C. Find out from Jim how many topics you will research (in
your job email).
D. The topics you get to research are determined by ranking
your choices; Nicholas will work cooperatively with you on this.
B. EXPECTATIONS FOR
ALL RESEARCH FILES
WHY
THIS IS IMPORTANT:
1) When
you mess this stuff up, it means Nicholas has to spend a ton of extra time
fixing your files.
2) IF
YOUR FILE IS SUBSTANTIALLY OFF FROM THE BELOW EXPECTATIONS, YOU WILL BE FINED
$10 TO $30 FOR EACH FILE DONE IMPROPERLY (and if you don’t follow rule 2 noted
below, you can be fired).
3) READ
THESE GUIDELINES AND CAREFULLY DOUBLECHECK YOUR FILE TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE
FOLLOWING THEM.
BY THE DEADLINE NICHOLAS SETS:
EMAIL HIM A 3 PAGE FILE; HE WILL CHECK IT TO MAKE SURE YOU ARE DOING YOUR
RESEARCH PROPERLY.
1. CUT AT LEAST 25
pages of affirmative evidence and 25 pages of negative evidence ON EACH OF THE
TOPICS YOU HAVE
(Your job offer tells you how many topics you research).
a. Include an Affirmative and a Negative Case
b. Include a 1 PAGE single spaced Topic
Overview (see below for details)
c. INCLUDE 2 TO 4 PAGES OF DEFINITONS ON KEY TERMS IN THE
TOPIC.
d. When you complete 25 & 25 pages, it means you
receive $250.
e. FILES OVER A TOTAL OF 150 PAGES (AFF AND NEG) IN LENGTH
REQUIRE JIM’S PERMISSION.
ALSO—YOU CUT A SHORT FILE FOR “CONTENT”
LECTURES PER THE INSTRUCTIONS THAT NICHOLAS PROVIDES.
2. YOU ARE ABSOLUTELY BANNED from
using files that you did not cut unless they are from your COLLEGE team’s files (no high
school files) or you go find the originals. TWO YEARS AGO, WE HAD A PLAGIARIZED
FILE!!! Don’t let that happen. I will fire you for this kind of violation.
FURTHER:
You may NOT submit a file for the camp with
1. any more than 20% materials
from West Coast work you did or that came from a handbook or handbook worker.
2. any more than 20% materials
from Whitman/UPS/your team backfiles. It must be NEW
material.
ANY EXCEPTIONS TO
THESE TWO LIMITS NEED JIM’S PERMISSION.
3. USE THE WHITMAN DEBATE TEMPLATE
or something very close.
--10 point
Times New Roman Font
--1 inch
margins
--header
at the top with the file name
--page
numbers in the upper right hand corner
4. NOTICE—WE NO LONGER ACCEPT
ANYTHING BUT PURE WORD DOCUMENTS. Do ALL of your files in MS Word as text—no
graphics, no scanning in pictures of cards you hand cut.
5. AT THE BEGINNING OF YOUR FILE
--Make sure
you have a table of contents at the beginning of your file.
DO A
DOUBLECHECK—After doing your table of contents, see if
there aren’t missing pages (eg you see pages 5, 6, 7,
10, 11, 12—where’s 8 and 9? Fix it!); also, check the last pages of your file—a
frequent spot for blank pages.
--Include a one page topic overview
for each file.
--Include the resolution wording at the top
--Include a paragraph or two of background/key info/facts on the topic
--Include a list of affirmative arguments on the topic with several sentences
of explanation/details/examples for each.
--Include a list of negative arguments on the topic with several sentences of
explanation/details/examples for each.
--In total, the topic overview should fill up one full page
with single spaced typing.
6. FORMATTING
--USE CITATIONS LIKE THIS:
July
July
--PLEASE
GENDER MODIFY EVIDENCE by changing "his conception of . . ." to
"his or her conception of . . ." or "their conception of . .
." AND note that you did this in the evidence.
--NO
HIGHLIGHTING OF EVIDENCE. You can underline but highlighting slows the printers
down significantly.
--NO
GRAPHICS OR PICTURES ARE ALLOWED WITHOUT NICHOLAS’S CONSENT. Email him if you
have questions. Graphics slow down the printing process.
--NO LARGE
FONTS OR AREAS OF BLACK/COLOR. THIS COSTS
--NO
HATS—NO BLANK PAGES. Keep the number of pages to a minimum—otherwise, we pay huge
bucks—each unnecessary page get multiplied by 60+ copies.
7. ADHERE TO THE PAGE MINIMUMS AND
MAXIMUMS
Do not go
under the expected page numbers stated for each kind of assignment. Your pay is
docked for doing that.
Do not go
over the ABSOLUTE MAXIMUM FILE SIZE. If you do, YOU MUST CREATE A SEPARATE
ADDITIONAL “FOR THE CD ONLY” FILE. This is because we will NOT print files over
the Maximum File Size—it costs too much.
8. BRING 16 ELECTRONIC articles (somewhat evenly balanced
between pro and con) specific to the topic and 8 ELECTRONIC articles on general
values/philosophies critical to the topic. These will be used for an addendum file. THESE
ARTICLES NEED TO BE DIFFERENT FROM THE ONES YOU ALREADY CUT BEFORE CAMP.
9. BE SURE TO HIT AT THE CORE ISSUES IN THE TOPIC. To enhance this effort, PLEASE
E-MAIL ME with your aff and neg
basic arguments on your topics. Do so at least two weeks prior to the camp.
EXAMPLE: If the topic was “Drug testing is an unwarranted
invasion of privacy,” you would send me a list of arguments such as this: Drug
testing does/doesn’t intrude on privacy; Drug testing does/doesn’t stop drug
abuse; Drug testing does/doesn’t help safety; Drug testing does/doesn’t assure
athletic fairness, etc.
10. BE SURE TO HAVE EVIDENCE COMPARING AND IMPACTING YOUR
VALUE/CRITERIA
Please, no cases with just “my value is democracy, now
let’s move on.” The cases MUST include “democracy is good because . . .” and
“democracy is more important than safety because . . .”
EXAMPLE: If the topic was “Drug testing is an unwarranted
invasion of privacy,” you would need evidence showing privacy is good/not so
good; deterrence of drug abuse/safety problems is/is not critical, etc.
NOTE:
IF YOUR FILE IS SUBSTANTIALLY OFF FROM THE ABOVE EXPECTATIONS, YOU WILL BE FINED
$10 FOR EACH FILE DONE IMPROPERLY. When you don’t follow the above—it means extra printing
costs and keeps the printing staff working longer hours. Please do your files
right.
C. ONE WEEK BEFORE
CAMP STARTS (BY JULY 10): Email near complete drafts of your research
assignments to Nicholas for approval.
Please address comments Nicholas makes about your research
so that the materials you bring to camp are excellent quality.
D. BY THURSDAY, JULY
17, EMAIL to Nicholas at least one complete, Nicholas approved final research
assignment. THIS IS CRTICAL because Nicholas needs to begin printing files days
before the camp starts. The printing process for the beginning of camp takes 3
to 4 days to complete and we need the files ready by Sunday night.
NOTE: THE REST OF
YOUR COMPLETE, NICHOLAS APPROVED ASSIGNMENTS are DUE SATURDAY, JULY 21 BY
MIDNIGHT.
E. HEAD LD PERSON.
A. Compile the position explanations and e-mail the group
so that each staff member knows what the staff and students will be preparing
during camp.
B. NICHOLAS: BY JULY 17, YOU NEED TO SEND OUT THIS LIST OF ASSIGNMENT
DESCRIPTIONS TO ALL OF THE WNDI LD STAFF.
F. NOTE: DO RESEARCH BEFORE THE
G. FINES: YOU WILL BE FINED $10 PER FILE FOR EACH 8 HOURS THAT IT IS
LATE.