Whitman Prep Session
Tentative POLICY Schedule
All events occur in the Hunter Building
The Policy Prep Session is designed to get our research on the
new topic kick-started, to get new students integrated into the team and using
our research process, and to drill and debate so we
are ready for a great year!
NEW AND RETURNING
DEBATERS WILL ENGAGE IN
3 DRILLS AND 2 FULL
DEBATES
THURSDAY,
AUGUST 9-21 optional POLICY debaters PREP WORK
From August 9 through
21, you are encouraged to come to Whitman and work.
Note: Aaron will return several days after the 9th.
Jim will be available during this period of time only intermittently. That
means that assistance with computers and printers is going to be minimal. Also,
sorry, no food or housing is provided by the team Aug 9-21. You’ll need to get
your own housing and food.
Also: Jim will be setting up the prep rooms at some point
during this time and so it may interrupt your work.
If you want an early assignment,
contact Aaron.
THURSDAY,
AUGUST 21 ALL returning POLICY debaters
RETURNERS ARRIVE ONE
DAY AHEAD TO HELP GET THE PREP SESSION EVIDENCE STARTED.
When you arrive, if you
need it, get a key to your residence hall from Jim or Assistant at Hunter.
Food provided by the team begins with Dinner Thursday,
August 21.
RETURNING DEBATERS:
4:15pm Meeting
We’ll discuss Moving toward Paperless Debating.
We’ll discuss research assignments
Show Jim that your computer is spyware and virus protected and is
up-to-date. Get the newest template.
Clean your Server folder.
Prepare to present your topic information for the Friday 7pm meeting.
RETURNING DEBATERS, BY 6:00PM FRIDAY: AS A GROUP, YOU ARE EXPECTED to put together ONE short aff with responses and backup; NEG AGAINST THAT AFF INCLUDING a disad shell with responses and backup; a counterplan shell with responses and backup; and a kritik shell with responses and backup. YOU DO NOT EACH INDIVIDUALLY NEED TO DO A POSITION—WE JUST NEED ONE OF EACH OF THESE POSITIONS FOR THE SQUAD AS A WHOLE. You and the new debaters will use these during the drills. If you wish, you may prepare your own individual positions for the drills. SUGGESTION: Just use stuff you cut for your August research assignment to set this stuff up. OBVIOUSLY, it does not need to be tournament ready stuff—it just needs to be drill ready.
FRIDAY,
AUGUST 22 new and returning POLICY debaters
|
TIME |
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NEW POLICY STUDENTS |
RETURNING POLICY
STUDENTS |
|
11am |
|
Welcome to Whitman;
get key from Jim or Assistant at Hunter. Give Jim your
computer to install software/templates |
Research |
|
6:00pm |
|
Dinner |
Dinner |
|
7:00 |
Aaron |
Resolution &
Topic Argument Discussion |
Resolution & Topic
Argument Discussion Present your topic
information |
|
9:00 |
Aaron |
Research
Assignments |
Research
Assignments |
|
9:15 |
Jim |
Producing
Electronic Evidence |
Research Time— COMPLETE
THE DRILL EVIDENCE; DISTRIBUTE THE DRILL EVIDENCE TO EVERYONE |
|
10:30 |
Jim; Finish 10:45 |
Team Fun Policy Do you have the Drill Evidence? You Should. |
Team Fun Policy Do you have the Drill Evidence? You Should. |
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POLICY ASSISTANT
AND RETURNING DEBATERS: FOR THE DRILLS Every debater needs: AFF SOLVENCY, Answers
to the Aff Solvency; Backup for the Aff Solvency; DA, Answers to the DA; Backup for the DA;
CP, Answers to the CP; Backup for the CP; K, Answers to the K; Backup for the
K. NOTE: RETURNING DEBATERS CAN PICK THEIR OWN STUFF IF THEY WISH. |
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SATURDAY
AUGUST 23 policy
|
TIME |
|
NEW POLICY STUDENTS |
RETURNING POLICY
STUDENTS |
|
11:30 |
|
Lunch |
Lunch |
|
12:30pm |
Aaron |
New Research
Assignments announced |
New Research
Assignments announced |
|
12:30pm |
Jim & Aaron |
Scanning |
Read and Highlight the Drill Evidence |
|
1:00 |
Jim, Aaron, Eric,
Matt |
Read and Highlight the Drill Evidence |
Research/Drills Set
1 |
|
2:00 |
Jim, Aaron, Eric,
Matt |
Research/Drills Set
2 |
Research/Drills Set
2 |
|
3:00 |
Jim, Aaron, Eric,
Matt |
Research/Drills Set
3 |
Research/Drills Set
3 |
|
4:00 |
Jim, Aaron, Eric,
Matt |
Research/Drills Set
4 |
Research/Drills Set
4 |
|
5:00 |
Aaron, Eric, Matt |
Research/Drills Set
5 |
Research/Drills Set
5 |
|
6:00 |
|
Dinner |
Dinner |
|
7:00 |
|
Movie |
Movie |
DRILLS ARE STOP AND GO and are structured like
this:
·
1NC (4 min): DA, CP, K shells plus 3 to 5 answers to case
·
AFF CX’s 1NC for 1.5 minutes
·
2AC (4 min): answers DA, CP, K and rebuilds case
·
NEG CX’s 2AC for 1.5 minutes
·
2NC/1NR (7 min): rebuilds at least two of the DA/CP/K args plus case answers
·
1AR (3.5 min): answers 2NC/1NR, rebuilds case (if time—you have to
finish the drill on time)
·
Drill then ends
SUNDAY AUGUST 24 policy
|
TIME |
|
NEW POLICY STUDENTS |
RETURNING POLICY
STUDENTS |
|
|
11:30 |
|
Lunch |
Lunch |
|
|
12:30pm |
Jim, Aaron, Eric,
Matt |
Research/Drills Set
6 |
Research/Drills Set
6 |
|
|
1:30 |
Jim, Aaron, Eric,
Matt |
Research/Drills Set
7 |
Research/Drills Set
7 |
|
|
2:30 |
Jim |
Research/Drills Set
8 |
Research/Drills Set
8 |
|
|
3:30 |
Aaron, Eric, Matt |
Research |
Research |
|
|
6:00 |
Jim’s House |
Dinner |
Dinner |
|
|
8:00 |
Aaron, Eric, Matt,
Jim |
Research |
Research |
|
MONDAY
AUGUST 25 policy
|
TIME |
|
NEW POLICY STUDENTS |
RETURNING POLICY
STUDENTS |
|
11:30 |
|
Lunch |
Lunch |
|
12:30pm |
Jim |
New Student Group
Drills |
Watch Drills |
|
2:00 |
Jim, Aaron, Eric |
Partner
Meetings/Research |
Partner
Meetings/Research |
|
6:00 |
|
Dinner |
Dinner |
|
7:00 |
Aaron, Eric, Matt |
Research/Filing |
Research/Filing |
TUESDAY,
AUGUST 26 POLICY
|
TIME |
|
NEW POLICY STUDENTS |
RETURNING POLICY
STUDENTS |
|
11:30 |
|
Lunch |
Lunch |
|
12:30pm |
Aaron and Eric,
Matt |
Research |
Research |
|
6:00 |
|
Dinner |
Dinner |
|
7:30 |
Aaron and Eric,
Matt |
Research |
Research |
wednesDAY,
AUGUST 27 POLICY
|
TIME |
|
NEW POLICY STUDENTS |
RETURNING POLICY
STUDENTS |
|
11:30 |
|
Lunch |
Lunch |
|
12:30pm |
Aaron and Eric,
Matt |
Research |
Research |
|
6:00 |
|
Dinner |
Dinner |
|
7:30 |
Aaron |
Research |
Research |
|
10:30 |
Jim, Aaron, Eric,
Matt |
Climb the Mountain |
Climb the Mountain |
THURSDAY,
FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AUGUST 28, 29 AND 30 POLICY
THURSDAY, AUGUST 28,
9AM, Students living in residence
halls during the fall: You move into your residence hall on THURSDAY, AUGUST
28. BE SURE TO RETURN YOUR TEMPORARY KEY to Jim or the Assistant ON THAT DAY.
THURSDAY,
FRIDAY, SATURDAY: DEBATES We will
schedule debates during these three days—look for a schedule from us.
EACH AND EVERY
TEAM—NEW AND RETURNING will debate twice. Each debate takes 3 hours.