The Debate Crash Course

During the pandemics the partner agreed on working together on debate in order to make the project alive. IIS Mosè Bianchi produced a Debate Crash Course (DCC in the following) to accompain the partners in learning the basics of debate itself. This page contains alle the features of the DCC

This first document is the how to of the DCC, explaning how to use it step by step.

DebateCrashCourse_Howtouseguide.pdf

The first part of the course is made of a set of videos from NSDA, the american National Speech and Debate Association, that introduces the basic key features of WSDC (World Schools Debate Championship) model of debating.

WSDC2_motions.mp4

WSDC7_POIs.mp4

WSDC8_etiquette.mp4

WSDC5_thirdspeaker.mp4

WSDC6_replyspeech.mp4

WSDC4_secondspeaker.mp4

WSDC10_impromptu.mp4

WSDC1_overview.mp4

WSDC3_firstspeaker.mp4

WSDC9_evaluation.mp4

The second part are commentaries in which prof. Marco Costigliolo, by interviewing expert debaters

Ludovica Porro

Florian Sejko

Sara Lawlor

Riccardo Fazzini

Zaccaria Moreschi

Chiara Crippa

Alessia Arcaini

Sofia Pezzella

Samuel Catacutan

goes in depth of the speakers roles and burdens, making as clear as possible how to manage a debate in the WSDC model.

6_replyspeech.mov

7_POIs.mov

1_debatemodeloverview.mov

9_evaluatingthedebate.mov

8_inroundetiquette.mov

2_debatemotions.mov

3_firstspeaker.mov

4_secondspeaker.mov

5_thirdspeaker.mov

The third part is made of great example debates, taken form the WSD championships of the last years.

WSDC 2019 Grand Finals - India vs Canada.mp4

Final WSDC 2017.mp4

Online WSDC - GRAND FINAL - Sri Lanka vs Canada.mp4

WSDC 2018 Grand Final_ India VS China.mp4

Here's an example of how the DCC has been effective on students.

Copia di Debate.mp4