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Varsity practices begin in October~ Informational Meeting in September, date TBD!
Depending on your event, you will need to know what topics and ideas you are debating. Public Forum and Lincoln Douglas Resolutions change every month or every two months, and are avaialbe on the NSDA website. For Congress, the tournament docket is posted about a week before the tournament, and as a competitor you can submit your own legislation to go on the docket (although it is up to the tournament director to decide what ultimately makes it onto the docket).
Depending on your event, you will need to know what topics and ideas you are debating. Public Forum and Lincoln Douglas Resolutions change every month or every two months, and are avaialbe on the NSDA website. For Congress, the tournament docket is posted about a week before the tournament, and as a competitor you can submit your own legislation to go on the docket (although it is up to the tournament director to decide what ultimately makes it onto the docket).
Once you know your topic, you will want to research the arguments for and against, keeping careful track of your sources. Then you can begin building your arguments for each side. Depending on your event, your argument will need to be 3 minutes (Congress), 4 minutes (Public Forum) or 6 minutes (Lincoln Douglas).
Research Tools
Research Tools
Flowing
Flowing
"Flowing" a debate just means tracking the arguments (theirs and yours).
Here is a great website from the Debate Guru on how to flow. You can find lots of tips on the NSDA website or just by searching the internet.
Teamwork & Collaboration
Teamwork & Collaboration
Debate works better with friends! Your teammates are your greatest resource, as you can share research, test out each others arguments, and most importantly, practice together. Use our Google Classroom and this website to share sources, ideas, and arguments, wether or not you can get together after school. The linked website "Debate Collaboration" will give you a secure location where you can upload and share materials for your current topic or docket.
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