MIDDLE SCHOOL PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE

INSTRUCTOR PAGE

 

 

Class Days, Times, Locations-Directions

 

Labs and Postings

 

Zoom Link

 

 

MIDDLE SCHOOL PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE. 1

INSTRUCTOR PAGE. 1

BEFORE CLASS 1. 1

CLASS 1. 2

Beginners. 2

Returners. 2

CLASS 2. 3

Beginners. 3

Returners. 3

CLASS 3. 4

CLASS 4. 4

CLASS 5. 5

CLASS 6. 5

CLASS 7. 5

 

 

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BEFORE CLASS 1

 

Do These Things Before The Session Starts

Who works where and when

 

Get to your Middle School Program, Times and Days

Zoom Link for Online Class

Labs-Postings

MS Debate Judging Instructions

Student MS Debate Prep Page

 

2. Know we are debating this topic:

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its investment in domestic nuclear energy.

 

 

CLASS 1

 

 

Beginners

 

Check-In, Lab Greetings/Intros

 

Making Arguments, Responding, Mini-Debates

 

Flowing, Preparing Short Follow the Flow Debates

 

5 minutes before end of class, Wrap Up!

 

At Home Prepare for Short Debates

 

 

Returners

 

Check-In, Lab Greetings/Intros

 

Transition to Public Forum Debate for MS 3 on 3 debaters.pptx

 

How to Prepare Cases & Responses

 

PF QUIZ

All returners take this PF Quiz after the first day of instruction

 

At Home, Students Prepare for Short Debates

 

SCRIPTS

 

For Computer Use: NEW SCRIPTS FOR PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE.docx

For Printing: NEW SCRIPTS FOR PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE.pdf

 

FLOWSHEETS

 

For Computer Use: https://tinyurl.com/ms-pf-flowsheet

For Printed Flow Sheets: PF FLOWSHEETS.pdf

 

 

CLASS 2

 

 

Beginners

 

Check-In, Lab Greetings

 

How to Prepare Cases & Responses

 

06a-April-Nuclear-Power-Part1.docx

 

Crossfire & Follow Flow Debate

 

 

Judging & Follow the Flow Debate

 

PF QUIZ

All beginners take this PF Quiz after the second day of instruction

 

PRO AND CON CASES SHOULD BE COMPLETED. IF NOT—USE THE CAMP SCRIPTS.

 

 

Returners

 

Check-In, Lab Greetings

 

Flowing

 

Judging & Follow the Flow Debate

 

Short “Half” Debate

 

At Home Prepare for Debates on 2 Pro and 2 Con Contentions

 

PRO AND CON CASES SHOULD BE COMPLETED. IF NOT—USE THE CAMP SCRIPTS.

 

 

SCRIPTS

 

For Computer Use: NEW SCRIPTS FOR PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE.docx

For Printing: NEW SCRIPTS FOR PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE.pdf

 

FLOWSHEETS

 

For Computer Use: https://tinyurl.com/ms-pf-flowsheet

For Printed Flow Sheets: PF FLOWSHEETS.pdf

 

 

 

CLASS 3

 

 

Students are told to watch an example PF debate:

Watch Example PF Debate

 

Students are told to have 1 pro and 1 con contention for class.

If they don’t—then they read off the file.

 

Note, during class, we usually do half debates—using half the time of the example debate.

 

Go to your Debate shown on the Postings

 

 

CLASS 4

 

Students are told to have 1 additional pro and 1 additional con contention for class.

If they don’t—then they read off the file.

 

06a-April-Nuclear-Power-Part1.docx

06b-April-Nuclear-Power-Part2.docx

 

 

Go to your Debate shown on the Postings

 

SCRIPTS

 

For Computer Use: NEW SCRIPTS FOR PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE.docx

For Printing: NEW SCRIPTS FOR PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE.pdf

 

FLOWSHEETS

 

For Computer Use: https://tinyurl.com/ms-pf-flowsheet

For Printed Flow Sheets: PF FLOWSHEETS.pdf

 

 

 

CLASS 5

 

 

 

Go to your Debate shown on the Postings

 

 

 

SCRIPTS

 

For Computer Use: NEW SCRIPTS FOR PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE.docx

For Printing: NEW SCRIPTS FOR PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE.pdf

 

FLOWSHEETS

 

For Computer Use: https://tinyurl.com/ms-pf-flowsheet

For Printed Flow Sheets: PF FLOWSHEETS.pdf

 

 

CLASS 6

 

 

Go to your Debate shown on the Postings

 

 

SCRIPTS

 

For Computer Use: NEW SCRIPTS FOR PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE.docx

For Printing: NEW SCRIPTS FOR PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE.pdf

 

FLOWSHEETS

 

For Computer Use: https://tinyurl.com/ms-pf-flowsheet

For Printed Flow Sheets: PF FLOWSHEETS.pdf

 

 

 

CLASS 7

 

 

THIS CLASS IS ONLY FOR STUDENTS THAT SIGN UP FOR THE SEATTLE UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT

 

 

THIS CLASS IS ONLY FOR STUDENTS THAT SIGN UP FOR THE SEATTLE UNIVERSITY TOURNAMENT

 

1. Your instructor will go over logistics—where to go, what to do when you are at the tournament.

Student Show your Dashboard

 

2. Get into your teams, identify who is 1st and who is 2nd speaker.

 

3. Case Speech Show your Prop and Opp Contentions on the topic.

 

4. Rebuttal Speech Practice responding to contentions and setup a shared set of responses. Your instructor will give tips and helpful feedback for responding effectively.

 

5. Summary Practice defending your contention. Instructor will ask you what your contention is, make 2 responses against it.

 

6. Final Focus Practice weighing. You’ve heard the contentions people are presenting. Show why your/your team’s contentions are stronger and more important than your opponents.

 

7. Practice doing Crossfire and Flowing.

 

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