Reflection

Due Dates:

  • Reflection papers are due no later than 2 class meetings after returning from a debate competition.

Purpose

Reflection on you debate experiences and performances will help you to identify areas to focus on in practice.

Skills

In this assignment you will:

  • Review your own notes and judge feedback.
  • Consider your preparation for and performance in a debate competition.
  • Compare your performance with previous competitions (or your first practice debate if no previous competitions).
  • Identify lessons learned and areas to focus on for future practice.

Knowledge

This assignment will also help you become familiar with the following important content in this discipline:

  • Supporting arguments
  • Audience analysis
  • Verbal and non-verbal delivery

Task

You will write a 1-2 page paper (250-500 words) reflecting on your experience in a debate competition.

To complete the assignment, you will need to:

  1. Provide an overall assessment of your experience in the competition.
  2. Identify your favorite part of the competition experience.
  3. Identify what you did best (support with quotes from judge feedback).
  4. Identify your biggest opportunity for improvement (support with quotes from judge feedback).
  5. Discuss strategies to use in practice to continue improving as a debater.
  6. Compare your performance in the debate competition with previous competitions (or your first practice debate, if no previous competitions).

Criteria for Success

This paper is graded out of 100 points. The paper will be graded based on Professionalism, Completeness, Support, and Organization

See the Reflection Grading Rubric for detail.

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