Calendar
The calendar for this course is subject to change. Updates will be communicated through the Moodle announcement system.
| # | Date | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | M, 1/13 | Welcome, Course Overview Handout 1, Handout 2 |
| 2 | R, 1/16 | Structure of Debate Competition |
| -- | M, 1/20 | No Classes, Martin Luther King Day |
| 3 | R, 1/23 | Syllabus Quiz, Assessment Pretest Customs and Traditions in Debate |
| 4 | M, 1/27 | Flowing Debates |
| 5 | R, 1/30 | Research and Prep |
| 6 | M, 2/03 | Rogerian Argument Structure |
| 7 | R, 2/06 | Guest Speaker |
| 8 | M, 2/10 | Rules Exam Fact Debates |
| 9 | R, 2/13 | Value Debates |
| -- | M, 2/17 | No Classes, Presidents' Day |
| 10 | R, 2/20 | Policy Debates |
| 11 | M, 2/24 | Delivery and Time Management |
| 12 | R, 2/27 | The Constructive Speech |
| 13 | M, 3/02 | The Rebuttal Speech |
| 14 | R, 3/05 | Students' Choice |
| -- | M, 3/09 | No Classes, Spring Break |
| -- | R, 3/12 | No Classes, Spring Break |
| 15 | M, 3/16 | Judging Philosophies |
| 16 | R, 3/19 | Guest Speaker |
| 17 | M, 3/23 | Using Questions |
| 18 | R, 3/26 | Delivery |
| 19 | M, 3/30 | Structure |
| 20 | R, 4/02 | Evidence |
| 21 | M, 4/06 | Transitions |
| 22 | R, 4/09 | Students' Choice |
| 23 | M, 4/13 | Developing Arguments Across Speeches |
| 24 | R, 4/16 | Alternative Flow Systems |
| 25 | M, 4/20 | Judging Criteria |
| 26 | R, 4/23 | Kritiks |
| 27 | M, 4/27 | Topicality |
| 28 | R, 4/30 | Students' Choice |
| 29 | M, 5/04 | Course Evaluations, Assessment Make-up/Review |
| 30 | R, 5/07 | NO Final Exam |