Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument August 2017
B Block -- Beginning Policy Debate
Students in In-Person Cohort A -- Felix, Ronak
Students in In-Person Cohort B -- Arjun, Ishaan, Jianna, Sophie
Students in RLA -- Ahmed, Alexis, Alex L, Ananya, Misty
Students Serving as TAs in Novice Policy Class -- Amanda, Larry, Pia, Will
Current Schedule -- Hybrid -- Week 17 -- Hybrid Sched Remotely
Class Plans By Week -- The Newest Activities are at the Top
Week 17 -- Getting Used to Verbatim/Prep for Big Lex/Redos
Remote Class for All -- Monday 2:10-3:10 p.m. -- More Work on Verbatim/Finish Redos
Remote Class for All -- Monday 2:10-3:10 p.m. -- More Work on Verbatim/Finish Redos
Week 16 -- Topicality/K Tricks/Politics DA/Team-Building
Everyone Remote -- Monday 8:30-9:20 a.m. -- Capitalism vs Policy Affs Presentation
Everyone Remote -- Tuesday 8:30-9:40 a.m. -- Framework Presentation
Everyone Remote -- Wednesday 8:30-9:45 a.m. -- Cap K Presentation
Everyone Remote -- Thursday 8:30-9:35 a.m. -- Test Plus Introduction to Verbatim
Everyone Remote -- Monday 8:30-9:20 a.m. -- Capitalism vs Policy Affs Presentation
Everyone Remote -- Tuesday 8:30-9:40 a.m. -- Framework Presentation
Everyone Remote -- Wednesday 8:30-9:45 a.m. -- Cap K Presentation
Everyone Remote -- Thursday 8:30-9:35 a.m. -- Test Plus Introduction to Verbatim
Week 15 -- Topicality/K Tricks/Politics DA/Team-Building
Everyone Remote -- Monday 8:30-9:20 a.m. -- In Depth Discussion of Topicality
Everyone Remote -- Tuesday 8:30-9:40 a.m. -- Common K Tricks and Politics Disads
Everyone Remote -- Wednesday 8:30-9:35 a.m. -- Fun Team Building Activities
Everyone Remote -- Monday 8:30-9:20 a.m. -- In Depth Discussion of Topicality
Everyone Remote -- Tuesday 8:30-9:40 a.m. -- Common K Tricks and Politics Disads
Everyone Remote -- Wednesday 8:30-9:35 a.m. -- Fun Team Building Activities
Week 14 -- Debriefing and Moving Forward with Arguments
Remote Class for All -- Monday 2:10-2:30 p.m. -- Debrief Ridge-LaSalle/Flowing Drill
Remote Class for All -- Monday 2:10-2:30 p.m. -- Debrief Ridge-LaSalle/Flowing Drill
Week 13 -- Answering Kritiks and New Files
Remote Class for All -- Monday 2:10-3:10 p.m. -- How to Answer New Arguments
Remote Class for All -- Monday 2:10-3:10 p.m. -- How to Answer New Arguments
Week 12 -- Drills/Learning New Arguments/P.O.S.T.A.L.
Cohort A and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Tuesday 8:30-9:40 a.m. -- Drills
(CP & DA/K/T) -- Everyone Does Two
Cohort A and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Wednesday 8:30-9:45 a.m. --
Learn the Meaning of POSTAL/Answers to Counterplans/2ACs Against Counterplans
Cohort A and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Thursday 8:30-9:40 a.m. -- Other
Disads and Counterplans in the Packet
Cohort A and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Tuesday 8:30-9:40 a.m. -- Drills
(CP & DA/K/T) -- Everyone Does Two
Cohort A and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Wednesday 8:30-9:45 a.m. --
Learn the Meaning of POSTAL/Answers to Counterplans/2ACs Against Counterplans
Cohort A and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Thursday 8:30-9:40 a.m. -- Other
Disads and Counterplans in the Packet
Week 11 -- Abolition Kritik/Debrief Little Lex/Team-Building
Cohort B and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Monday 8:30-9:20 a.m. --
Introduction to the Abolition K/Debrief Little Lex
Cohort B and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Tuesday 8:30-9:40 a.m. -- Guest
Lecture on the Abolition K
Cohort B and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Wednesday 8:30-9:35 a.m. --
Team Building Activities and Mini-Debates
Cohort B and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Monday 8:30-9:20 a.m. --
Introduction to the Abolition K/Debrief Little Lex
Cohort B and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Tuesday 8:30-9:40 a.m. -- Guest
Lecture on the Abolition K
Cohort B and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Wednesday 8:30-9:35 a.m. --
Team Building Activities and Mini-Debates
Week 10 -- K Drill and 2AC Creation
Remote Class for All -- Monday 2:10-3:10 p.m. -- K Drill and 2AC Creation Activity
Remote Class for All -- Monday 2:10-3:10 p.m. -- K Drill and 2AC Creation Activity
Week 9 -- Answering Kritiks and New Files
Remote Class for All -- Monday 2:10-3:10 p.m. -- Answering Kritiks
Remote Class for All -- Monday 2:10-3:10 p.m. -- Answering Kritiks
Week 8 -- Debrief Manchester/Learn About T/Checking In Test
Cohort A and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Monday 8:30-9:20 a.m. -- Debrief
the Manchester Tournament/Discuss Procedures and Arguments
Cohort A and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Wednesday 8:30-9:45 a.m. --
Theory and Topicality -- Lectures and Practice
Cohort A and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Thursday 8:30-9:40 a.m. -- Test
on the Basics of Policy Debate/Introduction to Kritiks
Cohort A and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Monday 8:30-9:20 a.m. -- Debrief
the Manchester Tournament/Discuss Procedures and Arguments
Cohort A and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Wednesday 8:30-9:45 a.m. --
Theory and Topicality -- Lectures and Practice
Cohort A and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Thursday 8:30-9:40 a.m. -- Test
on the Basics of Policy Debate/Introduction to Kritiks
Week 7 -- DAs/CX/Flowing/The Mechanics of Online Debate
Cohort B and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Monday 8:30-9:20 a.m. -- Mini
DA Debates in Small Groups
Cohort B and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Tuesday 8:30-9:40 a.m. -- CX
Lecture and CX Drills/Time to Prep with Partner(s)
Cohort B and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Wednesday 8:30-9:45 a.m. --
Kicking out of Arguments/Affirmative Answers to DAs
Cohort B and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Thursday 8:30-9:40 a.m. --
Graded Flowing Drill/Email Chains and Speech Docs/How to Read Paradigms and
How to Use Slack (and Tabroom)
Cohort B and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Monday 8:30-9:20 a.m. -- Mini
DA Debates in Small Groups
Cohort B and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Tuesday 8:30-9:40 a.m. -- CX
Lecture and CX Drills/Time to Prep with Partner(s)
Cohort B and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Wednesday 8:30-9:45 a.m. --
Kicking out of Arguments/Affirmative Answers to DAs
Cohort B and Kaz In School (Everyone Else Remote) -- Thursday 8:30-9:40 a.m. --
Graded Flowing Drill/Email Chains and Speech Docs/How to Read Paradigms and
How to Use Slack (and Tabroom)
Week 6 -- Disads/Highlighting/More Flowing/Q & A
Remote Class for All -- Monday 2:10-3:10 p.m. -- Continued Discussion of Disads/Flowing
Practice/Small Group Meetings With Partners/TAs Drop by for Q & A
Remote Class for All -- Monday 2:10-3:10 p.m. -- Continued Discussion of Disads/Flowing
Practice/Small Group Meetings With Partners/TAs Drop by for Q & A
Week 5 -- This Class Does Not Meet in Week 5
Week 4 -- Review of Old & Learn New Concepts/Practice Them
Remote Class for Most (Except TAs) -- Monday 8:30-9:20 a.m. -- Breakout Sessions to
Review Claim/Warrant/Impact/Structure of Debate/How Files Work/Federalism DA
Remote Class for Most (Except Kaz/9th Grade Cohort A) -- Tuesday 8:30-9:40 a.m. --
Impact Calc Lecture/Impact Calc Debates/Flowing Lecture and Drills
Remote Class for Most (Except 10th Grade Cohort A) -- Wednesday 8:30-9:45 a.m. --
Structure of Affirmatives (Especially Death Penalty Aff)/Talk About Partnerships/Get
to Know Partners in Breakout Rooms
Remote Class for Everyone -- Thursday 8:30-9:40 a.m. -- Counterplan Lecture/DA
Lecture
Remote Class for Most (Except TAs) -- Monday 8:30-9:20 a.m. -- Breakout Sessions to
Review Claim/Warrant/Impact/Structure of Debate/How Files Work/Federalism DA
Remote Class for Most (Except Kaz/9th Grade Cohort A) -- Tuesday 8:30-9:40 a.m. --
Impact Calc Lecture/Impact Calc Debates/Flowing Lecture and Drills
Remote Class for Most (Except 10th Grade Cohort A) -- Wednesday 8:30-9:45 a.m. --
Structure of Affirmatives (Especially Death Penalty Aff)/Talk About Partnerships/Get
to Know Partners in Breakout Rooms
Remote Class for Everyone -- Thursday 8:30-9:40 a.m. -- Counterplan Lecture/DA
Lecture
Week 3 -- This Class Does Not Meet in Week 3
Week 2 -- Basics of Debate/Topic Thoughts
Remote Class for All -- Monday 2:20-3:10 p.m. -- Parts of an Argument/Parts of a Debate
/Basic Vocabulary of Debate/Start Thinking About the Topic/Planning for Tuesday's
Asynchronous Work
Asynchronous Work for All -- Tuesday 10:30-Noon -- Modified Mini Debates
Remote Class for All -- Friday 8:30-9:20 p.m. -- More About the Topic
Week 1 -- Norms/Expectations/Partner and Team Building
Remote Class for All -- Monday 2:20-3:10 p.m. -- Introductions and Ice Breakers/Digital Norms/TA Introductions and Break Out Round Robin/Kahoot/Planning for Tuesday's Asynchronous Work
Asynchronous Work for All -- Tuesday 10:30-Noon -- Survey and Small Article Analysis
Remote Class for All -- Monday 2:20-3:10 p.m. -- Parts of an Argument/Parts of a Debate
/Basic Vocabulary of Debate/Start Thinking About the Topic/Planning for Tuesday's
Asynchronous Work
Asynchronous Work for All -- Tuesday 10:30-Noon -- Modified Mini Debates
Remote Class for All -- Friday 8:30-9:20 p.m. -- More About the Topic
Week 1 -- Norms/Expectations/Partner and Team Building
Remote Class for All -- Monday 2:20-3:10 p.m. -- Introductions and Ice Breakers/Digital Norms/TA Introductions and Break Out Round Robin/Kahoot/Planning for Tuesday's Asynchronous Work
Asynchronous Work for All -- Tuesday 10:30-Noon -- Survey and Small Article Analysis
Homework By Week -- The Most Recent Assignments are on Top
Week 17 -- Put Files on Verbatim (if Desired)/Redos Due Jan. 22/Prep for Big Lex
Week 16 -- Redos Due in ONE Week/Complete Forms/Study for Test on Thursday
Week 15 -- Finish Redos/Ask Questions About New Material/Big Lex and Other Forms
Week 14 -- Look Over T Files and Blocks/Do Ridge and La Salle Redos
Week 13 -- Complete Your Redos/Do January Tournament Form
Week 12 -- Address Sheet/Redos/Submit 2ACs to CP/Have 2ACs and 1ARs to K
Done/Have Answers to Off Case Arguments/Ask Questions/Highlighting
Week 11 -- Review and Think About Highlighting the Abolition Kritik
Week 10 -- Continue Prepping Files for Little Lex
Week 9 -- Work with the New Files/Prepare for Upcoming Tournaments
Week 8 -- Look Through and Highlight Wave 2 Files/Review for Test on the Basics
Week 7 -- Highlighting/Organizing Arguments By Speech/Organizing Team Folders
Week 6 -- Continue Working on Highlighting/Talking With Partners/Forms
Week 5 -- Meet With Partners/Start Preparing Files/Make Tabroom Accounts
Week 4 -- Take Home Quiz/Partnership Form/Look at Impact/Reflection Form on Impact
Calc Tournament/One Paragraph Explaining Framing
Week 3 -- REALLY Complete the Beginning of Year Forms/Watch for Notes from TAs
Week 2 -- Really Complete Beginning of the Year Forms
Week 1 -- Complete Beginning of the Year Forms
Week 16 -- Redos Due in ONE Week/Complete Forms/Study for Test on Thursday
Week 15 -- Finish Redos/Ask Questions About New Material/Big Lex and Other Forms
Week 14 -- Look Over T Files and Blocks/Do Ridge and La Salle Redos
Week 13 -- Complete Your Redos/Do January Tournament Form
Week 12 -- Address Sheet/Redos/Submit 2ACs to CP/Have 2ACs and 1ARs to K
Done/Have Answers to Off Case Arguments/Ask Questions/Highlighting
Week 11 -- Review and Think About Highlighting the Abolition Kritik
Week 10 -- Continue Prepping Files for Little Lex
Week 9 -- Work with the New Files/Prepare for Upcoming Tournaments
Week 8 -- Look Through and Highlight Wave 2 Files/Review for Test on the Basics
Week 7 -- Highlighting/Organizing Arguments By Speech/Organizing Team Folders
Week 6 -- Continue Working on Highlighting/Talking With Partners/Forms
Week 5 -- Meet With Partners/Start Preparing Files/Make Tabroom Accounts
Week 4 -- Take Home Quiz/Partnership Form/Look at Impact/Reflection Form on Impact
Calc Tournament/One Paragraph Explaining Framing
Week 3 -- REALLY Complete the Beginning of Year Forms/Watch for Notes from TAs
Week 2 -- Really Complete Beginning of the Year Forms
Week 1 -- Complete Beginning of the Year Forms
Important Notes on Norms and Expectations
1. ALL students are expected to be good Digital Citizens while engaging one another online. Please review the Lexington Public Schools expectations if you have questions. Phones should be put away unless your phone is your access tool for the Zoom Zone (not recommended, but if it is the only thing that works, use it).
2. Students should remain muted unless speaking to the entire group, or unless participating in a discussion (when multiple microphones may be active -- often, but not always, in Break Out Rooms).
3. As a GENERAL practice, ALL students are expected to Zoom into class by the official start time (see schedule above) and should plan on remaining engaged in class activities, unless specifically dismissed, for the entire block. This applies to students in the RLA and those students whose cohort is not meeting in person during a particular day/week. In-person students will very likely be Zooming in from the classroom as well, to make full group participation possible.
4. Because eye contact and facial expressions are important parts of communication, students are very strongly encouraged to leave their cameras on during online learning. Actual names should be visible and the listing of pronouns is encouraged, but not required.
5. Students should make every effort to resolve long-term technical challenges and seek help if required. Individual reasons for keeping cameras off beyond tech challenges should be discussed privately with the teacher.
6. Students are encouraged to use headsets, especially while physically at school, to improve their ability to hear their Zooming-In colleagues, and to be better understood while speaking with a mask on. The school may eventually provide them, but if you have your own in the meantime, you should bring them in.
7. Slack is the REQUIRED communication method during all tournaments and is strongly recommended for more urgent messages, and more immediate responses, from Kaz, although emailing is also acceptable.
2. Students should remain muted unless speaking to the entire group, or unless participating in a discussion (when multiple microphones may be active -- often, but not always, in Break Out Rooms).
3. As a GENERAL practice, ALL students are expected to Zoom into class by the official start time (see schedule above) and should plan on remaining engaged in class activities, unless specifically dismissed, for the entire block. This applies to students in the RLA and those students whose cohort is not meeting in person during a particular day/week. In-person students will very likely be Zooming in from the classroom as well, to make full group participation possible.
4. Because eye contact and facial expressions are important parts of communication, students are very strongly encouraged to leave their cameras on during online learning. Actual names should be visible and the listing of pronouns is encouraged, but not required.
5. Students should make every effort to resolve long-term technical challenges and seek help if required. Individual reasons for keeping cameras off beyond tech challenges should be discussed privately with the teacher.
6. Students are encouraged to use headsets, especially while physically at school, to improve their ability to hear their Zooming-In colleagues, and to be better understood while speaking with a mask on. The school may eventually provide them, but if you have your own in the meantime, you should bring them in.
7. Slack is the REQUIRED communication method during all tournaments and is strongly recommended for more urgent messages, and more immediate responses, from Kaz, although emailing is also acceptable.
Course Expectations
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