What is Lincoln-Douglas debate?

Lincoln-Douglas debate is the type of debate where one student competes alone against another student. Topics in Lincoln-Douglas debate typically change every two months. In the Beginning Lincoln-Douglas class, students learn how to research and how to write cases. They also do practice debates and other drills to improve their speaking, writing and listening skills. In the Advanced Lincoln-Douglas class, students continue to develop the skills they learned during their first year. The culminating activities for both classes are the debate tournaments that are held regionally and nationally throughout the school year. Lesson Plans for the Beginning LD Class are right below my full schedule. Please scroll past the fall color from the LHS parking lot to find the Lesson Plans for the Advanced LD Class.
Novice LD Resources
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I have a Study C2 During Semester 1 -- Room 173 is Used for MANY Other Studies!
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First Quarter

Cycle 1 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

September 1 -- Day 1 -- Introduction to Argument Structures (Claim/Warrant/Impact) and Impact Calculus
September 8 -- Day 3 -- How to Research (What's a Card, Cutting Cards, Structure of a Case)
September 9 -- Day 4 -- Review Impact Calc and Introduce Impact Calc Tourney/Research Time
September 13 -- Day 6 -- Begin Impact Calc Tourney
9/10-12/2021               Grapevine (Dallas TX) -- ACT Date                        Varsity & JV  Policy/LD/PF
9/11-13/2021               Ohio Valley (KY) -- ACT Date                                  Varsity & JV Policy/LD/PF
9/11-12/2021               Lexington Virtual JV Round Robin -- ACT Date      JV LD/Policy/PF

Cycle 2 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

September 14 -- Day 1 -- Continue Impact Calc Tourney
September 17 -- Day 3 -- Continue Impact Calc Tourney
September 20 -- Day 4  -- Continue Impact Calc Tourney
September 22 -- Day 6 -- Continue Impact Calc Tourney
9/17-19/2021               Yale (CT)                                                                 Varsity & JV Policy/LD/PF
9/18-20/2021               Greenhill (Dallas TX)                                               Varsity Policy and LD (No PF)

Cycle 3 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

September 23 -- Day 1 -- Finish Impact Calc Tournament/Start Looking at Civil Disobedience Topic
September 27 -- Day 3 -- Introduction to Cross-Examintion/Introduction to Framework
September 28 -- Day 4 -- Prepping: Case and Blocks/Cross Ex Drills
September 30 -- Day 6 -- Review Civil Disobedience Research/Begin Cases on Civil Disobedience
9/24-27/2021               Valley RR/Des Moines Valley (IA)                           RR LD Only/Varsity LD/PF

Cycle 4 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

October 1 -- Day 1 -- 9th Grade Students to Activities Fair (Second Half of Block)/Supervised Case Work Around A.F.
October 5 -- Day 3 -- Practice Flowing -- Flow a Complete Round (and Turn in Flow)
October 6 -- Day 4 -- Structured Time to Work on Cases
October 8 -- Day 6 -- Structured Time to Work on Cases
10/1-3/2021                 Duke (NC) -- SAT Date                                           Varsity LD/PF
10/9/2021                    Online Policy League (OPL) #1                               Policy All Divisions
10/9-10/2021               Byram Hills (NY)                                                      Varsity LD/PF (Maybe JV)
10/9-11/2021               New Trier (IL)                                                           Varsity Policy Only

Cycle 5 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

October 12 -- Day 1 -- Quiz/Work on Cases/Homework: One Case Due Today (Tuesday)
October 14 -- Day 3 -- In Class Practice Debate/Everyone Else Flows/Homework: Second Case Due Friday
October 15 -- Day 4 -- In Class Practice Debate/Everyone Else Flows/Homework: Second Case Due Today
October 19 -- Day 6 -- In Class Practice Debate/Everyone Else Flows
10/15-17/2021             Bronx (NY) -- PSAT Date                                        Varsity and Maybe JV LD/Policy/PF
10/16-18/2021             St Mark's (Dallas TX) -- PSAT Date                        Varsity Policy & LD (PF Not Offered)

Cycle 6 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

October 20 -- Day 1
October 22 -- Day 3
October 25 -- Day 4
October 27 -- Day 6
10/23/2021                  Regis #1 (NYC)/OPL #2 -- ACT Date                      All divisions and events
10/23/2021                  MSDL Novice Tournament (MA) -- ACT Date         Novice PF and LD ONLY

Cycle 7 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

October 28 -- Day 1
November 1 -- Day 3
November 2 -- Day 4
November 4 -- Day 6
10/29-30/2021             Manchester (MA)                                                     Var.PF F-Sat/Var&Nov Pol/LD Sat. Only
10/29-31/2021             Florida Blue Key (FL)                                               Varsity PF and LD
10/30-11/1/21              The Meadows (NV)                                                  Varsity LD

Cycle 8 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

November 5 -- Day 1 (Half Day)
November 9 -- Day 3
November 10 -- Day 4
November 15 -- Day 6
11/6-8/2021                  U Michigan (MI) -- SAT Date                                   Varsity Policy Only
11/5-7/2021                  Apple Valley (MN) -- SAT Date                                Varsity and JV PF and LD
11/6/2021                     Monticello (NY)/OPL #3 -- SAT Date                       JV and Novice LD/PF (OPL--All Div Pol)
11/12-14/2021              Urban Dragon (DC)                                                  Varsity, JV, Novice Policy Only
11/13-14/2021              Scarsdale (NY)                                                        Varsity & Novice LD & PF

Second Quarter (Approximately)

Cycle 9 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

November 16 -- Day 1
November 18 -- Day 3
November 19 -- Day 4
November 23 -- Day 6
11/20/2021                   Little Lex                                                                   All Debate – Var/Nov + JV PF/Maybe LD
11/20-22/2021              The Glenbrooks (IL)                                                 Varsity LD/Policy/PF

Cycle 10 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

November 24 -- Day 1 (Half Day)
December 1 -- Day 3
December 2 -- Day 4
December 6 -- Day 6
12/3-5/2021                  Mamaroneck (NY) -- SAT Date                                Varsity & Novice Policy
12/3-5/2021                  Princeton (NJ) -- SAT Date                                      Varsity & Novice LD & PF (Maybe JV)
12/4/2021                     MSDL Debate #2 -- SAT Date                                  Varsity PF Only (Unless Virtual)

Cycle 11 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

December 7 -- Day 1
December 9 -- Day 3
December 10 -- Day 4
December 14 -- Day 6
12/10-11/2021              Ridge (NJ) -- ACT Date                                            All Debate Events -- Varsity & Novice
12/10-12/2021              Dowling (IA) -- ACT Date                                         Varsity Policy
12/10-12/2021              Isidore Newman (LA) -- ACT Date                           Varsity LD

Cycle 12 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

December 15 -- Day 1
December 17 -- Day 3
December 20 -- Day 4
December 22 -- Day 6
12/17-19/2021              Blake (MN)                                                                Varsity LD/Policy/PF
12/18/2021                   Regis #2/OPL #4 (NYC)                                            All divisions and events

Cycle 13 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

December 23 -- Day 1
January 4 -- Day 3
January 5 -- Day 4
January 7 -- Day 6
1/8-9/2022                    Newark (NJ)                                                              All Debate Events -- Varsity & Novice
1/7-9/2022                    Sunvitational (FL)                                                     Varsity/JV/Novice PF/LD
1/8/2022                       MSDL Debate #3 (Newton South - MA)                   Varsity and Novice PF

Cycle 14 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

January 10 -- Day 1
January 12 -- Day 3
January 13 -- Day 4
January 18 -- Day 6
1/14-17/2022                Durham Academy (NC)                                            Varsity LD (RR on Monday)
1/15-17/2022                Big Lex (MA)                                                             All Debate Events

Cycle 15 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

January 19 -- Day 1
January 21 -- Day 3
January 24 -- Day 4
January 26 -- Day 6
1/22/2022                     Hendrick Hudson (NY)                                             LD and PF Only -- JV & Novice

Cycle 16 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

January 27 -- Day 1
January 31 -- Day 3
February 1 -- Day 4
February 3 -- Day 6
1/28-30/2022                Emory (GA)                                                              Varsity LD/Policy/PF
1/28-30/2022                Columbia (NY)/OPL #5 on Saturday Only                LD&PF Columbia/Policy at OPL
2/4-6/2022                    Pennsbury (PA)                                                        Var & Nov LD & Policy/Varsity PF
Dates TBD                   CFL National Qualifier (MA)                                      Varsity Policy, LD and PF 
2/4-6/2022                    Stanford (CA)                                                            Varsity LD and Varsity Policy

Third Quarter (Approximately)

Cycle 17 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

Cycle 18 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

Cycle 19 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

Cycle 20 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

Cycle 21 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

Cycle 22 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

Cycle 23 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

Fourth Quarter (Approximately)

Cycle 24 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

Cycle 25 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

Cycle 26 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

Cycle 27 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

Cycle 28 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

Cycle 29 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

Cycle 30 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class

Cycle 31 -- Novice Lincoln Douglas Class
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First Quarter

Cycle 1 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

September 2 -- Day 2 -- Review of ALL the Things (Schedules, Class Procedures, etc)/Discussion of Sept-Oct Topic
September 8 -- Day 3 -- Practice Debates for Grapevine/Kentucky Competitors -- Others judge and write comments!
September 10 -- Day 5 (Half Day) -- Prep for Kentucky and Grapevine/Finish Prefs/Work on Individual Cases
September 13 -- Day 6 -- Debrief Kentucky and Grapevine/Discuss Potential Shared Blocks and Assign Them
9/10-12/2021               Grapevine (Dallas TX) -- ACT Date                        Varsity & JV  Policy/LD/PF
9/11-13/2021               Ohio Valley (KY) -- ACT Date                                  Varsity & JV Policy/LD/PF
9/11-12/2021               Lexington Virtual JV Round Robin -- ACT Date      JV LD/Policy/PF

Cycle 2 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

September 15 -- Day 2 -- Practice Debates for Yale and Greenhill -- Others judge and write comments!
September 17 -- Day 3 -- Individual Prep (or Extra Practice Debates) -- Finish Working on Shared Blocks
September 21 -- Day 5 -- Debrief Yale and Greenhill -- Individual Prep for Des Moines Valley
September 22 -- Day 6 -- Practice Debate for Des Moines Valley -- Others Prep or Judge and Write Comments!
9/17-19/2021               Yale (CT)                                                                 Varsity & JV Policy/LD/PF
9/18-20/2021               Greenhill (Dallas TX)                                               Varsity Policy and LD (No PF)

Cycle 3 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

September 24 -- Day 2 -- Prepare for Des Moines Valley/Provide Support to RR Folks/Finish Old Forms/Practice Debate
September 27 -- Day 3 -- Debrief Des Moines Valley/Complete Caselist Form/Discuss Arguments in Small Groups
September 29 -- Day 5 -- Pick Some Arguments Folks Need and Work on Them/Duke Practice Debate if Interested
September 30 -- Day 6 -- Instructional Session on Doing Prefs/Do Duke Prefs/Independent Work on Shared Prep
9/24-27/2021               Valley RR/Des Moines Valley (IA)                           RR LD Only/Varsity LD/PF

Cycle 4 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

October 4 -- Day 2 -- Discuss November-December Topic/Assign "Areas of Expertise"/Start Working on Those
October 5 -- Day 3 -- Work on November-December "Areas of Expertise"/Start Nov-Dec Prep When Finished
October 7 -- Day 5 -- Present Information to Class on "Areas of Expertise"
October 8 -- Day 6 -- Continue Presenting Information to Class on "Areas of Expertise"
10/1-3/2021                 Duke (NC) -- SAT Date                                           Varsity LD/PF
10/9/2021                    Online Policy League (OPL) #1                               Policy All Divisions
10/9-10/2021               Byram Hills (NY)                                                      Varsity LD/PF (Maybe JV)
10/9-11/2021               New Trier (IL)                                                           Varsity Policy Only

Cycle 5 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

October 13 -- Day 2 -- Continue Presenting Information to Class on "Areas of Expertise"
October 14 -- Day 3 -- Finish Presenting Information on "Areas of Expertise"/Prep and Prefs for St. Marks/Bronx Sci
October 18 -- Day 5 -- Assigned Mentoring Sessions/Small Group Conversations on Nov-Dec Arguments/Google Forms
October 19 -- Day 6 -- Work on November-December Prep
10/15-17/2021             Bronx (NY) -- PSAT Date                                        Varsity and Maybe JV LD/Policy/PF
10/16-18/2021             St Mark's (Dallas TX) -- PSAT Date                        Varsity Policy & LD (PF Not Offered)

Cycle 6 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

October 21 -- Day 2 -- Discuss Augment Progress with Kaz/Continue Individual or Small Group Prep
October 22 -- Day 3 -- Work on November-December Prep/Make Sure Sept-Oct Prep is Uploaded (and Identified)
October 26 -- Day 5
October 27 -- Day 6
10/23/2021                  Regis #1 (NYC)/OPL #2 -- ACT Date                      All divisions and events
10/23/2021                  MSDL Novice Tournament (MA) -- ACT Date         Novice PF and LD ONLY

Cycle 7 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

October 29 -- Day 2
November 1 -- Day 3
November 3 -- Day 5
November 4 -- Day 6
10/29-30/2021             Manchester (MA)                                                     Var.PF F-Sat/Var&Nov Pol/LD Sat. Only
10/29-31/2021             Florida Blue Key (FL)                                               Varsity PF and LD
10/30-11/1/21              The Meadows (NV)                                                  Varsity LD

Cycle 8 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

November 8 -- Day 2
November 9 -- Day 3
November 12 -- Day 5
November 15 -- Day 6
11/6-8/2021                  U Michigan (MI) -- SAT Date                                   Varsity Policy Only
11/5-7/2021                  Apple Valley (MN) -- SAT Date                                Varsity and JV PF and LD
11/6/2021                     Monticello (NY)/OPL #3 -- SAT Date                       JV and Novice LD/PF (OPL--All Div Pol)
11/12-14/2021              Urban Dragon (DC)                                                  Varsity, JV, Novice Policy Only
11/13-14/2021              Scarsdale (NY)                                                        Varsity & Novice LD & PF

Second Quarter (Approximately)

Cycle 9 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

November 17 -- Day 2
November 18 -- Day 3
November 22 -- Day 5
November 23 -- Day 6
11/20/2021                   Little Lex                                                                   All Debate – Var/Nov + JV PF/Maybe LD
11/20-22/2021              The Glenbrooks (IL)                                                 Varsity LD/Policy/PF

Cycle 10 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

November 30 -- Day 2
December 1 -- Day 3
December 3 -- Day 5
December 6 -- Day 6
12/3-5/2021                  Mamaroneck (NY) -- SAT Date                                Varsity & Novice Policy
12/3-5/2021                  Princeton (NJ) -- SAT Date                                      Varsity & Novice LD & PF (Maybe JV)
12/4/2021                     MSDL Debate #2 -- SAT Date                                  Varsity PF Only (Unless Virtual)

Cycle 11 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

December 8 -- Day 2
December 9 -- Day 3
December 13 -- Day 5
December 14 -- Day 6
12/10-11/2021              Ridge (NJ) -- ACT Date                                            All Debate Events -- Varsity & Novice
12/10-12/2021              Dowling (IA) -- ACT Date                                         Varsity Policy
12/10-12/2021              Isidore Newman (LA) -- ACT Date                           Varsity LD

Cycle 12 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

December 16 -- Day 2
December 17 -- Day 3
December 21 -- Day 5
December 22 -- Day 6
12/17-19/2021              Blake (MN)                                                                Varsity LD/Policy/PF
12/18/2021                   Regis #2/OPL #4 (NYC)                                            All divisions and events

Cycle 13 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

January 3 -- Day 2
January 4 -- Day 3
January 6 -- Day 5
January 7 -- Day 6
1/8-9/2022                    Newark (NJ)                                                              All Debate Events -- Varsity & Novice
1/7-9/2022                    Sunvitational (FL)                                                     Varsity/JV/Novice PF/LD
1/8/2022                       MSDL Debate #3 (Newton South - MA)                   Varsity and Novice PF

Cycle 14 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

January 11 -- Day 2
January 12 -- Day 3
January 14 -- Day 5
January 18 -- Day 6
1/14-17/2022                Durham Academy (NC)                                            Varsity LD (RR on Monday)
1/15-17/2022                Big Lex (MA)                                                             All Debate Events

Cycle 15 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

January 20 -- Day 2
January 21 -- Day 3
January 25 -- Day 5
January 26 -- Day 6
1/22/2022                     Hendrick Hudson (NY)                                             LD and PF Only -- JV & Novice

Cycle 16 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

January 28 -- Day 2
January 31 --- Day 3
February 2 -- Day 5
February 3 -- Day 6
1/28-30/2022                Emory (GA)                                                              Varsity LD/Policy/PF
1/28-30/2022                Columbia (NY)/OPL #5 on Saturday Only                LD&PF Columbia/Policy at OPL
2/4-6/2022                    Pennsbury (PA)                                                        Var & Nov LD & Policy/Varsity PF
Dates TBD                   CFL National Qualifier (MA)                                      Varsity Policy, LD and PF 
2/4-6/2022                    Stanford (CA)                                                            Varsity LD and Varsity Policy

Third Quarter (Approximately)

Cycle 17 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

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Cycle 20 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

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Cycle 23 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

Fourth Quarter (Approximately)

Cycle 24 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

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Cycle 26 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

Cycle 27 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

Cycle 28 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class

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Cycle 31 -- Varsity Lincoln Douglas Class