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Off the Coast  of Thailand Summer 2018

What is Public Forum Debate?

Public Forum is the newest form of debate we do at Lexington. It is a two person activity which is specifically designed for the lay audience. When it was first created, Public Forum could only be judged by high school teachers and people with no previous connection to debate. Even thought today college students and others with previous debate experience do judge public forum, its essential character has not changed much, at least not in the Northeast. Public Forum has a Sept-Oct topic, a Nov-Dec topic and then changes topics every month, starting in January and running through the rest of the school year. Students are expected to present their evidence and arguments slowly and persuasively. The speeches are short and in the end, must focus on a limited number of issues. Parents are encouraged to be trained and then to volunteer to judge Public Forum. In class, both Beginning and Advanced students focus on the argument construction and presentation skills specific to Public Forum. They will also engage in frequent in class practice debates to allow all students to improve their speaking, writing, listening and critical thinking skills. The Lesson Plans for the Beginning Class are right below my Schedule for the year. For the Advanced Class Lesson Plans, please scroll to below the picture of the monkeys that I took from a boat in Thailand in 2018.
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I have a Study During B1 -- Room 173 is Used for MANY Other Studies!

See Special Schedules for Wednesday/Thursday/Friday on LD PAGE

First Quarter

Cycle 1 -- Novice Public Forum Class
September 1 -- Day 1 -- Introductions of People/Introduction to Public Forum
September 8 -- Day 3 -- What is a Card and How to Find Them -- Instruction and Practice
September 9 -- Day 4 -- How Do Cards Allow Us to Create Cases -- Instruction and Practice
September 13 -- Day 6 -- Review of Cutting Cards -- Spend Time Organizing Thought on Impact Calc Cards
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 Public Forum Class
September 14 -- Day 1 -- Continue Preparing for Impact Calc Tournament 
September 17 -- Day 3 -- Start the Impact Calc Tournament
September 20 -- Day 4 -- Continue Impact Calc Tournament
September 22 -- Day 6 -- Continue Impact Calc Tournament
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 Public Forum Class
September 23 -- Day 1 -- Continue (and Finish) Impact Calc Tournament
September 27 -- Day 3 -- Introduction to Casing/Homework -- Find an Article on Cryptocurrency
September 28 -- Day 4 -- Continuation of Casing Instructions/Casing Activities/Work on Partnership Form
September 30 -- Day 6 -- More Casing Activities/Start Rebuttal Slides/Partnership Forms Due
9/24-27/2021               Valley RR/Des Moines Valley (IA)                           RR LD Only/Varsity LD/PF
Cycle 4 -- Novice Public Forum Class
October 1 -- Day 1 -- 9th Grade Students to Activities Fair (Second Half of Block)/Work on Cases during Other Time
October 5 -- Day 3 -- Wrap Up In Class Exercises on Links and Warrants/Homework: Work on Cases
October 6 -- Day 4 -- Introduction to Giving Summary Speeches/Practice Summaries/Homework: Work on Cases
October 8 -- Day 6 -- More Work on Summary Speeches/Exercises on Summaries/Homework: 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 Public Forum Class
October 12 -- Day 1 --  Case Prep -- Write September-October or November-December Cases
October 14 -- Day 3 -- Quiz on Casing and Rebuttals/Continue Working on Cases or Move On to Frontlines
October 15 -- Day 4 -- Continue Working on Cases or Do More Work on Frontlines
October 19 -- Day 6 -- Review Quiz/Finish Cases/Definitely Start Working on Blocks and Frontlines
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 Public Forum Class
October 20 -- Day 1 -- Finalize Blocks and Frontlines
October 22 -- Day 3 -- Practice Debates
October 25 -- Day 4 -- Practice Debates

October 27 -- Day 6 -- Practice Debates
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 Public Forum Class
October 28 -- Day 1 -- Do Case and Blocks/Frontline Revisions
November 1 -- Day 3 -- Debrief Manchester and Blue Key Tournament Experiences/Discuss Nov-Dec Topic
November 2 -- Day 4 -- Work on November-December Cases/Figure Out Upcoming Tournament Plans
November 4 -- Day 6 -- Final Practice Debate of First Set (or More Work on November-December Cases)
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 Public Forum Class
November 5 -- Day 1 (Half Day) -- Questions and Answers on Arguments for November December
November 9 -- Day 3 -- Practice Debate
November 10 -- Day 4 -- Practice Debate

November 15 -- Day 6 -- Debrief Monticello and Scarsdale and Do Related Drills/Dec Tourney Signups Due Tuesday
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 Public Forum Class
November 16 -- Day 1 -- How to Appeal to Lay Judges/Reading for Lay Judges Drill/Homework: Finish Block File Cards
November 18 -- Day 3 -- Practice Using a Block File/Work on Rebuttal Redos/Homework: Find a Confusing Paradigm
November 19 -- Day 4 -- Analyzing Judge Paradigms/Set Up Document Sharing/Get Ready for Little Lex
November 23 -- Day 6 -- Debrief Little Lex/Revise Cases and Blocks/Homework: TBD
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 Public Forum Class
November 24 -- Day 1 (Half Day) -- Continue Working on Case and Block Revisions
December 1 -- Day 3 -- Peer Edit Cases and Work on Recommended Case Revisions/Release Newest Partnerships
December 2 -- Day 4 -- Continue Block File Work on Nov-Dec Topic

December 6 -- Day 6 -- January Topic Analysis
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 Public Forum Class
December 7 -- Day 1 -- Practice Debates
December 9 -- Day 3 -- Practice Debates
December 10 -- Day 4 -- Practice Debates
December 14 -- Day 6 -- Review Thoughts from Practice Debates/Review Use and Creation of Blocks/Review Flowing
12/10-11/2021              Ridge (NJ) -- ACT Date                                            All Debate Events -- Varsity & Novice
12/10-12/2021              Isidore Newman (LA) -- ACT Date                           Varsity LD
Cycle 12 -- Novice Public Forum Class
December 15 -- Day 1 -- Discussion of Homework/Start Preparations for the January Topic
December 17 -- Day 3 (Half Day) -- Rebuttal Drills/Continue Cutting Cards for January Topic
December 20 -- Day 4 -- Work on Cases for the January Topic/Work on Blocks if Cases are Finished

December 22 -- Day 6 -- Practice Debate Between the TAs/Everyone Flows and Writes Ballots
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 Public Forum Class
December 23 -- Day 1 -- Quick Debrief From Practice Debate/Kahoot or Other Fun Before Break Activities
January 4 -- Day 3 -- Review Argument Progress/Work on Creation of January Block File
January 5 -- Day 4 -- Speech Drills Using the Block File

January 7 -- Day 6 (Half Day) -- Snow Day
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 Public Forum Class
January 10 -- Day 1 -- Work on January Cases
January 12 -- Day 3 -- Work on January Cases
January 13 -- Day 4 -- Drills and Speaking Practice
January 18 -- Day 6 -- Debrief Big Lex and Other January Tournaments/Work on Shared Block File
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 Public Forum Class
January 19 -- Day 1 -- Practice Debate/Everyone Else Flows
January 21 -- Day 3 -- Lecture on Appealing to Lay Judges/Do Drills Relating to Lecture/Also Brush Up on Flowing
January 24 -- Day 4 -- Debrief Hendrick Hudson and Continue Working on Lay Appeal (and Flowing)

January 26 -- Day 6 -- Concentrating on CrossFire/Homework on Using Language Lay Judges Understand
1/22/2022                     Hendrick Hudson (NY)                                             LD and PF Only -- JV & Novice
1/22-24/2022                Peninsula (CA)                                                         Varsity LD, PF and Policy


Third Quarter (Approximately)

Cycle 16 -- Novice Public Forum Class
January 27 -- Day 1 -- Work on Sign-Posting and Speech Organization/Creating Narratives in Round
January 31 -- Day 3 -- Putting it All Together/Explaining to the Judge the Difference Between Our World and Theirs
February 1 -- Day 4 -- Start Working on February Cases/One More Review of How to Appeal to Lay Judges
February 3 -- Day 6 -- Start Progressive PF Boot Camp/Work on February Cases
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
2/4-5/2022                    NSDA Qualifier in Boston (MA)                                 Varsity LD/Policy/PF 

Cycle 17 -- Novice Public Forum Class
February 4 -- Day 1 (Half Day) -- NO SCHOOL
February 8 -- Day 3 -- 
Continue Working on Feb Cases/Continue Progressive PF Boot Camp
February 9 -- Day 4 -- 
Continue Working on Feb Cases/Continue Progressive PF Boot Camp
February 11 -- Day 6 -- 
Continue Working on Feb Cases/Continue Progressive PF Boot Camp
2/11-13/2022                U Penn (PA) -- ACT Date                                          Var & Nov LD/Var&JV PF/Open Pol
2/12/2022                     CFL National Qualifier (MA) -- In Person???             Varsity Policy, LD and PF 
2/12-14/2022                Palm Classic (CA)                                                     Varsity LD, Policy and PF

Cycle 18 -- Novice Public Forum Class
February 14 -- Day 1 -- Tech Debate Lecture
February 16 -- Day 3 -- Prep for February Topic
February 17 -- Day 4 -- Drills on Previously Discussed Tech Debate Skills
February 28 -- Day 6 -- March Topic Breakdown -- Day #1/Start Working on March Cases
2/19-21/2022                Berkeley (CA) -- Start of Feb Break -- In Person??   Varsity Policy (TOC Qualifiers Only) 
2/19-21/2022                Harvard (MA) -- Start of Feb Break                           Varsity LD/Policy/PF
2/25-27/2022                UGA (GA) -- End of Feb Break                                  Varsity Policy Only -- 3 Entry Max

Cycle 19 -- Novice Public Forum Class
March 1 -- Day 1 -- March Topic Breakdown -- Day #2/Continue Working on March Cases
March 3 -- Day 3 -- Argumentation Drills
March 4 -- Day 4 (Half Day) -- Popcorn Debate (Everyone Does a Speech)
March 8 -- Day 6 -- Work on March Cases
3/4-6/2022                    Lakeland (NY)                                                            Varsity and Novice LD, Policy and PF
3/5/2022                       MSDL Debate #4 (Shrewsbury - MA)                         Open PF & LD (Maybe Novice)

Cycle 20 -- Novice Public Forum Class
March 9 -- Day 1 -- Review Basics for Upcoming Quiz/Work on March Cases
March 14 -- Day 3 -- March Case Prep
March 15 -- Day 4 -- March Case Prep
March 17 -- Day 6 -- March Case Prep
3/19/2022                    MSDL Debate #5 (Needham - (MA)                            Varsity & Novice LD & PF/Nov Policy
3/18-20/2022               Novice/JV Nationals at Woodward (GA)                     JV and Novice -- Policy and LD Only

Cycle 21 -- Novice Public Forum Class
March 18 -- Day 1 -- March Practice Debate
March 22 -- Day 3 -- March Practice Debates (MCAS English -- 10th Graders)
March 23 -- Day 4 -- March Practice Debates (MCAS English -- 10th Graders)
March 25 -- Day 6 -- March Practice Debate
3/25-26/2022               King Round Robin (TX)                                              Varsity LD -- One Invited Competitor
3/26-27/2022               MA State Tournament (Date Uncertain)                      All Events – Varsity and Novice

Cycle 22 -- Novice Public Forum Class
March 28 -- Day 1 -- Debrief State/Finish Up March Cases
March 30 -- Day 3 -- Review Day for Quiz
March 31 -- Day 4 -- Quiz on PF Basics
April 4 -- Day 6 -- Final Focus Drills

Cycle 23 -- Novice Public Forum Class
April 5 -- Day 1 -- Summary Drills
April 7 -- Day 3 -- Present Project/Get People Signed Up for Project Topics/Preliminary Project Planning
April 8 -- Day 4 -- More Speaking Drills
April 12 -- Day 6 -- Split Class -- Technical PF vs Speaking for Life Activities -- Day 1
4/9-11/2022                 NDCA Nats (CA)                                                         Varsity LD/Policy/PF (Qualifiers Only)

Fourth Quarter (Approximately)

Cycle 24 -- Novice Public Forum Class
April 13 -- Day 1 -- Split Class -- Technical PF vs Speaking for Life Activities -- Day 2
April 25 -- Day 3 -- Work on Projects or Presentation by TAs on Useful Things
April 26 -- Day 4 -- Work on Projects or Presentation by TAs on Useful Things
April 28 -- Day 6 -- Work on Projects or Presentation by TAs on Useful Things
4/23-25/2022               TOC (Lexington KY) -- End of April Break                  Varsity LD/Policy (Qualifiers Only)

Cycle 25 -- Novice Public Forum Class
​April 29 -- Day 1 -- Work on Projects or Presentation by TAs on Useful Things
May 3 -- Day 3 -- Work on Projects or Presentation by TAs on Useful Things
May 4 -- Day 4 -- Work on Projects or Presentation by TAs on Useful Things
May 6 -- Day 6 (Half Day) -- Work on Projects or Presentation by TAs on Useful Things
4/30-5/1/2022              OPL CHAMPIONSHIPS                                             Policy Only (Qualifiers Only)

Cycle 26 -- Novice Public Forum Class
May 9 -- Day 1 -- Project Presentations
May 11 -- Day 3 -- Project Presentations
May 12 -- Day 4 -- Project Presentations
May 16 -- Day 6 -- Project Presentations

Cycle 27 -- Novice Public Forum Class
May 17 -- Day 1 -- Project Presentations (If Not Finished)
May 19 -- Day 3 -- Advanced PF (Final Thoughts) or Public Speaking Beyond PF
May 20 -- Day 4 (Half Day) -- Advanced PF (Final Thoughts) or Public Speaking Beyond PF
May 24 -- Day 6 -- Advanced PF (Final Thoughts) or Public Speaking Beyond PF

Cycle 28 -- Novice Public Forum Class
May 25 -- Day 1 -- Senior Recognition/Other End of Year Activities
May 27 -- Day 3 -- Final Day with TAs
May 31 -- Day 4 -- Introduction to Student Congress/Choose Topics for Congress Resolutions
June 2 -- Day 6 -- Congress Resolutions Due (START of Class)/Work on Author Speech/Do Support & Opp Speeches
5/27-29/2022               NCFL Nats (Washington DC)                                     Qualifiers in Varsity LD/Policy/PF 

Cycle 29 -- Novice Public Forum Class
June 3 -- Day 1 -- Congress Day #1
June 7 -- Day 3 -- Congress Day #2 (MCAS Day)
June 8 -- Day 4 -- Congress Day #3 (MCAS Day)
June 10 -- Day 6 -- Congress Day #4

Cycle 30 -- Novice Public Forum Class
June 13 -- Day 1 -- Congress Day #5 (Students Serving as Scorers)
June 15 -- Day 3 -- Congress Day #6 (Students Serving as Scorers)
June 16 -- Exam Day
June 21 -- Day 4 -- Congress Day #7
6/13-17/2022               NSDA Nats (KY)                                                         Qualifiers in Varsity Policy/LD/PF
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Cycle 31 -- Novice Public Forum Class

June 23 -- Day 6 -- Congress Day #8
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First Quarter

Cycle 1 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

September 1 -- Day 1 -- Review of ALL the Things (Schedules, Class Procedures, etc)/Discussion of Sept-Oct Topic
September 2 -- Day 2 -- Completion Time for Summer Projects (Alone) or Work on Sept-Oct Cases (in Small Groups)
September 9 -- Day 4 --
Small and Large Group Discussions of Arguments/Assign Shared Blocks
September 10 -- Day 5 (Half Day) -- Work on Shared Blocks or Prep for Kentucky (and Do Strikes)
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 Public Forum Class

September 14 -- Day 1 -- Debrief Kentucky/Work on Cases
September 15 -- Day 2 -- Continue Working on Cases/Upload Case Progress So Far to Google Folder
September 20 -- Day 4 -- Debrief Yale/Finish and Upload Solid Rough Drafts of Cases/Assign Blocks
September 21 -- Day 5 -- Work on Assigned Blocks/Upload as Finished/Due Sept. 24
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 Public Forum Class

September 23 -- Day 1 -- Practice Debate #1/Others Flow & Comment/Reminder that Blocks Due on Sept. 24
September 24 -- Day 2 -- Practice Debate #2/Others Flow & Comment/Blocks (First Set) Due Today
September 28 -- Day 4 -- 
Practice Debate #3/Others Flow & Comment
September 29 -- Day 5 -- Practice Debate #4/Others Flow & Comment
9/25/2021                    MSDL #1 (MA)                                                         Varsity LD/PF (Maybe JV Divisions)
9/24-27/2021               Valley RR/Des Moines Valley (IA)                           RR LD Only/Varsity LD/Policy/PF

Cycle 4 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

October 1 -- Day 1 -- Practice Debate #5/Others Flow & Comment
October 4 -- Day 2 -- Practice Debate #6/Others Flow & Comment
October 6 -- Day 4 -- Practice Debate #7/Others Flow & Comment
October 7 -- Day 5 -- Discuss the November-December Topic
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 Public Forum Class

October 12 -- Day 1 -- Debrief the Full Set of Practice Debates/Rethink Blocks and Cases/Work on Revisions
October 13 -- Day 2 -- Finish Discussion of November-December Topic/Assign Cases (Everyone Needs to Write One)
October 15 -- Day 4 -- Work Alone on November-December Cases (Assuming Sept-Oct Final Draft Done/Uploaded)
October 18 -- Day 5 -- 
Do a Peer Review of Assigned September-October Case (Google Form)
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 Public Forum Class

October 20 -- Day 1 -- Judge Training/Do a Peer Review of Assigned September-October Blocks (Google Form)
October 21 -- Day 2 -- Work on Assigned Peer Review Forms/Continue Working on Nov-Dec Cases
October 25 -- Day 4 -- Discuss Evidence Ethics Challenges/More Thoughts on Content Warnings/Discuss Judging
October 26 -- Day 5 --
Discuss Theory in PF/Final Thoughts on Sept-Oct Issues/Revisit Key Themes of Nov-Dec Topic
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 Public Forum Class

October 28 -- Day 1 -- Practice Debate for Folks Competing at Manchester/Everyone Flows and Writes Comments
October 29 -- Day 2 -- Prep for Manchester or November-December Topic/Start Thinking About Blocks
November 2 -- Day 4 -- Discuss Needs and Assign November-December Blocks/Start Working on the Blocks
November 3 -- Day 5 -- Case Work for Thirty Minutes/Share Out in Small Groups/Report to Full Class
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 Public Forum Class

November 5 -- Day 1 (Half Day) -- Assign Nov-Dec Blocks/Uploading Finished Cases/Work on Blocks
November 8 -- Day 2 -- Debrief Apple Valley and Not Monticello/Talk About Major Case Arguments/Work on Cases
November 10 -- Day 4 -- Assign Blocks/Start Working on Blocks
November 12 -- Day 5 (Half Day) -- Work on Cases & Blocks/Cases Due by Little Lex/Blocks before Thanksgiving
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 Public Forum Class

November 16 -- Day 1 -- Work on Cases and Blocks/Compete December Tournament Signup Form
November 17 -- Day 2 -- Work on Cases and Blocks/Case Deadline: Before Little Lex
November 19 -- Day 4 -- Finalize Cases/Work on Blocks/Review Little Lex Procedures/Cases Due Today
November 22 -- Day 5 -- Finalize Blocks/Discuss Arguments/Assign Second Wave Blocks
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 Public Forum Class

November 24 -- Day 1 (Half Day) -- Evaluate Cases/Upload Wave One Blocks/Think About Wave Two Blocks
November 30 -- Day 2 -- Really Upload Block One/Create Block Two List/Assign Second Blocks and Practice Debates
December 2 -- Day 4 -- Practice Debate #1/Homework: Finish Block Two (Due Dec. 3 at Noon)/Look at January Topic
December 3 -- Day 5 -- January Topic Analysis Using a Google Form/Prep for Princeton and Do Topic Form By Dec. 7
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 Public Forum Class

December 7 -- Day 1 -- Practice Debate #2/Homework: Evaluate a Block (Due Dec. 10)
December 8 -- Day 2 -- Practice Debate #3/Homework: Evaluate a Block (Due Dec. 10)
December 10 -- Day 4 -- Independent Work on January Cases/Prep for Ridge/Finish Block Evaluations (DUE TODAY)
December 13 -- Day 5 -- Practice Debate #4/Homework: Work on January Case and Prep for Not Regis #2
12/10-11/2021              Ridge (NJ) -- ACT Date                                            All Debate Events -- Varsity & Novice
12/10-12/2021              Isidore Newman (LA) -- ACT Date                           Varsity LD

Cycle 12 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

December 15 -- Day 1 -- Practice Debate #5/Homework: Work on January Case and Prep for Not Regis #2
December 16 -- Day 2 -- Practice Debate #6/
Homework: Work on January Case and Prep for Not Regis #2
December 20 -- Day 4 -- Practice Debate #7/Homework: Work on January Case
December 21 -- Day 5 -- Work on January Cases (Due on Dec. 23)
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 Public Forum Class

December 23 -- Day 1 -- Deadline for Uploading January Cases (Before Vacation)
January 3 -- Day 2 -- NO SCHOOL
January 5 -- Day 4 -- Review of Where We Are/Schedule Conversation/Set Up Thursday Extra Debate
January 6 -- Day 5 -- Pre-Sunvite/Newark/MSDL Extra Debate/Everyone Else Does Form and Flows
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 Public Forum Class

January 10 -- Day 1 -- January Debate #1/Everyone Flows and Does the Appropriate Form
January 11 -- Day 2 -- January Debate #2
/Everyone Flows and Does the Appropriate Form
January 13 -- Day 4 -- January Debate #3/Everyone Flows and Does the Appropriate Form
January 14 -- Day 5 (Half Day) -- Debrief First Three Practice Debates and Any Tournaments/Revisit February Topic
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 Public Forum Class

January 19 -- Day 1 -- January Debate #4/Everyone Flows and Does the Appropriate Form
January 20 -- Day 2 -- January Debate #5
/Everyone Flows and Does the Appropriate Form
January 24 -- Day 4 -- January Debate #6
/Everyone Flows and Does the Appropriate Form
January 25 -- Day 5 -- January Debate #7
/Everyone Flows and Does the Appropriate Form
1/22/2022                     Hendrick Hudson (NY)                                             LD and PF Only -- JV & Novice
1/22-24/2022                Peninsula (CA)                                                         Varsity LD, PF and Policy


Third Quarter (Approximately)

Cycle 16 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

January 27 -- Day 1 -- Discuss the February Topic and State Working on Feb Cases
January 28 -- Day 2 -- Last Call for January Cases/Finalize and Upload January Blocks/Emory Starts During the Day
February 1 -- Day 4 -- Review Where We Are With Schedules and Forms/Work on February Cases
February 2 -- Day 5 -- February Debate -- Tanay and Pranav vs Annie and Anaya/Everyone Else Flows and Does Form
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
2/4-5/2022                    NSDA Qualifier in Boston (MA)                                 Varsity LD/Policy/PF 

Cycle 17 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

February 4 -- Day 1 (Half Day) -- NO SCHOOL
February 7 -- Day 2 -- Work on February Cases/Do Peer Review of Jan. Cases by Feb 14/TA Applications Due Feb 15
February 9 -- Day 4 -- Work on February Cases/Deadline for February Cases is Feb 15
February 10 -- Day 5 --
Topic Analysis for March Topic/Work on February Cases/Prepare for U Penn
2/11-13/2022                U Penn (PA) -- ACT Date                                          Var & Nov LD/Var&JV PF/Open Pol
2/12/2022                     CFL National Qualifier (MA) -- In Person???             Varsity Policy, LD and PF 
2/12-14/2022                Palm Classic (CA)                                                     Varsity LD, Policy and PF

Cycle 18 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

February 14 -- Day 1 -- Work on February Cases/Start Reading Articles About the March Topic
February 15 -- Day 2 -- February Cases Due/Discuss March Cases with Partner/Start Working on March Cases
February 17 -- Day 4 -- Finish Working on Feburary Cases/Work on March Cases
February 18 -- Day 5 -- Finish Working on Feburary Cases/Work on March Cases
2/19-21/2022                Berkeley (CA) -- Start of Feb Break -- In Person??   Varsity Policy (TOC Qualifiers Only) 
2/19-21/2022                Harvard (MA) -- Start of Feb Break                           Varsity LD/Policy/PF
2/25-27/2022                UGA (GA) -- End of Feb Break                                  Varsity Policy Only -- 3 Entry Max

Cycle 19 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

March 1 -- Day 1 -- Really Upload February Cases/Work on March Cases (March Cases Due March 10)
March 2 -- Day 2 -- Really, Really Upload February Cases/Get Serious About Writing March Cases
March 4 -- Day 4 (Half Day) -- Work on February and March Cases/Prep for Lakeland and Shrewsbury
March 7 -- Day 5 -- Post Shrewsbury Discussion of March Topic/Work on March Cases 
3/4-6/2022                    Lakeland (NY)                                                            Varsity and Novice LD, Policy and PF
3/5/2022                       MSDL Debate #4 (Shrewsbury - MA)                         Open PF & LD (Maybe Novice)

Cycle 20 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

March 9 -- Day 1 -- Start Finalizing March Cases/Upload March Cases
March 10 -- Day 2 -- Final Upload Deadline for March Cases
March 15 -- Day 4 -- Peer Review of February and Completed March Cases
March 16 -- Day 5 -- Needham Practice Debate #1
3/19/2022                    MSDL Debate #5 (Needham - (MA)                            Varsity & Novice LD & PF/Nov Policy
3/18-20/2022               Novice/JV Nationals at Woodward (GA)                     JV and Novice -- Policy and LD Only

Cycle 21 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

March 18 -- Day 1 -- Needham Practice Debate #2
March 21 -- Day 2 -- Verify State Teams/Do February Case Peer Review/Really Really Upload March Cases
March 23 -- Day 4 -- MCAS English -- 10th Graders/Finish February Peer Review/Do March Peer Review if Case Done
March 24 -- Day 5 -- State Practice Debate
3/25-26/2022               King Round Robin (TX)                                              Varsity LD -- One Invited Competitor
3/26-27/2022               MA State Tournament (Date Uncertain)                      All Events – Varsity and Novice

Cycle 22 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

March 28 -- Day 1 -- Other March Practice Debates #1
March 29 -- Day 2 -- Other March Practice Debates #2
March 31 -- Day 4 -- Other March Practice Debates #3
April 1 -- Day 5 (Half Day) -- Finish Old and Missing Work/Last Day of Quarter 3 (Kaz Medical Apppointment)

Fourth Quarter (Approximately)

Cycle 23 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

April 5 -- Day 1 -- Other March Practice Debate #4
April 6 -- Day 2 -- NDCA Practice Debate #1
April 8 -- Day 4 -- NDCA Practice Debate #2
April 11 -- Day 5 -- Discuss Needed April Blocks/Work on Them
4/9-11/2022                 NDCA Nats (CA)                                                         Varsity LD/Policy/PF (Qualifiers Only)

Cycle 24 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

April 13 -- Day 1 -- TOC Practice Debate/Everyone Flows and Writes Comments
April 14 -- Day 2 -- Finish April Blocks BEFORE the End of Class and Turn In
April 26 -- Day 4 -- Debrief the TOC/Introduction to Student Congress/Start Claiming Topics
April 27 -- Day 5 -- Finalize Congress Topic Choices/Work on Resolutions
4/23-25/2022               TOC (Lexington KY) -- End of April Break                  Varsity LD/Policy (Qualifiers Only)

Cycle 25 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

April 29 -- Day 1 -- Resolutions Due at Start of Class/Prepare Author Speech/Develop Arguments on Other Resolutions
May 2 -- Day 2 -- Congress Day #1
May 4 -- Day 4 -- Congress Day #2
May 5 -- Day 5 -- Congress Day #3
4/30-5/1/2022              OPL CHAMPIONSHIPS                                             Policy Only (Qualifiers Only)

Cycle 26 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

May 9 -- Day 1 -- Congress Day #4
May 10 -- Day 2 -- Congress Day #5
May 12 -- Day 4 -- Congress Day #6
May 13 -- Day 5 -- Congress Day #7

Cycle 27 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

May 17 -- Day 1 -- Congress Day #8
May 18 -- Day 2 -- Congress Day #9
May 20 -- Day 4 (Half Day) -- Congress Day #10
May 23 -- Day 5 -- Congress Day #11 (Seniors Have Priority)

Cycle 28 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

May 25 -- Day 1 -- Congress Day #12 (Seniors Have Priority)
May 26 -- Day 2 -- Senior Recognitions/Discuss Thoughts About Next Year so Seniors Can Contribute
May 31 -- Day 4 -- Congress Day #13
June 1 -- Day 5 -- Congress Day #14
5/27-29/2022               NCFL Nats (Washington DC)                                     Qualifiers in Varsity LD/Policy/PF 

Cycle 29 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

June 3 -- Day 1 -- Congress Day #15
June 6 -- Day 2 -- Congress Day #16 or Prep for NSDA Nats
June 8 -- Day 4 -- Prep for NSDA Nats (MCAS Day)
June 9 -- Day 5 -- Prep for NSDA Nats

Cycle 30 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

June 13 -- Day 1 -- In Class Planning Assignment (Kaz at NSDA)
June 14 -- Day 2 -- In Class Planning Assignment (Kaz at NSDA)
June 16 -- Exam Day
June 17 -- Exam Day
6/13-17/2022               NSDA Nats (KY)                                                         Qualifiers in Varsity Policy/LD/PF

Cycle 31 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

June 21 -- Day 4 -- Discuss Summer Projects and Next Year
June 22 -- Day 5 -- Discuss Summer Projects and Next Year
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