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 C2 During Semester 1 -- Room 173 is Used for MANY Other Studies!

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 -- 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
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 Public Forum 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 Public Forum 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 Public Forum 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 Public Forum 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 Public Forum 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 Public Forum 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 Public Forum 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 Public Forum 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 Public Forum 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 Public Forum Class
Cycle 18 -- Novice Public Forum Class
Cycle 19 -- Novice Public Forum Class
Cycle 20 -- Novice Public Forum Class
Cycle 21 -- Novice Public Forum Class
Cycle 22 -- Novice Public Forum Class
Cycle 23 -- Novice Public Forum Class

Fourth Quarter (Approximately)

Cycle 24 -- Novice Public Forum Class
Cycle 25 -- Novice Public Forum Class
Cycle 26 -- Novice Public Forum Class
Cycle 27 -- Novice Public Forum Class
Cycle 28 -- Novice Public Forum Class
Cycle 29 -- Novice Public Forum Class
Cycle 30 -- Novice Public Forum Class
Cycle 31 -- Novice Public Forum Class
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Off the Coast of Thailand Summer 2018                                                                      
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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 and Block (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
October 21 -- Day 2
October 25 -- Day 4
October 26 -- Day 5
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
October 29 -- Day 2
November 2 -- Day 4
November 3 -- Day 5
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)
November 8 -- Day 2
November 10 -- Day 4
November 12 -- Day 5
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
November 17 -- Day 2
November 19 -- Day 4
November 22 -- Day 5
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)
November 30 -- Day 2
December 2 -- Day 4
December 3 -- Day 5
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
December 8 -- Day 2
December 10 -- Day 4
December 13 -- Day 5
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 Public Forum Class

December 15 -- Day 1
December 16 -- Day 2
December 20 -- Day 4
December 21 -- Day 5
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
January 3 -- Day 2
January 5 -- Day 4
January 6 -- Day 5
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 11 -- Day 2
January 13 -- Day 4
January 14 -- Day 5
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 20 -- Day 2
January 24 -- Day 4
January 25 -- Day 5
1/22/2022                     Hendrick Hudson (NY)                                             LD and PF Only -- JV & Novice

Cycle 16 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

January 27 -- Day 1
January 28 -- Day 2
February 1 -- Day 4
February 2 -- Day 5
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 Public Forum Class

Cycle 18 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

Cycle 19 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

Cycle 20 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

Cycle 21 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

Cycle 22 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

Cycle 23 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

Fourth Quarter (Approximately)

Cycle 24 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

Cycle 25 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

Cycle 26 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

Cycle 27 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

Cycle 28 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

Cycle 29 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

Cycle 30 -- Varsity Public Forum Class

Cycle 31 -- VarsityPublic Forum Class