All Varsity Debaters,
Why haven't you guys uploaded your cases yet? Everyone on the circuit is getting upset about that and upset with me and I didn't even know that it existed.
Chris/Dylan- I know you want to change your case but just upload your cites for the gang aff
Ashley/Dan- I have no idea what you are running but same thing if you're thinking of changing.
Again, same with Ethan/Nate and someone should upload whatever Katie was running.
I NEED you guys to upload this BY DECEMBER 2ND!!!
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Monday, September 28, 2009
Valley
Debaters,
I have heard that some of who did a nice job at valley and others didn't take it very seriously. I'm very disappointed. I'm sorry that I wasn't available to go this weekend but that doesn't give you all the right to not try your best. This is all I'm going to say about this because I don't wish to yell at any of you---I'm not going to waste my breath. I'll just try to help those of you who wish to get better.
Valley questions:
I want ALL debaters that went to valley to respond to these. (When I say to post your answer this is an assignment just like if Mrs. Britton gives you one.)
What was your favorite round and why?
which partner did the best?
what was your best speech?
what kind of arguments on the neg did you encounter?
what kind of arguments on the aff did you encounter?
what do you think you need to work on?
Files:
I have heard that someone, that shall not be named, lost their neg strat the night before valley and consequently had to cut an entire NEW strat the night before---this is unacceptable. Your coach and school are paying A LOT of money to go to these tournaments and it is a waste if you're not going to be ready for the round. Valley and especially Indianola are GOOD tournaments...yes you will probably get crushed but that is the point. When you lose to good out-of-state debaters that is when you learn. You learn from them, from the judge, and learn about the holes in your position. I hope all of you saved your flows!!! I will be asking to see them and I want you to write blocks to EVERY answer you didn't have in the round. Take your flows see the answers you made, write up a block with evidencial support(!!!), then send it to my email. (kaplinger.lisa@gmail.com). Make sure you are TYPING these blocks, aff case, neg strat, or anything!! If you only have paper copies then you WILL lose them during the year.
General:
I had someone watch all of you while debating. You all were unaware that this person was my spy but I made sure to get real feedback on how you guys did especially since I wasn't there.
Chris/Dylan- I hear that you all should change speaker positions. I have been feeling this for awhile but maybe you should practice changing. You don't have to switch but I think that if you practiced as the other speaker you all might realize what you really NEED to do in your own speechs. Chris-Clarity. Organization of 2ac/2ar!!! Dylan-2nr!!!! Explain to me WHY conceding something is bad or significant in any way.
Pracitice rebuttal speeches!!!!!!
ashley/dan- Nice job. I hear you guys did well in round. Dan-clarity--slow down if you cant be clear. Ashley- very nice. Keep it narrow in the 2ar. This is the LAST speech. You need to tell the judge exactly why the neg doesn't work and you win. Arguments pull across...and analysis. Keep it narrow. This is the time for the story at the end of the debate!
Ethan/nate- You guys get too distracted by dumb things in the round. If the argument isn't offensive spend 1sec saying how it is defensive and doesn't give the other team ANYTHING in the round. Or if you're pressed for time just say arguments 1,2,3, whatever they are, are defensive and therefore doesn't give the team any weight in the round. Offensive!!! Remember that.
katie/angelica- same thing as ethan/nate. Rethink your strategy. I'm afriad that this marxism K that you are running is completely absurd and doesn't link to anything. I haven't seen it but that is what I hear. think smaller. Having a specific strat is always better then a generic K....especially if you guys are gonig to try to run that in NE. NE judges will vote you down because it is absurd and another NE team will convince of this.
Sorry if it seems like I'm yelling at you guys. You just need criticsm to get better!!!
PS- I will try to come to fremont this thursday. We will either be doing basic debate stuff or work on rebuttals or maybe if I'm up to it I'm going to debate each one of you. The way this will work is you are going to flow all the same arguments and we are going to have the rebuttals speeches only. The fremont debater will go first--then me--then the same again. Until each of you have said the same thing. Unfortunately for those of you going last will have the majority of the good arguements we will be discussing. If this is confusing I will think more about it and try again. It is just a thought. Maybe we will have groups and just work on rebuttal speeches. I am still working this out.
Please give me feedback from this weekend. Answer the questions along with any other information you can give me from this weekend.
Thanks--<3
Kappy
I have heard that some of who did a nice job at valley and others didn't take it very seriously. I'm very disappointed. I'm sorry that I wasn't available to go this weekend but that doesn't give you all the right to not try your best. This is all I'm going to say about this because I don't wish to yell at any of you---I'm not going to waste my breath. I'll just try to help those of you who wish to get better.
Valley questions:
I want ALL debaters that went to valley to respond to these. (When I say to post your answer this is an assignment just like if Mrs. Britton gives you one.)
What was your favorite round and why?
which partner did the best?
what was your best speech?
what kind of arguments on the neg did you encounter?
what kind of arguments on the aff did you encounter?
what do you think you need to work on?
Files:
I have heard that someone, that shall not be named, lost their neg strat the night before valley and consequently had to cut an entire NEW strat the night before---this is unacceptable. Your coach and school are paying A LOT of money to go to these tournaments and it is a waste if you're not going to be ready for the round. Valley and especially Indianola are GOOD tournaments...yes you will probably get crushed but that is the point. When you lose to good out-of-state debaters that is when you learn. You learn from them, from the judge, and learn about the holes in your position. I hope all of you saved your flows!!! I will be asking to see them and I want you to write blocks to EVERY answer you didn't have in the round. Take your flows see the answers you made, write up a block with evidencial support(!!!), then send it to my email. (kaplinger.lisa@gmail.com). Make sure you are TYPING these blocks, aff case, neg strat, or anything!! If you only have paper copies then you WILL lose them during the year.
General:
I had someone watch all of you while debating. You all were unaware that this person was my spy but I made sure to get real feedback on how you guys did especially since I wasn't there.
Chris/Dylan- I hear that you all should change speaker positions. I have been feeling this for awhile but maybe you should practice changing. You don't have to switch but I think that if you practiced as the other speaker you all might realize what you really NEED to do in your own speechs. Chris-Clarity. Organization of 2ac/2ar!!! Dylan-2nr!!!! Explain to me WHY conceding something is bad or significant in any way.
Pracitice rebuttal speeches!!!!!!
ashley/dan- Nice job. I hear you guys did well in round. Dan-clarity--slow down if you cant be clear. Ashley- very nice. Keep it narrow in the 2ar. This is the LAST speech. You need to tell the judge exactly why the neg doesn't work and you win. Arguments pull across...and analysis. Keep it narrow. This is the time for the story at the end of the debate!
Ethan/nate- You guys get too distracted by dumb things in the round. If the argument isn't offensive spend 1sec saying how it is defensive and doesn't give the other team ANYTHING in the round. Or if you're pressed for time just say arguments 1,2,3, whatever they are, are defensive and therefore doesn't give the team any weight in the round. Offensive!!! Remember that.
katie/angelica- same thing as ethan/nate. Rethink your strategy. I'm afriad that this marxism K that you are running is completely absurd and doesn't link to anything. I haven't seen it but that is what I hear. think smaller. Having a specific strat is always better then a generic K....especially if you guys are gonig to try to run that in NE. NE judges will vote you down because it is absurd and another NE team will convince of this.
Sorry if it seems like I'm yelling at you guys. You just need criticsm to get better!!!
PS- I will try to come to fremont this thursday. We will either be doing basic debate stuff or work on rebuttals or maybe if I'm up to it I'm going to debate each one of you. The way this will work is you are going to flow all the same arguments and we are going to have the rebuttals speeches only. The fremont debater will go first--then me--then the same again. Until each of you have said the same thing. Unfortunately for those of you going last will have the majority of the good arguements we will be discussing. If this is confusing I will think more about it and try again. It is just a thought. Maybe we will have groups and just work on rebuttal speeches. I am still working this out.
Please give me feedback from this weekend. Answer the questions along with any other information you can give me from this weekend.
Thanks--<3
Kappy
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
Questions for Lisa and Alex
Post your questions here for Alex and I. We will be periodically checking this site over the course of the summer. If your questions are urgent then catch us on facebook.
Have a great summer and good luck to those of you attending Debate Camp. I hope to see some of you at NDI. I will be making some sort of an appearance there. If you wish for me to be there on a certain day then text me at 402-880-7783 and tell me which days you would like me to show up. Have a fun and SAFE summer!
<3
Lilkappy
Have a great summer and good luck to those of you attending Debate Camp. I hope to see some of you at NDI. I will be making some sort of an appearance there. If you wish for me to be there on a certain day then text me at 402-880-7783 and tell me which days you would like me to show up. Have a fun and SAFE summer!
<3
Lilkappy
Monday, May 11, 2009
CRT
Between now and next Wednesday, you must schedule a round for your final exam. Mrs. B. must approve. Also, we need camp deposits and the registration form for NDI.
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Advice:Awareness
I have a little bit of advice and a small assignment for you debaters today. First, the advice: always, always be aware of what is going on in the world. This may sound like common sense, but try to watch the news, browse the fronts page of the newspaper, or read the headlines online everyday. I get tons of ideas for positions that start with a simple article.
For example, today I was on CNN.com and I started reading about the swine flu outbreak and the reasons it was killing in Mexico. I noticed a quick little blip, "Sullivan also pointed to possible "complicating factors," such as malnutrition, poor housing or crowded conditions." (I bolded the important part.)
Reading through news articles can be a debater's best friend. It always gives you a working, convincing knowledge of politix or spending scenarios and how to counter them, even if you lack evidence in round.
On to your assignment, in the next few days, I want you guys to just be aware of what is going on in the world, and try to look at articles in the newspaper, online, or whatever you have available to you. Look for articles that could pertain to new resolution. It'd be great if you posted the headline, date of publication, and how it pertains to the new resolution. I think that a week from Thursday should give you sufficient time. One last little bit to this assignment, try to enjoy it.
For example, today I was on CNN.com and I started reading about the swine flu outbreak and the reasons it was killing in Mexico. I noticed a quick little blip, "Sullivan also pointed to possible "complicating factors," such as malnutrition, poor housing or crowded conditions." (I bolded the important part.)
Reading through news articles can be a debater's best friend. It always gives you a working, convincing knowledge of politix or spending scenarios and how to counter them, even if you lack evidence in round.
On to your assignment, in the next few days, I want you guys to just be aware of what is going on in the world, and try to look at articles in the newspaper, online, or whatever you have available to you. Look for articles that could pertain to new resolution. It'd be great if you posted the headline, date of publication, and how it pertains to the new resolution. I think that a week from Thursday should give you sufficient time. One last little bit to this assignment, try to enjoy it.
Debate Full Policy Round Day I Hybrid teams
We will debate this week. Schedule will be decided during A lunch block. Debate will begin immediately following the bell for B lunch. Same goes for Tues/Wed/Thurs. After your round, you are to post a summary to Alex and Lisa recapping the round and asking the coaches for advice. These are full rounds with no stop/go. All policy debaters are expected to watch and flow. Speech times are normal but no speed reading allowed. This means every card counts folks.
Monday, April 27, 2009
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