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For Coaches

2022-23 Resolution

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its security cooperation with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization in one or more of the following areas: artificial intelligence, biotechnology, cybersecurity.

Evidence

• NAUDL Core Files for 2022-23 Resolution

Curriculum, Textbooks & Lectures

Lectures

• The Student Resources Page has links to beginner and advanced lectures on most debate arguments

Curriculum

• TeachDebate (NAUDL)

Textbooks

• Policy Debate (Allison Hahn, Taylor Ward Hahn, Marie-Odile N. Hobeika)

• The “How to” of Debate (T. Russell Hanes)

• Minnesota Debate Manual

• Debate 101 (NAUDL)

Readings

• NAUDL Powerpoint

• Validity of Evidence

• Claim, Warrant, Data Explanation

Activities And Debates

Activities

• Drills List

• Debate Games/Drills

• I Couldn’t Disagree More

• 4 Corners

• Mascot Debate

• SPAR Debate

• SPAR Debate 2

• Questioning Strategies Practice

Handouts

• They Say, We Say, We Win

• Impact Analysis

• Frayer Model

• Claim, Warrant, Data

• Logical Fallacies Worksheet

Team Management

Students

• Lesson by Lesson Curriculum

• Coaches Checklist - Activities and Week by Week Plan

Recruitment

Students

• General

• Poster (with blanks for practice times)

• Poster (with blanks for practice times)

• Poster (In Spanish)

• Invite Cards

• Calendar of Recruitment Process

Tournaments

• Debate Evidence Formatting

• Example Tournament Schedule

• Tournament Debrief

Parents

• Parent Letter (Will be updated to reflect PUDL and PUDL’s tournaments by 8/1/21)

Self Care

For Students

• Debate and Angst-iety

• Emotional Impact of Debate

• Novices - I’m Overwhelmed!