Debate I—Sophomore Level

Instructor—Mrs. Gonsoir

Course Outline Spring 2016

January 11-15

            Vocabulary 16

            Public Forum January Pro outline

January 18-22

            Vocabulary 17

            Public Forum January Pro Case

            Public Forum January Con Case

                                    January 22-23 Watertown Competitive Debate Option 1

January 25-29

            Vocabulary 18

Practice Round January Topic

            Public Forum February Pro Case

                                    January 29-30 Yankton Competitive Debate Option 2

February 1-5

            Vocabulary 19

            Public Forum February Topic Con Case

February 8-11

            Vocabulary 20

            Practice Round February Topic

                                    February 12 Harrisburg Competitive Debate Option 3

February 16-19

            Big Vocabulary Test

            Introduction to Student Congress

February 22-26

            Vocabulary 21

            Student Congress Bill Research Group 1

February 29-March 4

            Vocabulary 22

            Student Congress Speech 1

            Student Congress Speech 2

            Student Congress Bill Research Group 2

March 7-9 (no vocab this week)

            Student Congress Bill Research Group 2 Continued

            Student Congress Speech 3

March 14-18

            Vocabulary 23

            Student Congress Speech 4

            Parliamentary Procedure

            Practice Student Congress Session

March 21-24

            Vocabulary 24

            Student Congress Speech 3

                                    March 22 Groton Competitive Student Congress Option 4

March 29- April 1

            Vocabulary 25

            Introduction to Persuasive and Informative Speeches

                                    March 29 Milbank Competitive Student Congress Option 5

April 4-8

            Vocabulary 26

            Informative Speech Research

                                    April 8 Pierre Competitive Student Congress (must meet eligibility

 criteria to debate at this contest Option 6

April 11-15

            Vocabulary 27

            Informative Speech Visual Aid Development

April 18-22

            Vocabulary 28

            Informative Speech Presentation

April 25-29

            Vocabulary 29

            Persuasive Speech Research

May 2-6

            Vocabulary 30

            Persuasive Speech Presentation

May 9-13

            Vocabulary Big Test 3

            Introduction to Extemporaneous Speech

May 16-19

            Extemporaneous Speech Presentation

Grading: In order to earn an A letter grade, students must complete three units of forensics competition. In order to earn a B letter grade, students must complete in two units of forensics competition. Opportunities for competition are listed in the course schedule above. A unit is considered to be 4 debate rounds or 3 ½ hours of student congress competition. Each debate contest listed offers 4-6 debate rounds and each student congress is at least 3 ½ hours in length except state student congress, which is 7 hours, so two units.

Grades will consist mainly of performance based activities (speeches) but will also include quizzes, daily assignments, written assignments, and discussion. Grades will be kept on a point basis that will then be calculated into a percentage grade. The following letter grade scale will be used:

A          95.5                             A-         93.5

B+        91.5                             B          88.5

B-         86.5                             C+        84.5

C          82.5                             C-         79.5

D+        77.5                             D          72.5

D-        69.5