Curriculum Map
2009-2010
Course Title:
Week
Debate II & III
Content or Skill or
Unit
1st Six Weeks
Review: policy debate
1
and stock issues :
 Significance
 Harms
 Inherency
 Topicality
 Solvency
2
3
Review LD debate and
terminology
Assign Philosophers
for research to LD
competitors.
Students will find
evidence to back up
current CX or LD topic.
TEKS
TAKS
Assessment
1a-c
4a,b,c
6a,b,c
7a,b,c
Textbook:
Introduction
& Chapter 1 p.6-8
Handouts
4a,b
3a-c
Textbook : Ch 26-27
Handouts
CNN News
Internet
4a,b
Oral
execution of
one round of
CX debate.
Test on
Evidence
fallacies.
Review Evidence
fallacies and judging
paradigms
4
Students will find
evidence to back up
current CX or LD topic.
File and organize
evidence according to
stock issue or
AFF/NEG in LD.
5a,c
5
Case construction
For CX and LD UIL
district
5a,c
6a-d
6
Case construction for
UIL district
1a-c
6a-d
9a-e
Delivery of case for 1st
tournament
Resources
Internet
Time
Newsweek
Communican:
CX Briefs for Topic
Philosopher Library
Series
Old Ballots
Textbook
CNN News
Internet
Communican Resources
Textbook
Communican Resources
CNN News
Internet
Old Cases & Ballots
Textbook
CNN News
Internet Periodicals
Old Cases
Old Ballots
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2nd Six Weeks
Review Extemp
7
8
9
Rules
Extemp topics
research and
organization
1st Extemp speeches
due for 2nd
tournament
Everyone required to
participate
6a,c
6c
9e
10a
1a
6c
9e
10
LD Philosopher
Research due and
taught to class by
students
3a-c
11
LD Philosopher
Research due and
taught to class by
students
Rework cases and
find new extended
evidence
Review ballots and
correct problems
with cases
3a-c
12
3rd Six Weeks
Practice Flowing and
13
14
15
construction of CX
questions for Policy
and LD debate
Continue research
for Extemp topics
Practice Delivery
Skills
Practice Refutation
and Delivery of
Refutation
Oral Speech
Delivery
Test grade:
Student
teaches
philosophy of
said
philosopher to
class with a
clear
understanding
of how it
relates to LD
debate
3a-i
5a-c
7a-c
Tournament
round wins
and losses
8a-b
Flowing Test
Teacher generated
test and notes
8a,b,c,d
Mock rounds in class
and after school
16
Read novel Utopia by
Sir Thomas Moore
3a-i
Novel
17
Read novel Utopia by
Sir Thomas Moore
3a-i
Novel
18
Read novel Utopia by
Sir Thomas Moore
3a-i
Novel
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4th Six Weeks
Continue to prepare
19
for CX and LD
District
3a-i
5a-c
7a-c
Rework cases and
find new extended
evidence
Review ballots and
correct problems
with cases
Rework cases and
find new extended
evidence
Review ballots and
correct problems
with cases
Review mock trials
And terminology
3a-i
5a-c
7a-c
23
Review Jury
selection and
procedures
8a-e
24
Mock Trial
8a-e
20
21
22
5th Six Weeks
Read the Novel
25
Monster by Walter
Dean Myers
Extemp speeches
For district
26
3a-i
5a-c
7a-c
8a-e
8a-e
Test
Textbook
Handouts
Mini-mocks
Textbook
Handouts
Mini-mocks
Textbook
Handouts
Mini-mocks
Discuss the
trial
procedure and
the use of
persuasive
speaking and
wording
Run cases for district
Read the Novel
Monster by Walter
Dean Myers
Novel
UIL Extemp files
CX and LD cases
Novel
UIL Extemp files
CX and LD cases
Extemp speeches
For district
27
28
29
30
Run cases for district
Read the Novel
Monster by Walter
Dean Myers
Read the Novel
Monster by Walter
Dean Myers
Read the Novel
Monster by Walter
Dean Myers
Read the Novel
Monster by Walter
Test over trial
process and
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Dean Myers
6th Six Weeks
Review of Student
31
Congress and
procedures
32
33
34
35
36
book
Student
Congress
procedures
test
Film
New UIL topics
Joy of Tournaments
Research new UIL
topics
Research new UIL
topics
Start to Construct
next year’s case
Start to Construct
next year’s case
Internet
Internet
Semester
Review Test
Internet
Internet
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