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Policy Debate Lesson Plans
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The resources for Policy Debate are subdivided into Syllabi, Unit Notes, Handouts, and Tests.
Policy Debate Syllabi
| SYLLABUS NAME | SYLLABUS DESCRIPTION |
| Advanced Lincoln-Douglas and Policy Debate Syllabus | Course includes deeper study of theory, refinement of skills, analysis of controversial issues, applied logic and reasoning, audience analysis, and the use of strategy in debate. |
| General Lincoln-Douglas and Policy Debate Syllabus | Course includes analysis of issues, research methodology, evidence, logic and reasoning, construction of cases, and the use of strategy. |
| General Lincoln-Douglas and Policy Debate Syllabus | Course includes analysis of issues, research methodology, evidence, logic and reasoning, construction of cases, and the use of strategy. |
Policy Debate Unit Notes
| UNIT NOTES NAME | UNIT NOTES DESCRIPTION |
| Introducation to Kritik Unit Notes | Outline of a basic kritik for presentation to a class. |
Policy Debate Handouts
| HANDOUT NAME | HANDOUT DESCRIPTION |
| Inherency Handout | Worksheet to help beginning students understand the concept of inherency. |
| Debate Flow Score Sheet | This handout provides a basic scoring guide for debate flow sheets. |
| Rebuttal Grading Sheet | Teacher's sheet to score a student's rebuttal speech. |
| Rebuttal Strategy | Explanation of the purposes and strategies of rebuttal speeches. |
Policy Debate Tests
| TEST NAME | TEST DESCRIPTION |
| Advanced Lincoln-Douglas and Policy Debate Exam | Exam covers all aspects of Advanced Lincoln-Douglas and Policy Debate. |
| General Lincoln-Douglas and Policy Debate Exam | Exam covering the main points of General Lincoln-Douglas and Policy Debate I. |
| Policy Debate I Exam | Covers all aspects of the course and includes true/false, multiple choice, matching, short answer and essay questions. |
| Speech/Debate I-II Exam | Exam covers the debate portion of Speech/Debate. Questions inlude multiple choice, matching, and fill-in-the-blank. |
