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FINDING YOUR VOICEA Comprehensive Guide to Collegiate PolicyDebate

Allison Hahn, Taylor Ward Hahn, and Marie-Odile N. Hobeika

Provides an in-depth introduction for students entering Collegiateor National High School Circuit Policy Debate. It offersinformation on mainstream, critical, and hybrid arguments alongwith the tools and advice necessary for debaters to quicklyprogress into JV and Varsity divisions while avoiding bad habitscommonly seen in novice rounds. Finding Your Voice also includesa quick reference for debate terms, frequently asked questionsfor partner issues and judge adaptation, research assistance, andrebuttal outlines.

Partial list of chapters:The Topic Process TopicalityLayout of the Debate CounterplansSpeaking and Flowing Judge EvaluationEvidence Dont Panic List

Cross-Examination Speaking Drills

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INTRODUCTION TO PUBLICFORUM ANDCONGRESSIONAL DEBATE

Jeff Hannan, Ben Berkman and Chad Meadows

Created by many of the most successful and talented NationalForensic League educators from a wide range of geographiclocations, this text brings together current best practices for PublicForum and Congressional Debating. By drawing from a widevariety of styles, these authors provide bedrock principles forunderstanding, teaching, and competing in these popular debateevents.

Public Forum chapters Congressional Debate chaptersinclude: include:

Topic Analysis Researching and WritingDeveloping an Argument LegislationWriting a Case Authorship SpeechesSpeaking and Presentation Legislative Debating MechanicsSkills Delivery and Presence

Mechanics of the Debate Parliamentary ProcedureCrossre, Refutation Serving as Presiding OfcerThe Final Focus Contest ProceduresJudge Analysis and Adaptation


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WINNING DEBATESA Guide to Debating in the Style of the WorldUniversities Debating Championships

Steven L. Johnson

Offers a practical introduction to the World Universities DebatingChampionships (also known as British Parliamentary or Worlds-style) format, the international standard for academic debating.The text combines a review of the basics of argument theory withan application of those theories to the four-team style of debate,and recommends strategies and tactics for successful debating.

Table of Contents:

A Philosophy of Debating Decision Making and StrategyStasis and Structure The Paradox of DebatingBasic Strategy and Skills Advanced TacticsThe Speakers and Speeches Adjudicating Debates

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DEBATING IN THE WORLDSCHOOLS STYLESimon Quinn

A how-to guide to the most popular style of debating among highschool students around the world. Written by a former winner ofthe World Schools Championships, the guide covers the essen-tials of world schools debate: preparation (including sections onteam preparation, individual preparation and teamwork), rebuttal,style, points of information, and reply speeches.Debating in theWorld Schools Style also contains activities to assist debaters andcoaches as well as a list of 500 debate motions in a wide varietyof subject areas, from environment to gender issues; science toreligion.

Organized into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels so thatreaders can utilize the information most relevant to them.

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ART, ARGUMENT AND ADVOCACYJohn Meany and Kate Shuster

Designed to provide a theoretical and practical foundation for effective participation in academic

parliamentary debate competition, this book explores contemporary American and international

parliamentary debate formats, offering a comprehensive examination of argument anticipation,

construction and extension, case development, critical refutation of given assumptions and data, and

persuasive speaking. The text includes sample arguments, debate tactics, and practice exercises of

value to both novice and experienced debaters.

LOGICAL SELF-DEFENSE:Key Titles In Rhetoric, Argumentation, and Debates Series

Ralph H. Johnson and J. Anthony Blair

Offers step-by-step guidelines for identifying and analyzing arguments. The text outlines a theory

of good argumentation to use for purposes of evaluating and constructing arguments. It contains

guidelines for constructing arguments and for preparing and writing essays or briefs. Special methodsfor interpreting and assessing longer arguments are provided. It gives guidelines to help lter out the

more reliable information from newspapers and television news.

SPEAK OUT!A Guide to Middle School Debate

By John Meany and Kate ShusterDebating boosts self-condence, accelerates learning across the curriculum, and facilitates improved

critical thinking and oral communication skills. Speak Out is a primer for beginning and intermediate

students participating in class and contest debates. Designed to support the Middle School Public

Debate Program (MSPDP), it offers students clear, concise information on public speaking

and debating. Combining the practical and theoretical, it teaches students verbal and nonverbal

communication, how to research and present an argument, how to answer arguments, how to develop

debate strategies and how to conduct a formal debate. Exercises following each section give students

hands-on experience with each topic.

THE MIDDLE SCHOOLERS DEBATABASE75 Current Controversies for DebaterRhiannon Bettivia and the National Forensic League

An invaluable resource for middle school debaters, The Middle Schoolers Debatabase provides

background, arguments, motions, and resources on 75 debate topics in areas as diverse as

environment, politics, religion, culture and education. Each entry presents: the topic, a selection

of sample motions, an introduction placing the question in context, notes about how to address the

debate, pro and con arguments, and web links for further research.

Organized alphabetically, the book also includes a topical index for easy searching.

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THE DEBATABASE BOOKA Must Have Guide for Successful Debate, Fifth editionThe Editors of IDEA

An invaluable resource for debaters, this book provides background, arguments and resources on

over 125 debate topics in areas as diverse as business, science and technology, environment, politics,

religion, culture and education. All topics have been updated and new topics added for this edition.

Each entry presents: the topic; an introduction placing the question in context; pro and con arguments;

sample motions; and web links and print resources for further research. Organized alphabetically, the

book also includes a topical index for easy searching.

ON THAT POINT!An Introduction to Parliamentary Debate

John Meany and Kate Shuster

This is the rst parliamentary debate textbook for secondary school students. The text is designed

to provide a theoretical and practical foundation for effective participation in parliamentary debate

in competition and in the classroom. It provides comprehensive instruction, offering a review of

argument construction and extension, case development, refutation of argument claims and evidence,and persuasive speaking. The text includes sample arguments, debate tactics, and practice exercises of

value to both novice and experienced debaters.

Provides more than 1,000 parliamentary debate topics and more than 50 exercises for improved

practice

CODE OF THE DEBATERIntroduction to Policy Debating

Alfred C. Snider

Provides a practical introduction to policy debate for beginners and a quick reference for experienceddebaters. Sections present background on policy debate and debate tournaments; the basics of policy

debate, including how to present and attack cases, deal with stock issues and disadvantages, and

develop counterplans; and the role and responsibilities of each debater. Code of the Debater also

helps debaters develop important skills: speaking, cross-examining, owing, organizing; analyzing

evidence, and brieng. Each section includes exercises to help users put abstract ideas into practice.

DISCOVERING THE WORLD THROUGH

DEBATEPractical Guide to Educational Debate for Debaters, Coaches andJudges, Third EditionWilliam Driscoll, Robert Trapp and Joseph Zompetti

Features a completely new section on argumentation for debaters, promoting a more complete

examination of the process of argument construction, a new classication of debate propositions,

and a thorough discussion of constructing arguments for and against each of the kinds of debate

propositions. These additions add to the rst two editions practical discussion of Debate using the

Karl Popper format in an international setting and contain 50 exercises for improving performance to

be used in the classroom or debate club! Teachers Edition on the next page!

Alfred C. Snider

C O D E O F T H E D E B A T E RINTRODUCTION TO POLICY DEBATING

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ON THAT POINT !An introduction to

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TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGIESFOR THE THINKING CLASSROOM

Alan Crawford, E. Wendy Saul, Samuel Mathews, and James Makinster

The most successful classrooms encourage students to think for themselves and engage in critical

thinking. It explains and demonstrates a well-organized set of strategies for teaching that invites and

supports learning. At the same time it helps educators form judgments about teaching so that they can

adjust their practices to their subjects and students. A series of core lessons explains and demonstrates

teaching methods in action and shows educators how they can use related teaching methods to

achieve similar goals. Teaching and Learning also includes general ideas about assessment and lessonplanning as well as classroom management techniques and assessment rubrics.

TEACHERS GUIDEfor Discovering the World through Debate

Nancy Claxton

This Teachers Guide serves as a manual for using Discovering the World Through Debate. It provides

lesson plans for a 12-week course, with 180 minutes of classroom instruction weekly. Activities vary

and are designed to work with the textbook to help students understand debate on a theoretical and

practical level.

SPEAKING ACROSS THE CURRICULUMPractical Ideas for Incorporating Listening and Speaking into theClassroom

The California High School Speech Associations Curriculum CommitteeAs many educators know, public speaking skills cannot be relegated to one or two subject areas. Just

as all professions encourage and reward effective communication skills, all coursesfrom algebra to

history benet from students with these skills. Speaking Across the Curriculum gives teachers ready-

made speaking and listening activities that can be infused into any curriculum. Over 50 activities help

teachers encourage debate and discussion and teach students speaking and listening skills. Students will

learn how to outline a speech, build active listening skills, develop a media presentation, persuade an

audience and speak spontaneously. Each activity includes step-by-step procedures, materials needed, tips

for teachers, assessment tools, as well as handouts and evaluation forms.

ON DEMAND WRITING

Lesson Plans for Applying the Strategies of Impromptu Speaking toImpromptu WritingLynette Williamson

Designed for English teachers coaching their students for writing situations like the SAT Writing

Section. Containing 24 lesson plans using spontaneous speaking strategies unique to impromptu and

extemporaneous speech and debate to prepare for timed-essays, this guide explains how to prepare in

advance for any topic; outline a topic quickly; transform inductive thinking into deductive writing;

develop introductions, paragraphs, and conclusions; and improve syntax. Each lesson includes steps

for presenting the material, and student handouts, where applicable, designed to lead students to

discover why the exercise is benecial.

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ON DEMAND WRITING FOR STUDENTSCoaching Yourself for the SAT1, ACT and AP Essays

Lynette Williamson

Writing essays in a timed situation demands an alternative approach to the traditional multi-draft writing

process. The exercises found here coach students on how to prepare for a timed essay, anticipate the

types of prompts featured on a variety of standardized tests, construct roadmaps during exams to keep

essays focused, and construct concise meaningful introductions, body paragraphs, and conclusions.

Exercises aimed at ne tuning word choice, sentence structure, and punctuation prowess in order to

reach the top of scoring rubrics. Sample student writing offer examples of effective and ineffectivewriting and illustrate the importance of striving toward precision in on demand writing situations.

Exercises are sequenced to coach students through a self-directed program to improve writing

within time constraints

INFLUENCING THROUGH ARGUMENTRobert B. Huber and Alfred C. Snider

This text for citizens, students and teachers of forensics, and debaters of all types introduces readers to

the basic types of argumentsinduction, deduction, and causationand explains how to criticize and

engage them. Readers will learn how to support their arguments and evaluate their opponents using

historical data, statistics, examples, anecdotes, expert testimony, and common experience. They will

also learn how to prepare for and conduct themselves in argumentative situations, including debates,panel discussions, public speeches and informal settings.

THE REGIS STUDY SKILLS GUIDEFifth editionFrank Walsh, updated by Chris Reisig

A self-evaluative tool for students to augment their study skills and maximize their learning efciency.Developed 30 years ago for New York Citys elite Regis High School, it has remained a cornerstone of

Regis guidance and advising programs since. The study guide addresses multiple aspects of student

learning, including time management, reading comprehension, information retention, note taking,

paper writing, and timed testing. Each unit includes questions for self-evaluation, goals, and sugges-

tions for improvement. This revised edition offers additional material on increasing role of technology

in learning, most notably focusing on Internet research.

INTERNATIONAL MOOT COURTAn Introduction

Meghan Spillane and the International Bar Association

A step-by-step guide to the process of planning and holding an international moot court. It synthesizes

the best practices for successful participation in a moot court to provide readers with a one-stop

resource for developing a moot court model at their school. Using a sample case entitled The

International Criminal Court: A Moot Court Exercise for Students, the book includes an introduction

to moot court and discusses:

researching the issues body of argument courtroom decorum how to listen to your opponent

handling questions dealing with judges and justices successes and rewards of competition

collateral issues

INTERNATIONALMOOTCOURT:ANINTRODUCTION

Meghan Spillane and The International Bar Association

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USING DELIBERATIVE TECHNIQUES TOTEACH UNITED STATES HISTORY

Eleanora von Dehsen and Nancy Claxton

Using the methodologies of debate, role plays, simulations, and presentations, teachers can help

secondary level students learn about twenty major topics in American history in a way that encourages

critical thinking and writing, and facilitates comprehension and retention.

USING DELIBERATIVE TECHNIQUES TOTEACH FINANCIAL LITERACY

Nancy Claxton

Using the methodologies of debate, role plays, simulations, and presentations, educators can teach

essential nancial literacy objectives to secondary level students. By utilizing these highly interactive

and engaging methodologies, students learn the basic concepts of nancial management through

hands-on activities that puts them in the role of saver, investor, and nancial planner.

USING DELIBERATIVE TECHNIQUES INTHE ENGLISH AS A FOREIGN LANGUAGECLASSROOM

Nancy ClaxtonThis meticulous guide offers hands-on material for integrating role plays, simulations, debates,

speeches, and presentations in the ESL classroom. Using deliberative techniques forces students to

abandon translating word for word and to internalize English. Students think, process, and analyze in

English and put language to usecementing language learning.

CREATING A WORLD FIT FOR CHILDREN

Understanding the UN Convention on the Rights of the ChildCatherine Rutgers, Editor

This timely book explores the origins and impact of the most widely ratied human rights treaty in

history. The Convention on the Rights of the Child covers nearly every aspect of a childs life. Its

recognition of childrens capacities as well as their needs has generated both acclaim and controversy.

Creating a World Fit for Children presents thought-provoking articles on the early promise of the

convention, its limitations and potential, and its actual effect around the world.

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ENGAGING YOUTH IN POLITICSDebating Democracys Future

Russell J. Dalton, Editor

In recent years a growing debate has emerged about the political engagement of youth. From

Australia, to North America, to Scandinavia, politicians and political analysts worry about young

peoples absence from the polls and the consequences for democracy if this trend continues. This

collection of essays describes the changing patterns of youth political participation, inequalities

in participation among various social groups, and what reforms might stimulate greater youth

participation.

THE YOUTH BULGEChallenge or Opportunity?

John R. Weeks and Debbie L. Fugate, Editors

A youth bulge occurs when a very high proportion of a countrys population are youth. This bulge

can lead to conict, violence ordepending on its size and trajectory and societys reaction to it

an opportunity. This anthology lays out the underlying framework of youth bulges and presents 12inuential articles that discuss the ways in which such a demographic phenomenon can work to the

advantage or disadvantage of a society.

Four thematic sections address: The Youth Bulge Emerges Does the Youth Bulge Contribute to

Conict and Violence? Is the Youth Bulge an Economic Burden or a Demographic Dividend?

How Does the Youth Bulge Operate as an Agent of Political Change?

DIRECT DEMOCRACYThe Struggle for Democratic Responsiveness and RepresentationKara L. Lindaman, Editor

This text compiles a wide variety of materials on the controversies surrounding the role and impact

of the tools of direct democracyinitiative, referendum and recall. A broad introduction traces the

history of direct democracy, surveys the prevalence of these tools worldwide, and outlines their

benets and limitations. Among other things, chapters will address (1) representation and trust in

government, (2) the politics of direct democracy, (3) the power of majorities and minorities, and (4)

the legislative and policy effects of direct democracy.

YOUTH RIGHTSA Sourcebook on International Agreements

Leah Campbell

This indispensable collection compiles and analyzes international instruments that, by their subject

matter or application, pertain fundamentally to young people. The study focuses on instruments that

recognize and seek to address the unique vulnerability inherent in youth.

Nine thematic sections address instruments concerning:

Adoption Armed conict Education Family law Justice systems Refugees and stateless

persons and Repatriation and abduction of children Sex abuse Work

The book also provides an overview of youth rights and general human rights treaties.

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THE LAWS OF WAR AND 21ST CENTURYCONFLICT

Erica Gaston, Editor

This compendium explores how international law deals with so-called new warfare from the rise in

global terrorism, to insurgency and counter-insurgency campaigns, to the resurgence of mercenaries

and the privatization of the use of force. Though not new, their predominance in 21st century conict over

state-on-state warfare that laws of war were designed for has created new dilemmas for regulating war.

While many have called for a revamp of existing laws of war, a decade after the September 11 attacks

there remains little consensus on how international law should deal with 21st century threats. This bookexplores some of the critiques of the laws of war framework, suggestions for reform, and existing gray

areas that persist in the regulation of armed conict.

Classroom ready with questions for discussion and debate!

ETHICS OF 21ST CENTURY MILITARYCONFLICTPatti Tamara Lenard & Erica Gaston, Editors

Although the idea of ethical warfare may seem inherently paradoxical, efforts to justify war and to

develop ethical constraints on uses of armed force are as old as war itself. This compendium explores

some of the ethical challenges that arise in wartime, with particular focus on contemporary warfare,asking questions such as: Is the only ethical perspective on war one that abandons it altogether? Or,

given the seeming inevitability of war, should we take seriously the possibility that there are good and

bad reasons to go to war? Should there be absolute limits on certain actions, or might any action be

justied under extreme emergencies of war? Has the war on terror raised unique challenges to our

understanding of ethics in war?

PROMISE UNFULFILLEDJuvenile Justice in AmericaCathryn Crawford, editor with Lorraine Boissoneault

Since the original juvenile court was established in Illinois in 1899, states have struggled with

designing and implementing effective systems to deal with children who break the law. Promise

Unfullledis a combination of original and reprinted articles exploring the juvenile justice system

in the United States. Academics, lawyers and advocates describe various challenges children in the

juvenile justice system face and offer suggestions for reform. After providing an historical overview

of the American juvenile justice system, the book investigates racial and ethnic disparities within the

system, the troubling practice of prosecuting children as adults, and effective components of juvenile

defense.

THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURTChallenges to Achieving Justice and Accountability in the 21stCentury

Mark S. Ellis and Richard J. Goldstone, Editors

This prole by the executive director of the International Bar Association (Ellis) and the Chief

Prosecutor of the UN International Criminal Tribunals for the former Yugoslavia and Rwanda

(Goldstone) brings together a wide variety of resources on the history, structure, and mandate of the

ICC. It presents a general overview of the court and offers a series of articles on issues that pose a

particular challenge to the international tribunal, including gender based crimes, the struggle to dene

aggression, and the need for the ICC to rely on governments to execute its ruling.

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PRIVACY AND SURVEILLANCE WITHNEW TECHNOLOGIESPeter P. Swire and Kenesa Ahmad, Editors

In todays digital age, rapid innovation has provided us with incredible new technologies that make

collecting and sharing information easier than ever. Government use of this technology has proved

controversial, however, because it raises important questions about civil liberties and individual

privacy rights. Tracking and surveillance technology facilitates unprecedented levels of data collection

about individuals, but often without their knowledge or consent. How, or if, government can use these

new technologies responsibly has become a major issue. This book offers an overview of governmentsurveillance with new technology and selects ve specic issues that present complex challenges

to civil liberty advocates and government ofcials alike: Video surveillance Border searches of

electronic devices Communication surveillance Location surveillance Online tracking

SECURING LIBERTYDebating Issues of Terrorism and Democratic Values in the Post-9/11 United States

David Cole, Editor

The terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001 have challenged the United States commitment to

some its core values. The threat of another attack led to a vastly expanded security apparatus, areorganization of the federal government, two wars, laws granting the federal government greater

surveillance authorities, aggressive investigatory and prosecutorial practices, and executive initiatives,

some secret, that appeared to contravene international and constitutional law. All of this was done in

the name of keeping America safe. But has the United States struck the right balance between security

and liberty? Have we remained true to our fundamental values?

CAMPAIGN FINANCEThe Problems and Consequences of Reform

Robert G. Boatright, Editor

Virtually all democracies struggle with the question of how to nance election campaigns. Campaign

nance laws can be evaluated with reference to broader democratic goals, including the prevention of

corruption, encouraging competitive elections and voter choice, enabling citizens and citizen groups

to provide information to politicians, and promoting political and economic equality. This volume

describes patterns in the nancing of different types of campaigns in the United States and in other

democracies.

Subjects include: Arguments for and against regulation of campaign nance Financing of American

congressional, presidential, gubernatorial, and state legislative campaigns Patterns in the campaign

contributions of individuals and organized interests

INCLUSION FOR ALLThe UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with DisabilitiesDeborah A. Ziegler, Editor

The Convention establishes international standards about the rights and freedoms of people with disabilities

and a common basis for greater civic and political participation and self-sufciency.Inclusion for ALL

shares a vision for the implementation of services and supports to people with disabilities. No state party

which signs and raties the Convention can discriminate against people with disabilities in any manner.

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ARE TRADITIONAL MEDIA DEAD?Can Journalism Survive in the Digital World?

Ingrid Sturgis, Editor

In the 21st century, the Internet has made publishers of anyone with a laptop or mobile phone. In

response many observers have said that traditional mediadened as newspapers, radio, television,

cable, magazines and other print publicationsare in a death spiral if not already dead. Using articles

ranging from academic journals to popular print media, opinion surveys and government reports,Are

Traditional Media Dead? investigates this question, exploring:

Does journalism have one foot in the grave? How traditional media can ght back How new me-dia has impacted traditional media How journalism can change to adapt to digital age Can older

media survive?

CITIZEN JOURNALISMValuable, Useless or Dangerous?

Melissa Wall, Editor

An anthology of articles that address the rise of citizen-produced news content worldwide. Using dig-

ital tools such as YouTube and Twitter, ordinary people are collecting and sharing news that might oth-

erwise never get reported. What does this trend mean for professional journalism and, ultimately, fordemocracy? The book asks the fundamental and advanced questions to give readers a fully developed

understanding of the topic.

How does incorporating citizen journalism content into mainstream news media content enhance or

threaten professional journalism? Does citizen journalism merely provide professional news media

with free labor? What news values are exhibited in citizen content? Should citizen journalists be

expected to meet professional standards? What type of citizen journalist is more likely to attract an

audience? Is citizen journalism accessible to all citizens, particularly during a crisis?

DIGITAL ACTIVISM DECODEDThe New Mechanics of Change

Mary Joyce, Editor

Recently, the media have been abuzz with cases of citizens around the world using digital technologies

to push for social and political changefrom the use of Twitter to amplify protests in Iran and

Moldova to nonprot organizations creating Facebook accounts to attract supporters. These stories

have been published, discussed, extolled, and derided, but the underlying mechanics of this practice

of digital activism are little understood. This new eld, its dynamics, practices, misconceptions, and

possible futures are presented here together for the rst time.

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