NOVICE CORNER
This page is designed to give our novice students helpful links.
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SPEECH
MLA Formatting - There are many pages to view. To get to the subsequent page, scroll down and hit “next resource”.
Script School - If you’re an NCFCA first-timer, you’ll find this script submission information very helpful-especially for Platform speeches.
Here is a video instructor giving an overview on how to write a platform speech. She’s a great teacher and has many educational speech videos on YouTube to watch.
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LOGIC
Fallacy Files - Have a love for logic? This site is full of fallacies to hunt and learn about.
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TEAM POLICY DEBATE
Sometimes it’s helpful to watch a complete debate before your first club round. The following set of links comprise almost a complete round. This round is from an international policy year reforming NATO.
1AC, CX of 1AC, 1NC, CX of 1NC, 2AC, CX of 2AC, 2NC, CX of 2NC
1NR, 1AR not available, 2NR not available 2AR
Here are three videos of Mr. Lorence, an attorney, teaching debaters how to CX.
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Source Books List from Homeschool Debate. Some coaches love source books, some coaches hate them. Stellar coaches are in both camps so make up your own mind. Just remember, you can always drop a lot of cash on unnecessary fluff in this activity.
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LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE
Source Books List from Homeschool Debate.