Start Here: Teaching Policy

Students Will Be Able To:

• Write a persuasive speech that features complete arguments with a claim, data, warrant, and impact. 
• Present information, findings, and supporting evidence clearly, concisely, and logically such that listeners can follow the line of reasoning. 
• Find, cut, cite, and organize evidence that supports their claims. 
• Evaluate a speaker’s point of view, reasoning, and use of evidence and rhetoric, identifying any fallacious reasoning or exaggerated or distorted evidence. 
• Listen effectively and respond to attacks against their arguments with limited prep using logic and/or evidence. 
• Craft an affirmative plan text that addresses harms/advantages, inherency, topicality, and solvency. 
• Run and respond to arguments about topicality, disadvantages, counterplans, and kritiks. 
• Weigh their arguments against their opponent’s. 
• Complete a full Policy round.