Home School Debate Workshop, August 26, 2006

Sponsored by:  Austin Rhetoric Club www.AustinRhetoricClub.org

Attire:  men:  business casual, slacks, dress shirt, tie, no coat;

             ladies:  dress or suit without coat, everyone please be modest

Pre-registration due date August 21, 2006.  Make checks payable to Monica Alford, 9800 Ledgestone Terr., Austin, TX 78737.  Registration questions:  512-288-9979.  General questions call 512-338-1422.  $30.00 at the door; and no extra charge for extra members of the same family.  Home school parents are GREATLY encouraged to attend so much that they are free, and there will be special optional meetings for them about 1/2 of the time.  The rest of the time, parents can attend the student sessions, watch your younger children, or just rest. Print out this registration form and mail to the Alfords at the address above.  Registration is free for ARC'ers teaching a workshop class, and their families, too.

Registration  for a down loadable Word Document form, click here

(PLEASE email this form to Monica Alford at monicam@rjk.com or snail mail it to the address above, please pay $30 at the door)

 

When: Aug. 26, 2006, Sat, 8:30am-5pm (with a bonus 1 hour workshop about how to share your faith from 5-6pm)

Where:  Hope Chapel's Family Room (6701 Arroyo Seco, Austin).  http://www.hope.org/whoweare/directions.htm  If you have problems finding it on Saturday morning, call 512-825-1040

 

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Parents' first and last names                                                                          Name of Chaperone, if not your parent

 

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Street Address                                                                                               City                           State          Zip Code

 

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Email Address(es)                                                                                                Telephone number(s)

 

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Participating Child's / Student's Name (first & last)            Age                     Participating Child's / Student's Name (first & last)    Age     

 

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Participating Child's / Student's Name (first & last)            Age                    Participating Child's / Student's Name (first & last)      Age     

 

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Participating Child's / Student's Name (first & last)            Age                    Participating Child's / Student's Name (first & last)    Age     

 

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Other Child's / Student's Name (first & last)                        Age                  Other Child's / Student's Name (first & last)            Age     

 

Will you want childcare for children under 6 years-old?     __ YES  __ NO       If so, you will be asked to help in child-care room  __YES

Will you bring your own lunch, order pizza/lemonade for $4 each for over 11 year-olds, $2 each for under 12, or want to decide on August 26?

The food is not free for the instructors.  Everyone must pay for or bring their own food.  Either way, we will all eat together.

Check One:  Bring Own Lunch ____ ,   Order pizza/lemonades (payable on Aug. 26)  ______ ,     or I want to decide on August 26 ______

  In this debate workshop you will learn:

·         The educational value of debate

·         Critical reasoning

·         To think and speak effectively under pressure

·         To refute arguments without attacking individuals

·         To defend ideas when challenged

·         Overcome shyness

Interested in public speaking and debate?  Have a young person in your house age 11-18 that needs to know how to speak with respect, analytical thought, and proper logic?  Want to learn how to speak with grace, confidence, and poise.  Then this workshop is for you.

In one day we will cover the basics of both debate and speaking effectively.

  Questions?  Contact The Umstattds (338-1422).  Visit our website:  www.austinrhetoricclub.org

  Six 45 minute class sessions with a break for lunch, and from 3:15-5:00 the students will divide up into groups and have some debates

 

  Let’s Debate!   Adapted from an advertisement by Deanna Stollar

  Are you looking for a new and different experience for your high school or middle school student?  One that could possibly change their life as well as yours?   Debate might be your answer.  We have found that it is the best tool for expanding one’s mind and developing the analytical and critical thinking skills necessary to effectively impact today’s world.  Best of all, these skills and more are learned without the boring monotony of textbooks.  Additionally, everything learned can be applied almost immediately to real life situations.

This debate league focuses their competition around team policy debate, but with a somewhat different twist than many of today’s high school debate programs.  Instead of encouraging “wrangling over words” or “finessing the truth” with trickery, the debater’s argumentation style must be backed with thoughtful content.  Thus, our debate is not reduced to a game, but remains a clash of ideas and concepts with true learning as the primary goal.

The course taught in our club requires an average of five hours of homework weekly.  Students should earn ½ credit of high school credits as well as a working understanding of debate for second semester competition.

  This year’s topic will help your student gain a greater knowledge of our country’s history and the current governmental and political issues related to it both nationally and internationally.  In addition, their research, writing, editing, computer, and speaking skills will be greatly enhanced. 

  For more information, visit this website www.taxmantom.com/debate or call 512-338-1422

  Note:  our club is planning on offering both Team Policy & Lincoln Douglas debate, as well as all 10 of the 12-18 year-old speech events and all 4 of the junior division speech events.  This year ARC is expanding into a once every other week extemporaneous speaking class.  The general club schedule is usually 4:15-6:00 speech (alternating between extemporaneous speaking and the 9 other speech events, every other week, 6:00-6:30 meal (brown bag, pot luck, pizza, etc.) and 6:30-8:30 debate.  See www.AustinRhetoricClub.org syllabus for more specific club meeting information.

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Home School Beginning Debate Workshop Schedule

(Preliminary Schedule)

Schedule of Classes

Classes A, B, C, D & E will be repeated 5 times during the first 5 Sessions

Classes #LD & #PT will be 3 different classes, not repeated.

Students will be divided into either Team Policy OR LD classes at 10:00AM

(Classroom locations are subject to change)

 

  8:30-9 am       Registration – Family Room (southwest corner of church campus)

 9-10:15 am      General Session:  Introductions & Icebreakers - Family Room

10:15-11:00       1st  45 minute class

11:00-11:45       2nd 45 minute class

11:45-12:35       Lunch in Family Room, If you would like to order lunch, we will "take up a collection" for pizza.  Or you could bring your own food and eat in our lunchroom.  Either way we can all eat together.

12.35-12:45       Announcements & an individual event by

  12:45-1:30       3rd 45 minute class

    1:30-2:15       4th 45 minute class

    2:15-3:00       5th 45 minute class

    3:00-3:45       6th Aff & Neg Prep Time (Parent Track-Family Room)

    4:00-5:00       Debate rounds in Sanctuary

    5:00-6:00       Closing Remarks & How to Share Your Faith in Jesus, Tom Umstattd

    6:00-7:00       Clean Up

 

All Classes:

  Class #A, Family Room (1) / Lighthouse (2-5) - Order of Speeches/Debate Round – Lydia Miller and Toni Maisano

  Class #B, Room #27 - Logical Fallacies & Why Debate - Kristen Rodgers & Christina Hastings

  Class #C, Room #26 - How to Research and Using Evidence – Brian Morgan & Josue Calderon

  Class #D, Room #28 –NATO Reform or Abolishment and Case Topics – Avery Lill and Brisa Calderon

  Class #E, Room #24 - Stock Issues and Judges' Paradigm – Paul Hastings & Monica Calderon

  Class #LD, Room #15 - Lincoln Douglas Track (3 different classes) – Cynthia Umstattd, David Umstattd & Madeleine Sullivan

   Class #PT, Family Room/Sanctuary

  Class #Child, Room #14 – Junior Track Ages 6-11 (3 - 45 minute classes mixed with 3 play times on the playground, etc.)

  Class #Lunch, Family Room - We will "take up a collection" for pizza.  Or you could bring your own food and eat with us in our lunchroom.

 

LD Track (only):

#1 - 10:15  LD Class I:  An Introduction to Lincoln Douglas Value Debate

#2 - 11:00  1/2 LD class goes to Class #B & other 1/2 goes to either Class #C or #E

#L - 11:45-12:35 Lunch, Fellowship & David Umstattd's Original Oratory "My First Debate."

#3 - 12:45  LD Class II:  Values & Criteria Used in the LD Round

#4 -   1:30  1/2 LD class goes to either Class #C or #E & the other 1/2 goes to Class #B

#5 -   2:15  LD Class III:  Certain Possible Affirmative & Negative Cases

#6 -   3:00  Aff & Neg prep. time for public debate

#7 -   4:00  Debate Round (general session)

 

Parent Track – (parents and adult children are free to go to any class they want to, but is suggested to attend the parent track special classes when they occur)

#1 - 10:15  Parents class, exact topic to be determined.

#2 - 11:00  Parents free time (visit class of your choice, prepare lunch, be on the playground, or just rest)

#L - 11:45-12:35 Lunch, Fellowship & David Umstattd's Original Oratory "My First Debate."

#3 - 12:45  Parents free time (visit class of your choice, be on the playground, lunch cleanup, or just rest)

#4 -   1:30  Beyond Debate: Individual Events, Ginger Umstattd with Cynthia & David Umstattd's Duo

#5 -   2:15 Parents free time (visit class of your choice, be on the playground, or just rest)

#6 -   3:00 Parental Involvement & Local Club, National, State-wide & NCFCA Opportunities.  David (website) & Monica (Junior Track & LD Debate) Alford, Deana "Mrs. D." Bates (ACTION club New Braunfels, TX), Carlos & Lorena Calderon, Pat (Platform Speeches) & Ganya Hastings, David & Emily (Junior Track) Lill, Mike & Joanne (CFC Coordinators) Louis, Bill (extemporaneous) & Liz Morgan, Joanne (TP Debate & expos.) & Jeff Rodgers (apologetics), Sylvia (TP Debate) & John Snodgrass (apologetics), Sarah Singleton, NCFCA Texas Rep., John & Kate (LD Debate) Sullivan and Tom (head coach) & Ginger (Interpretive Speech Events) Umstattd, and all other adults available

#7 - 4:00 Debate Round (general session)

 

  Children’s Room, #14, downstairs for 6-12 year-olds (Mrs. Emily Lill, coordinator)–

#1 - 10:15 Session A, Beginning Conversation Skills led by Mrs. Ginger Umstattd

#2 - 11:00 Playground activities, playtime

Lunch 11:45-12:35

#3 - 12:45  Session B, Impromptu Games & Speaking  Mrs. Emily Lill

#4 -   1:30  Session C, Interps.  Jonathan Morgan's 5 min. Jr. Interp., Mr. Fix It & Cynthia & David Umstattd's 10 min. duo, Joshua and the Tra, Tra, Tra, led by _________________________

#5 -   2:15  Playground activities, playtime

#6 -   3:00  Session D, led by Joe Hootman(?)

#7 -  4:00  Debate Round (general session)

 

  Child Care Room, #13, downstairs for 0-5 year-olds (Mrs. Ganya Hastings, coordinator) – All moms desiring to use childcare will volunteer to help out.  Please sign up for a time period when you register at 8:30am with Ganya Hastings.

 

The Austin Rhetoric Club is first a Christian family club, emphasizing the presentation of the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ, then a home school speech and debate club.  Apologetics is our cornerstone individual event.

We hope that you can put to good use to what you learned at this workshop, and be used by our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, as you are able to persuade, exhort and encourage all who need to get closer to God.  For more information about the Austin Rhetoric Club, visit our website:  www.AustinRhetoricClub.org

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ARC Member Assignments for Aug. 26, 2006 Workshop

(A few more volunteers are needed)

  1. Monica Alford , receiving payment, or determining that they have already paid.

  2. Sherry Garia, Joanne Rodgers & Kristen Rodgers will be registering new people & pass out ARC name tags at registration.

  3. Joanne Rodgers will make up new name tags with VERY LARGE legible first names (written by hand or computer), readable by instructors from across the room.  (instructors, please use the students’ names when calling on them, hopefully their names on the name tags will be large enough to read).

  4. Michelle Ingram will have the textbooks available for sale at this workshop, collect the money and reimburse the club treasurer, Brisa Calderon.

  5. Emily Lill will coordinate the 6-11 year-old, Children's Room or Junior Track (see Children's Room schedule) 

  6. Ganya Hastings will coordinate the Childcare Room (0-5 year-olds) & making sure all adults with young children help out in the childcare room.

  7. ________________________ will lead the children's 10:15 Session A, Beginning Conversation Skills

  8. ________________________ will lead the children's 12:45  Session B, Class name TBD

  9. ________________________ will lead the children's  1:30  Session C, Class name TBD

  10. ________________________ will lead the children's  3:00  Session D, Class name TBD

  11. David Umstattd, Andy Garia & Rebecca Garia, setting up chairs, tables, last minute problem solvers, we could use an adult ________________ and 1 more student __________________ to help as well.

  12. Everyone, Mr. Tom Umstattd, Mrs. Ginger Umstattd, Brian Morgan, Cynthia Umstattd and Josue Calderon greeters with friendly smiles, and help everyone go where they need to go, etc.  (And all of us should do this when not busy doing something else.)

  13. ______________________ putting up signs on the front door, back doors & side door.

  14.  _________________________ & ______________________ Hospitality Persons, who bring cold water, etc. to teachers as they might need.  (Teachers when you see the Hospitality Person walk in your room, feel free to ask for something you might need.)

  15.  _________________ Drinks person.  Make up lemonade, water and tea in coolers.

  16. _________________ Pizza Person, receive the Pizza money from Brisa and _______________, poll the people during the first general session for what kind of pizza and how many to order, call pizza restaurant, and drive over to pick them up, arriving right before lunch.

  17. All club adults will help set up before and clean up after lunch, except for pregnant ladies.

  18. Mr. Tom Umstattd will give a signal 5 minutes before the end of each class, and ring a bell when it is time to change.

  19. William Umstattd (videoing the LD Track) and _____________________ (TPD Track) will be cameramen video taping each of the 5 sessions, the introduction session, and taking digital pictures.  Tom Umstattd will video the parent's sessions.

  20. Everyone will pray that everything will go smoothly.

  21. There are probably more jobs, we just cannot think of what they might be; as you think of something that needs to be done, just do it.

  22.  ___________________________ will take the 4 participants who will be acting in the debate skit to an upstairs room to go over the skit between 8:30-9:00am

  23. Brian Morgan will be making sure that he has all of his introductions ready for the 9:00 group session.

     

 

For Teaching Assignments click here.  Pray that everything will go smoothly.

9:00-10:15AM Group meeting, in the Family Room.

  1. 9:00 AM Open with a - worship song.  (Mr. Umstattd will introduce Brian).

  2. More officially begin with prayer, ___________________, Chaplain (Tim is out of town)

  3. Open of the Meeting, greeting, Brian Morgan, President

  4. Announcements:  bathroom/water fountain locations, lunchroom, Pizza Person announcement, facilities, classroom rotation, 0-5 year-olds room (Mrs. Hastings & Mrs. Lill ), 6-11 yr-old Children's room, what to do, not to do.

  5. Introductions of 13 Interns:  Brian Morgan > Cynthia Umstattd > Kristen Rodgers > Christina Hastings > Josue Calderon > Paul Hastings > Lydia Miller > Toni Maisano > Monica Calderon > David Umstattd > Madeleine Sullivan > Avery Lill > Brisa Calderon > Brian Morgan

  6. Brian introduces each of the 3/4 teachers for 6-11 year-old classes, and each teacher will discuss the content of their respective classes

  7. Discussion about how the 6-11 year-old class works by Mrs. Lill

  8. Brian introduces Mrs. Sarah Singleton, Texas Rep. of NCFCA, and short address by Mrs. Singleton (if she comes)

  9. Joanne Louis, Austin CFC Coordinator, talks about CFC 4 day workshop

  10. General comments by Tom Umstattd, CFC, ARC

  11. Introduction of teachers for parent-track classes, and each teacher will discuss the content of their respective classes

  12. Debate Skit with 4 participants, a debate round:  "Resolved, that something must be done to significantly reduce racket in the children’s playroom."  The Affirmative Team affirms the resolution, that something must change.

  13. "Advertisements" of each of the 6 workshop classes by each intern & Mr. Calderon's evangelism class at end of day.

  14. Split the workshop participants into 6 groups (A through F)

  15. Sit with your respective group.  Write group letters on each participant's name tag with a Sharpie

  16. Prayer before adjourning to classes, _______________________

  17. 10:15 AM Adjourn to classes