Austin Rhetoric Club

Syllabus, Textbook & DVD Order Information For the Fall 2006 (Subject to Change)

Syllabus

                    2006-07 Syllabus of the Austin Rhetoric Club

(key: Team Policy Debate in black, Lincoln Douglas Debate in Fuchsia, Individual Events in Blue, Tournaments and Workshops in Purple, Homework in Green, Pot Lucks in Red):  We usually do not have club meetings when there is a tournament or conference.  They typically are on Fridays, anyway.

  1. 6-20-06, 5:00-6:30PM, Parents' meeting at the Snodgrass's home.

  2. 6-23-06 at 3:45-4:45 ARC's 1 hour of Speech presentations at CHEACT book fair

  3. 6-24-06 at 3:45-4:45 ARC's 1 hour discussion about Debate at CHEACT book fair

  4. 7-26-06, 1:00 pm - 7:30 pm, Beginning Speech and Debate Workshop, Bayshore Bible Church, 901 Brawner Pkwy, Corpus Christi, TX 78411, (the Umstattds are helping the Way South Speech & Debate Club to teach this)

  5. 7-29-06 Workshop  or collaboration about posting research on ARC's Yahoo Group, 1PM-4PM, location at The Lighthouse (a house-looking building behind the main building) at Hope Chapel (click here for directions).  The officers' (open to all) meeting: 11:30-1:00 (bring a sack lunch if you come to this meeting)  The research workshop or "collaboration" is 1:00-4:00.  Pizza following

  6. 8-25-06 (Fri) 4:15 pm - 6 pm, with potluck & fellowship 6-7pm.  ARC club meeting only for the teachers (ARC'ers who were in the club last year) for the 8-26-06 Workshop.  Those non-teachers who are setting up can come at this time and set up.  Student/teachers please have your teaching outlines ready to discuss.  For introductions, bring a written outline of some of your accomplishments in ARC and something unusual about yourself.

  7. 8-26-06, 8:30 am - 5pm (Sat), Beginning Debate Workshop for everyone, $30 per family, lunch extra.  Hope Chapel, 6701 Arroyo Seco, Austin  Homework:  pick a piece of literature, prose, poetry (no movies or TV shows!) for your interpretive individual event(s) & make sure you have all of the textbooks.

  8. 9-1-06 4:15 pm-6 pm, (Fri), Meet in Room 29 Upstairs for a Video Shoot of last year's Individual Events for the production of DVDs for the public and ARC.  Freshmen ARC'ers may where "regular clothes."  The Sophomore & Varsity ARC'ers who are speaking wear debate clothes.  Everyone please come, we need lots of audience there to help those presenting IEs.  Move down to the Family Room for a  potluck & fellowship 6-7pm.  Debate (both LD & Team Policy together in the Family Room) 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm., debrief those who went to summer camps:  Avery Lill (Team Policy Debate at Patrick Henry College) & Madeleine Sullivan & David Umstattd (LD Values Debate).  Homework Assignment for the next class:  read Christy Shipe's An Introduction to Argumentation and Debate, Chapters 1 & 2 (pp. 5-6 & 9-11 only), Thane Rehn's As I Was Saying, pages 5-9 & 79-88  LD'ers:  Homework for LDers for this Friday: Read Chapter 1 of LINCOLN DOUGLAS VALUE DEBATE, complete & hand in Chapter 1 Study Guide.

  9. 9-08-06  Meet in the Lighthouse, on Ruth Street.  4:15pm-6pm Speech Impromptu/Apologetics teaching (Thane Rehn's As I Was Saying, pages 5-9 & 79-88), quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm, Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm., Click here for specific TPD agenda, Christy Shipe's An Introduction to Argumentation and Debate, Chapters 1 & 2, Click here for specific LDD agenda,  Chapter 1 of LINCOLN DOUGLAS VALUE DEBATE, complete & hand in Chapter 1 Study Guide.  David Umstattd's book report on the 1st 2 books of The Republic, by Plato.  Homework Assignment for the next class:  Homework, read Shipe's Chapter 3, & Rehn's pages 91-113, pick a piece of literature, prose, poetry (no movies or TV shows!) for your interpretive individual event.  Read Chapter 2 of LINCOLN DOUGLAS VALUE DEBATE, complete & hand in Chapter 2 Study Guide.

  10. 9-15-06  Meet in the Lighthouse, on Ruth Street. 4:15pm-6pm   Speech, Extemporaeous Speaking quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm, Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm., Click here for specific TPD agenda, teaching on Shipe's Chapter 3, Debate Evidence, Chapter 2 of LINCOLN DOUGLAS VALUE DEBATE, complete & hand in Chapter 2 Study Guide.  _______________'s book report on books 3 & 4 of The Republic, by Plato  Homework Assignment for the next class:  write an election speech to run for a club office, if desired.  Read Shipe's Chapter 5 (skipping Chapter 4 for now), Affirmative Case Construction, post one negative brief as described at club today by Brian Morgan on http://groups.yahoo.com/group/austindebate/  Read Chapter 3 of LINCOLN DOUGLAS VALUE DEBATE, complete & hand in Chapter 3 Study Guide.

  11. 9-22-06  Meet in the Lighthouse, on Ruth Street.  4:15pm-6pm Speech, Rehn's pages 91-113, Interpretation Event teaching, Part I of II, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm,  Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Click here for specific TPD agenda,

  12. 9-29-06  Meet in the Family Room  4:15pm-6pm Extemporaneous Speaking, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm,  Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Click here for specific TPD agenda,

  13. 10-6-06  4:15pm-6pm Speech, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm,  Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Click here for specific TPD agenda,

  14. 10-13-06 4:15pm-6pm Extemporaneous Speaking, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm,  Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Click here for specific TPD agenda,

  15. 10-20-06 4:15pm-6pm Speech, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm,  Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Click here for specific TPD agenda,

  16. 10-28-06  4:15pm-6pm Extemporaneous Speaking, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm,  Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.  Click here for specific TPD agenda,

  17. 11-3-06  to 11-4-06 ASAP Weatherford, TX, Round Robin Debate Tournament (date still uncertain)

  18. 11-10-06 4:15pm-6pm Speech, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm,  Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm Click here for specific TPD agenda,  

  19. 11-15-06 to 11-18-06 Communicators for Christ Speech and Debate Conference, Crestview Baptist Church, 7600 Woodrow, Austin, TX, for more information see www.CommunicatorsforChrist.com or contact Joanne Louis louis7@sbcglobal.net

  20. 11-24-06 Thanksgiving, no club meeting

  21. 12-01-06 4:15pm-6pm Speech, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm,  Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Click here for specific TPD agenda,

  22. 12-08-06 to 12-9-06 San Antonio Round Robin Practice Tournament, Dave Carter, Tournament Director & Maybe a Bedford Tournament, too.

  23. 12-15-06 4:15pm-6pm Extemporaneous Speaking, Christmas Potluck with musical talent (Joanne Rodgers, Coordinator); Trail of Lights evangelizing afterwards

  24. 12-15-06 to 12-24-06 Open Air Preaching and 1-on-1 faith sharing at the Christmas tree at the Trail of Lights, Thomas Umstattd, Jr., team leader

  25. 12-22-06 4:15pm-6pm Speech, Training for one-on-one sharing our faith under the Trail of Lights Christmas Tree, pizza or pot luck(?) 6 pm - 7 pm, No Debate, To the Christmas Tree at the Trail of Lights! & Maybe a Bedford Tournament, too.

  26. 12-29-06 if we have a tournament next week we will have a planning meeting, if not no club meeting

  27. 01-04-07 to 01-06-07 Regular club meeting on 01-05-07 or perhaps an Austin Tournament Hosted by ARC (but probably a different date) Click here for specific TPD agenda,

  28. 01-10-07 to 01-18-07 Communicators for Christ Masters, Location TBA

  29. 01-12-07 UNCERTAIN if we will have 4:15pm-6pm Speech, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm,  Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Click here for specific TPD agenda,

  30. 01-19-07  4:15pm-6pm Speech, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm,  Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. OR the Houston Practice Tournament 1-18-07 to 1-19-07 or 1-25-07 to 1-27-07

  31. 01-26-07  4:15pm-6pm Speech, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm, Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. Click here for specific TPD agenda, OR the Houston Practice Tournament 1-18-07 to 1-19-07 or 1-25-07 to 1-27-07

  32. 02-02-07  4:15pm-6pm Speech, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm,  Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.

  33. 02-09-07  4:15pm-6pm Speech, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm, Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. OR the Corpus Practice Tournament 02-08-07 to 1-10-07 or 02-15-07 to 02-17-07 or 02-22-07 to 02-24-07

  34. 02-16-07  4:15pm-6pm Speech, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm,  Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. OR the Bedford AND/OR Corpus Practice Tournament 02-15 to 17-07 or 02-22 to 24-07

  35. 02-23-07  4:15pm-6pm Speech, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm, Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. OR the Bedford AND/OR Corpus Practice Tournament 02-15 to 17-07 or 02-22 to 24-07

  36. 03-02-07  4:15pm-6pm Speech, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm, Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. OR the NCFCA Texas State Speech & Debate Tournament 03-01 to 03-07 or 03-08 to 10-07

  37. 03-09-07  4:15pm-6pm Speech, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm, Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm. OR the NCFCA Texas State Speech & Debate Tournament 03-01 to 03-07 or 03-08 to 10-07

  38. 03-16-07  Spring Break, no club meeting or perhaps a tournament?

  39. 03-23-07  4:15pm-6pm Speech, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm,  Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.

  40. 03-30-07  4:15pm-6pm Speech, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm,  Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.

  41. 04-05-07 to 04-07-07 Bedford, TX (DFW) NCFCA Regional Qualifier Speech and Debate Tournament

  42. 04-13-07  4:15pm-6pm Speech, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm,  Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.

  43. 04-20-07  4:15pm-6pm Speech, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm,  Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.

  44. 04-26-07 to 04-28-07 Houston, TX, NCFCA Region IV Speech and Debate Tournament

  45. 05-04-07  4:15pm-6pm Speech, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm,  Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.

  46. 05-11-07  4:15pm-6pm Speech, quick meal/pizza/brown bag, 6 pm - 6:30 pm,  Debate 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm.

  47. 05-19-07  4:15pm-730pm Year-end banquet  with speech presentations

  48. 05-26-07  Perhaps a practice speech/debate with those who are going to Nationals

  49. 06-04-07 to 06-09-06 NCFCA National Speech & Debate Tournament, location TBA (may be in Belton, TX)


 

 

 

Questions:  Tom@taxmantom.com, Thomas@taxmantom.com,  

                Cynthia@taxmantom.com, Ginger@taxmantom.com

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DVDs, Textbook Order & Other information produced by ARC: 

To order:  A) buy the DVD directly from ARC in person at one of our meetings or from one of the Umstattds or Brisa Calderon to save the shipping costs or

               B) mail $10 per DVD + $3 shipping for 1-3 DVDs, $6 for 4-6 DVDs, and so forth, payable to Brisa Calderon, 9309 La Puente Dr., Austin, TX 78749

 

    SPECIAL DEAL!!  Get a free Sharing the Gospel DVD And Constitution of the United States with the purchase of 2 other DVDs at the regular price, and no extra charge for shipping.  For example, the cost to order the first 3 DVDs listed below and U.S. Constitution by mail is $23.

 

ORDER NOW!!  95 minute DVD:  Introduction to Debate, Analysis of the Team Policy Debate Round, May 2006 (ARC-1.2-TPD.DVD). 

  • Actual Region IV Tournament debate round between ARC's 2 national '06 debate teams

  • Moderated by 2004-6 Club President, Cynthia Umstattd

  • Team Justin Louis / David Umstattd, 5 state Region IV, 4th place

  • Team Monica Calderon / Brisa Calderon, 5 state Region IV, 9th place

  • These 4 debaters and club president discuss goals and strategies before and after each speech in the team policy debate round

  • Ending with deleted scene and many entertaining out takes, alone worth the price of DVD!

ORDER NOW!!  74 minute DVD, the Benefits of Speech and Debate,

July 2006 (ARC-8.1-BSD.DVD) 

  • Thomas Umstattd, Jr., co-founder of ARC, 50 minute motivational talk about the benefits of speech and debate with Questions and Answers from the audience

  • Paul Hastings, 1st Place (tie) in USA in AWANA Competition & Semi-finalist nationally at NCFCA delivers a 10 minute inspirational open interpretation of the Book of Daniel

  • David Umstattd spoofs a 10 minute "A Humorous Look at My First Debate" that he took to the national tournament in 2004. 

ORDER NOW!!  74 minute DVD:  Sharing the Gospel a "how to" about Open Air Preaching & Sharing Our Faith in Jesus, June 2006 (ARC-6.1-OAP.DVD). 

  • Thomas Umstattd, Jr. 35 minute teaching on what, where, why and how to share the gospel.

  • Cynthia Umstattd's 10 minute motivational persuasive speech:  "Wake-up" (and warn the lost before it is too late) won 1st Place in Texas & national semi-finalist 

  • David Umstattd's 10 minute provoking national semi-final persuasive, "False Conversion"

  • Thomas Umstattd, Jr. delivers an example of open air preaching on the cornerstone of the Lincoln Monument, Washington, DC, immediately followed by 1-on-1 faith sharing.
   <Currently out of stock>  Spirit, Truth & Love CD with messages from Mark Cahill, Ray Comfort, Cynthia Umstattd and others.  No charge, and free shipping if ordered with another purchase, otherwise, $3 for shipping and handling.
         Coming Soon!!         DVD about Lincoln Douglas Values Debate (ARC-2.1-LDD.DVD) in August 2006, watch this website location for order information when they become available.
         Coming Soon!! DVD about Limited Preparation Events (ARC-3.1-LPIEs.DVD), available in about Aug. 2006, watch this website location for order information when they become available.
         Coming Soon!!

DVD about Platform Events (ARC-4.1-PIEs.DVD), available in about Aug. 2006, watch this website location for order information when they become available.
         Coming Soon!!

DVD about Interpretative Events (ARC-5.1-IIEs.DVD), available in about August 2006, watch this website location for order information when they become available.

  The Constitution of the United States of America (September 17, 1787) with all 27 Amendments:  "We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity..."   Included also is the Declaration of Independence (July 4, 1776) both documents are in this 1 important booklet, 50 pages in all.

  "Every debater should have a copy of the Constitution and a dictionary in their pocket at all times.  You never know when you will be called upon to use them."  Thomas Umstattd, Jr. 

  $1 each plus $1 shipping, or free with the purchase of one of the DVDs above.

All proceeds go to the Austin Rhetoric Club

 

Textbook Order and Other Information:  ARC is bulk ordering the textbooks and should have an ample supply available at the Aug. 26, 2006 workshop.  For more information about buying the books, email new ARC club member, Michelle Ingram:  Team_Ingram@Yahoo.com

  1. As you read the great literature, poems, prose, novels and other books, in your regular home school curriculum, consider how you might be able to reduce these into a 10 minute competitive interpretive speech or performance.

  2. Order our textbook, if you have not already, Christie Shipe’s, An Introduction to Argumentation and Debate.  If you have not yet ordered the textbook, do so at: http://www.hslda.org/bookstore/items/DEBATE.asp?PID=7249938216  

  3. The Book, As I Was Saying, by Thane Rend, is our Individual Event (IE) textbook.  Order it from http://commforchrist.com/cgi-local/shop.pl/page=product3.htm  It is the 5th item down on that page.  Cost is $18.95 plus shipping.

  4. The Blue Book, NATO Reform, Debating the 2006-2007 Home School Resolution  Order from www.trainingminds.org $40.00  The 2006-2007, published in August 2006.

  5. Lincoln Douglas Value Debate - Student's Edition,  by Rachel Welch & Brittany McGehee http://www.hearandseeonline.com/catalog.0.html 

  6. "The Red Book" Lincoln Douglas Debate, by Kim Anderson http://www.monumentpublishing.com/

  7. Uber-Plethora, The Last Dying Breath, Medical Malpractice Law www.thedebatesite.org/plethora/main.html If there will be a 2006-2007 book, it will likely be published in August 2006.

  8. Take notes, for the rest of the semester of our Sunday sermons from our respective churches.  Many of you do this already, great!

 Thomas Umstattd's famous teaching on:  The 3 essential ingredients of every effective communication:  ethos, logos & pathos.  Team policy debates, trying out possible permanent partners, against ourselves,