Triumph Debate - LD Winter Intensive
Lincoln Douglas Curriculum
Topic Education & Knowledge.
- Our instructors will deliver a full topic lecture with group discussion, and supplemental updates throughout the Intensive
- Triumph Debate will provide students with starter files to supplement research and ensure students can engage in activities
- All students will have early access to our topic AT File.
- Additionally, traditional debaters will get sample cases and progressive debaters will get a starter file of a plan AFF, case NEG, a generic process CP and K, as well as a topic DA file
- Triumph instructors will assist debaters in argument construction, review and feedback
Practice Rounds & Drills.
- Students who attend our Winter Intensive will participate in multiple practice rounds to refine their skills on the new topic specifically
- Students will be judged by experienced judges (outside of their assigned division instructors) to receive accurate feedback and multiple perspectives on their argumentation
- Debaters will engage in one-on-one and group-based drill sessions to refine specific skills
- Most content modules will accompany drill sessions for students to practice implementing what they learned
Content Modules & Electives
- Our curriculum teaches essential debate skills such as advanced in-round strategy including concepts like judge adaptation or developing strategic vision
- Content modules and electives will be heavily contextualized through the January/February topic, so students are learning both debate skills and topic knowledge
- Most content modules will accompany drill sessions for students to practice implementing what they learned
- Students will be able to choose to attend a variety of electives to learn about specific concepts important to them