Christian Communicators Northwest Debate Workshop #1: Introduction to CCNW
Debate

General Information
Date: Saturday, September 13, 2008.
Time: 1:00 pm to 4:30 pm.
Location: Evergreen Presbyterian Church
905 Cottage Street NE (Corner of Cottage and D Streets) Salem, OR 97301.
Cost: $5 each for Students/Debaters. Payment at the door.
Coaches, Instructors, Parents, and Prospective Judges may attend at no cost.

Registration: None required. An email to salemdebate@ juno.com providing the
number of students/debaters and/or the number of adults would be
appreciated, but is not required.

Workshop Content
The purpose of this workshop is to provide an overall familiarization with
CCNW team policy debate. The CCNW Judge Orientation provides concise
instruction on the structure of a debate round, the argumentation used by
the debaters to support and defend their positions, and how to determine the
winner of a debate round and fill out a ballot. Following the orientation,
the video of a full debate round will be shown. At the conclusion of the
debate round all participants will work independently and then as a group to
evaluate the round, determine the winner, and fill out a ballot. The
workshop will conclude with a discussion about CCNW philosophy, rules and
events.

While the primary purpose for the workshop series is to supplement and
support new debate clubs and classes, Workshop #1 is a valuable opportunity
for anyone wanting to get a better understanding of team policy debate and
what it means to become involved in the CCNW debate program.

Workshop #2 is scheduled for Saturday, October 18th and will address
material covered in the 1st half of a typical Introduction to Debate course.
Workshop #3 is scheduled for Saturday, November 15th and will address the
2nd half of an Introduction to Debate course.

Please forward this email to anyone you think might be interested. Workshop
#1 is a good opportunity for those interested in debate to see what it is
all about.

Fall 2008 Debate Class:

Why: Homeschoolers learn reading, writing, arithmetic, science, geography,
politics, etc. Debate provides a capstone activity for older homeschoolers
to employ what they have learned in a broad based activity that requires the
combination of research, logic, and presentation in a challenging,
competitive, but fun program.

What: This 10-week class, meeting once a week, will prepare students to
take part in Christian homeschool debate events. The class covers some very
simple logic, the fundamental elements of a debate, and public speaking.
The class will be open to a maximum of 16 students, ages 13-18. Students
must be 13 years old before January 1, 2009 to participate in debate
competitions this season (January-May 2009).

When: Tuesday Evenings, 7-9 pm. September 23, 30; October 7, 14, 21, 28;
November 4, 11, 18; December 2. There will be no class November 25.

Where: Evergreen Presbyterian Church 905 Cottage Street NE, Salem (Corner of
Cottage and D Streets). Note: This is a change in location.

Cost: $50 per student, $40 per student for 2nd, 3rd, etc. student from the
same family. A text costing $15 is also required (not included in the
attendance fee).

If you are interested in the class or want to learn more, please contact Ray
or Denise Engel at (503) 363-2187 or via email at salemdebate@ juno.com.

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