The Atlanta Urban Debate League is committed to providing excellent debate education programs, services, and opportunities to diverse students, educators, and members of the community!
All students will learn foundational debate skills and be introduced to the 2024-2025 topic. Advanced/experienced middle school students* will also learn the structure of a few more advanced debate arguments. Advanced/experienced high school students** will learn several additional types of arguments and potentially research skills for open evidence debate.
Parts of an argument
Responding to arguments
Public speaking
Asking and answering questions
Being Affirmative / Affirmative case structure
Being Negative / Disadvantage structure
Impact comparison
Judge and audience adaptation
Choosing arguments strategically
Evidence comparison
Introduction to 2024-2025 topic
Counterplan structure
Answering counterplans
Kritik structure
Answering Kritiks
Research literacy skills
Topicality
Theory
Research and evidence production
Paperless debate
*Advanced/experienced middle school students are students who have experience debating at AUDL middle school tournaments for at least one season
**Advanced/experienced high school students are students who have experience debating for multiple years at AUDL middle school tournaments or at least one season of debating at AUDL high school tournaments. All experienced high school debaters will learn advanced/JV skills. HS Open skills may also be taught depending on registrations.
8:30-9:00 a.m. - Drop-Off
9:00-9:55 a.m. - Large Group
10:00-12:00 p.m. - Lab Groups*
12:00-12:30 p.m. - Lunch
12:30-2:30 p.m. - Lab Groups & Rotation Circuits
2:30-2:45 p.m. - Pick-Up
*Lab groups are encouraged to take breaks at the instructors’ discretion