In this ongoing club, students will get to respond to a new debate topic each week and participate in mock debates with each other. I will release the topic to students around two days before each class, but they will receive some time during class each week to actually prep their arguments together. As such, outside work is optional.

Note that if students do opt to prep ahead of time, they will have to prepare both sides as they will not be assigned a side until class time. This is a good thing: academic debaters always prepare to argue both sides, and this teaches students the value of adopting perspectives different from their own.

After prepping together, we will have mock debate rounds. The format will be rapid-fire, based on the Extemporaneous debate format. This is so we can fit more debates and arguments into a short timeframe, allowing greater participation. Depending on the number of students each week, they may debate individually or in teams.