Sheehan,+Marie

toc =6/28/2011=

Cross-x: Marie – Try to ask more direct questions so that you’re setting up your 1NC strategy and that the aff doesn’t get to just keep talking.

2NC: Marie

- Good job on the line by line! You did a pretty good j ob answering specific arguments and extending your arguments. - Work more on comparative arguments (weighing the risk of the link versus link turn, impact calculus, etc.) - Make theory arguments and disads to the permutation.

2NR: Marie

- Work on framing arguments and impact calculus at the top of your speech, maintaining a structure versus just generally speaking on the topics in the debate. - Remember to make specific link arguments. - Identifty their strongest arguments and focus on those.

=6/29/2011= Your 1AC has good speed and clarity, it is very easy to understand what you are saying and when you are moving between pieces of evidence - There should be no overview in your 1ar, just stick to extending your crucial arguments and setting your partner up for her 2ar - I can tell the blocks/extensions youre writing are well worded and efficient - good understanding of your ev in CX and sound defense

Everyone had a good CX attitude and pretty good questions, i was impressed - everyone could afford to work on organization a little more, some DA answers and general responses were sort of all over the place - everyone needs to keep in mind what is going to help them win/lose them the round and stick to those points more than just answering the opponents arguments and extending your arguments on that point.

= 6/30/2011 = 1AC: Good speed and Clarity! Read through your 1AC a little but more to get a feel for the cards, you should know all of the planks in your plan, what they mean and who enacts them. 1AR: This was a great speech! You have a great ability to cross apply and weave different flows which is key for a 1AR. Also your line by line is stupendous! The only thing that I would say is that you can be a little repetitive, repeating answers and over explaining them. In the 1AR you need to be concise and figure out exactly what your key arguments are before you start. But really great job!

=7/01/2011=

Joe/Ben Hanna/Marie Good questions—when you are asking about their evidence, though, you want to have it there to read from—don’t Joe talk around your question by citing other parts of his cards. I am not sure the timeframe argument is really a vagueness argument. Really good arguments about the permutation on capitalism, but be sure to answer the 2ac arguments in that order. It helps keep the judge and other team organized, and also ensures you answer every argument. Good job picking and choosing in the 2nr, but remember time allocation—you spend only 2 minutes on the K, and the other 3 is on case defense and kicking out of a position. Be sure every argument in the 2nr is an argument you think will help you in some way. Try to limit the debate down in this way

=7/14/2011= 1A – Marie •	You can definitely push yourself to go faster in the 1AC. You are very clear right now, and can probably read another couple cards just by trying to go faster. •	While it’s certainly fair to not write everything into your plan text, you should at the very least clarify what your plan looks like. Refusing to do that can open you up to losing to a vagueness argument. •	Good job on the line-by-line, and extending pieces of evidence. The next step for you is to go FASTER in the 1AR, and make your comparisons more EFFICIENT. You should be able to get through all of the case arguments in under a minute, but you end up taking much longer to do that. •	Focusing on when cards were written is much less persuasive than what they say. That being said, you do a good job impacting out exactly why the date of the card does matter. •	You need to have more time on the important offcase arguments. You absolutely need to focus on the K, for example, since it seems likely the 2NR will extend this argument. •	Remember to extend cards by name, date, and warrant. The judge is not going to give you credit for reading cards in the 2AC if you aren’t extending them specifically.