Coaches: Christian Schneider and Sarah Burkett Every day will feature a new lesson in argument-building, researching, or speech-making in the morning. Monday: “Musical Monday” - We’ll start with basics of debate for our newcomers and work with our more advanced debaters on refining techniques, but be ready to debate about your favorite artists. Is it Taylor Swift or Chappell Roan? The Beatles or the Stones? Bruno Mars or Billie Eilish? How do you measure artists anyway?! Tuesday: “Sporty Tuesday” - As we continue to refine our debate skills, you’d better get ready to play ball defending your favorite sports teams and players! Who is your favorite sport’s GOAT? How can you prove it? Wednesday: “Yummy Wednesday” - Make the case for your favorite food, favorite cuisine, and favorite restaurant chain! Is In N’Out better than Shake Shack? Is Chinese food better than Italian? What does it mean to have the “best” food anyway? Thursday: “Movie Day” - We’ll do a winner-take-all debate tournament to decide the best animated movie of all time! Who will win?! Will Zootopia be able to hold off Finding Nemo or will K-pop Demon Hunters take the crown? Bring your debate skills to the tourney. Friday: “BYOD” - Bring Your Own Debate day. Debaters will bring in their own candidates for our final debate topic, then we will hold a winner-take-all tournament as we bring all of our new debate skills to bear on what will surely be a high-drama topic! Always remember, no topic is too silly or too serious for a skilled debater! The fine art of verbal combat can be applied to any argument, whether that be in school, at home, or in competition. Very often the oddest topics require the deepest thinking! View a sample schedule of the day here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1YBRaSyroPum6cgcvHvE_Jmi3hkpHujrRG3xcD_2evVA/edit?usp=sharing