Mentor Unit Packages
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Mentor Unit Packages

The mentor reference reorganized into complete unit packages for preparation and live facilitation.

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  1. START First-timer cold start + debate move by move p. 5
    1. Start Here: You Have Never Run This Beforep. 6
    2. The Forge Debate, Move by Movep. 8
    3. Where First-Timers Stumblep. 9
  2. WHY Philosophy in one page p. 10
    1. Why Debate?p. 11
    2. The Capacity Trianglep. 12
  3. MENTORS Staffing, role duties, and unit-by-unit guidance p. 13
    1. The Forge Runs on Three Functionsp. 14
    2. Mentor Roles Field Guide · Who Does Whatp. 15
    3. Mentor Roles Field Guide · Unit by Unitp. 16
  4. WEEKS 1–4 Facilitation notes for the first four weeks p. 17
    1. Week 1 · Trial Forgep. 18
    2. Week 2 · Unit 1 Arms Roomp. 20
    3. Week 3 · Unit 1 The Forgep. 22
    4. Week 4 · Unit 1 The Tavernp. 24
  5. UNITS Unit 1 debate/journal spread + Units 2–8 complete packages p. 28
    1. Unit 1 · Discipline (Project Hail Mary)p. 30
    2. Unit 2 · Perseverance (Little Women)p. 37
    3. Unit 3 · Interdependence (The Boys in the Boat)p. 48
    4. Unit 4 · Resilience (Pride and Prejudice)p. 59
    5. Unit 5 · Acceptance (A Man for All Seasons)p. 70
    6. Unit 6 · Courage (All the Light We Cannot See)p. 81
    7. Unit 7 · Hope (The Picture of Dorian Gray)p. 92
    8. Unit 8 · Moral Courage (A Good Man Is Hard to Find)p. 103
  6. CYCLE Unit cycle template + fade map p. 40
    1. The Repeating Three-Week Shapep. 40
    2. What Changes by Unit — The Fade Mapp. 41
  7. WORKSHOPS Forge Workshops FW1 / FW2 / FW3 overlays p. 116
    1. Three Taverns Double as Forge Workshopsp. 117
  8. FINALE Final Forge · Anvil · Reveal (weeks 26–30) p. 118
    1. Final Forge: Draft to Rehearsalp. 119
  9. PROTOCOLS Operational protocols p. 121
    1. Operations Overviewp. 121
    2. If You Are One Adult Todayp. 148
    3. Class Size & Seatsp. 149
    4. Seat Collapsep. 150
  10. FADE Mentor fade: advancement + reversion triggers p. 126
    1. Mentor Fade Sectionp. 126
    2. Intervention Decision Treep. 131
  11. DICTIONARY The Forge dictionary p. 132
    1. Dictionary A–Zp. 133
  12. APPENDICES Appendices A–C + mentor reference p. 136
    1. Appendix A · U1 Hook Artifacts & Mock Topicp. 136
    2. Appendix A · Volunteer Agreementp. 137
    3. Appendix A · Trial Forge Mock Topicp. 138
    4. Appendix A · Worked Examplep. 139
    5. Appendix B · Moderator Whisper-Cardp. 140
    6. Appendix B · If the Moderator Gets Stuckp. 141
    7. Appendix C · U8 Sealed Mentor-Only Insertp. 142
    8. Appendix C · U8 Tavern Scriptp. 143
    9. Skill Bankp. 144
    10. You Ran It Right If…p. 145
    11. Materials Manifestp. 146
  13. PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS Every mentor worksheet on its own page p. 155
    1. How to Use These Sheetsp. 156
    2. 30-Week Guidep. 157
    3. Unit Coverp. 159
    4. Unit Cover · Quote 1p. 160
    5. Unit Cover · Quotes 2–3p. 161
    6. Unit Cover · Blade / Shield / Rangep. 162
    7. Moderator · Run Sheetp. 163
    8. Moderator · Vote Tallyp. 164
    9. Debater · Prepp. 165
    10. Debater · Quote 2p. 166
    11. Debater · Quote 3p. 167
    12. Debater · External Sourcep. 168
    13. Debater · Impact + Countersp. 169
    14. Debater · Live Notesp. 170
    15. Researcher · Evidence Packetp. 171
    16. Researcher · Negative Evidencep. 172
    17. Researcher · After-Actionp. 173
    18. Jury · Evidence Map Affirmative 1p. 174
    19. Jury · Evidence Map Affirmative 2p. 175
    20. Jury · Evidence Map Negative 1p. 176
    21. Jury · Evidence Map Negative 2p. 177
    22. Jury · Pre-Votep. 178
    23. Jury · Post-Votep. 179
    24. Bench · Prepp. 180
    25. Forge Reflectionp. 181
    26. Story Layer · 5 Years Outp. 182
    27. Story Layer · Draft 2p. 183
    28. Story Layer · Draft 3p. 184
    29. ACTOR Nightly Logp. 185
  14. APPENDIX D · FORGE RECORD Private mentor record template p. 188
    1. The Forge Recordp. 188