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 Mentor configuration: 2-mentor + 3-mentor variants p. 13
    1. The Forge Runs on Three Functionsp. 14
  4. WEEKS 1–4 Facilitation notes for the first four weeks p. 15
    1. Week 1 · Trial Forgep. 16
    2. Week 2 · Unit 1 Arms Roomp. 18
    3. Week 3 · Unit 1 The Forgep. 20
    4. Week 4 · Unit 1 The Tavernp. 22
  5. UNITS Units 2–8 complete packages p. 26
    1. Unit 2 · Perseverance (Little Women)p. 34
    2. Unit 3 · Interdependence (The Boys in the Boat)p. 44
    3. Unit 4 · Resilience (Pride and Prejudice)p. 54
    4. Unit 5 · Acceptance (A Man for All Seasons)p. 64
    5. Unit 6 · Courage (All the Light We Cannot See)p. 74
    6. Unit 7 · Hope (The Picture of Dorian Gray)p. 84
    7. Unit 8 · Moral Courage (A Good Man Is Hard to Find)p. 94
  6. CYCLE Unit cycle template + fade map p. 37
    1. The Repeating Three-Week Shapep. 37
    2. What Changes by Unit — The Fade Mapp. 38
  7. WORKSHOPS Forge Workshops FW1 / FW2 / FW3 overlays p. 106
    1. Three Taverns Double as Forge Workshopsp. 107
  8. FINALE Final Forge · Anvil · Reveal (weeks 26–30) p. 108
    1. Final Forge: Draft to Rehearsalp. 109
  9. PROTOCOLS Operational protocols p. 111
    1. Operations Overviewp. 111
    2. If You Are One Adult Todayp. 138
    3. Class Size & Seatsp. 139
    4. Seat Collapsep. 140
  10. FADE Mentor fade: advancement + reversion triggers p. 116
    1. Mentor Fade Sectionp. 116
    2. Intervention Decision Treep. 121
  11. DICTIONARY The Forge dictionary p. 122
    1. Dictionary A–Zp. 123
  12. APPENDICES Appendices A–C + mentor reference p. 126
    1. Appendix A · U1 Hook Artifacts & Mock Topicp. 126
    2. Appendix A · Volunteer Agreementp. 127
    3. Appendix A · Trial Forge Mock Topicp. 128
    4. Appendix A · Worked Examplep. 129
    5. Appendix B · Moderator Whisper-Cardp. 130
    6. Appendix B · If the Moderator Gets Stuckp. 131
    7. Appendix C · U8 Sealed Mentor-Only Insertp. 132
    8. Appendix C · U8 Tavern Scriptp. 133
    9. Skill Bankp. 134
    10. You Ran It Right If…p. 135
    11. Materials Manifestp. 136
  13. PRINTABLE WORKSHEETS Every mentor worksheet on its own page p. 143
    1. How to Use These Sheetsp. 144
    2. 30-Week Guidep. 145
    3. Unit Coverp. 147
    4. Unit Cover · Quote 1p. 148
    5. Unit Cover · Quotes 2–3p. 149
    6. Unit Cover · Blade / Shield / Rangep. 150
    7. Moderator · Run Sheetp. 151
    8. Moderator · Vote Tallyp. 152
    9. Debater · Prepp. 153
    10. Debater · Quote 2p. 154
    11. Debater · Quote 3p. 155
    12. Debater · External Sourcep. 156
    13. Debater · Impact + Countersp. 157
    14. Debater · Live Notesp. 158
    15. Researcher · Evidence Packetp. 159
    16. Researcher · Negative Evidencep. 160
    17. Researcher · After-Actionp. 161
    18. Jury · Evidence Map Affirmative 1p. 162
    19. Jury · Evidence Map Affirmative 2p. 163
    20. Jury · Evidence Map Negative 1p. 164
    21. Jury · Evidence Map Negative 2p. 165
    22. Jury · Pre-Votep. 166
    23. Jury · Post-Votep. 167
    24. Bench · Prepp. 168
    25. Forge Reflectionp. 169
    26. Story Layer · 5 Years Outp. 170
    27. Story Layer · Draft 2p. 171
    28. Story Layer · Draft 3p. 172
    29. ACTOR Nightly Logp. 173