Student Binder · Source pages 4–5
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Panic-nav + where things live
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Panic-nav · find one thing fast
IF YOU OPEN THIS
AT 10 PM
Never debated before? This page is not your starting line. Read the Promise tab first, then The Oxford Debate, Step by Step in the Rhythm tab. Come back here when you are deep in a unit and need one answer fast.
| If you… | Turn to |
|---|---|
| need the debate questions while reading | Your unit’s reading guide, page 1 (top of the page) |
| are behind on the reading | Reading tab → Catch-Up Protocol |
| don’t know your role this unit | Roles tab → Role Playbooks · fill in Unit Cover (Guide tab) |
| have a debate tomorrow and feel unready | Guide tab → your role sheet · Calendar tab → Weekly Checklists |
| don’t know when prep is due | Calendar tab → Prep Deadline Lookup · Guide tab: 30-Week Guide |
| lost track of who to submit to | Promise tab → Your Mentors This Year |
| missed a session | FAQ tab → “What if I’m absent?” |
| hate your assigned position | FAQ tab → “What if I hate my position?” |
| are panicking | FAQ tab. Then breathe. Nerves mean the stakes are real. |
| can’t say a problem out loud | Write it on a slip and hand it to any mentor at arrival. |
First time in the room?
Read the Promise tab in plain language, then the Rhythm tab step by step. Every new word lives in The Forge Dictionary at the back.
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What you need · where it is
WHERE THINGS LIVE
| What you need | Where it is |
|---|---|
| The debate flow (who speaks when) | Rhythm and Roles tabs · Moderator Run Sheet (Guide tab) |
| Prep deadline for this unit | Calendar tab: Lookup · 30-Week Guide (Guide tab) |
| Reading blocks / chapter ranges | Your reading guide (swapped each unit) |
| Evidence Map | Jury Worksheet (Guide tab) · submit to Text Coach |
| Vote tally sheet | Moderator Vote Tally (Guide tab) · private · hand to Weaver |
| Researcher evidence packet | Researcher Evidence Packet (Guide tab) · to debaters by deadline |
| Debater prep | Debater Prep Sheet (Guide tab) |
| Bench backup prep | Bench Prep Sheet (Guide tab) · everyone, every unit |
| The night-by-night reading loop | Reading tab: ACTOR · ACTOR Nightly Log (Guide tab, optional) |
| Forge Reflection vs. Story Layer | Forge Reflection + Story Layer sheets (Guide tab) · Story tab |
| This week’s job | 30-Week Guide · Unit Cover (fill role after Arms Room) |
Binder layout
Handbook (Promise through FAQ tabs) = read once, reference all year. Guide tab = the tear-out pad: fill and tear out one every unit. Every worksheet is bound in twice – use one copy, keep the spare – so you never have to print. Keep completed sheets in your Forge Journal – they become your Anvil fuel.
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