Student Binder

Student Binder · Source pages 77–104

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Unit CoverGuide
Fill after Arms Room

UNIT COVER

Unit dashboard. Fill after Arms Room: your role, deadline, debate question, and reading target. Whatever role you draw, this is the sheet you start with.

Unit  
Trait  
Book  
Forge date  
Debate question  
My role  
Position  
Prep deadline  
Submitted  
Reading target – chapter blocks (not page numbers)
Blade · shield · range
Blade – my opening line
Shield – my answer to their best shot
Range – what I cannot cover yet
UNIT · 1/1
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Moderator · Run SheetGuide
Copy before every Forge · keep it in front of you

MODERATOR RUN SHEET

You run the room. You do not argue. You are the clock and the guardrails. Tick each step. The Weaver runs the Reveal; you announce only how many minds changed.

Unit  
Date  
Question  
Before · timer ☐   tally copied ☐   deadline confirmed ☐
60-second opener – restate the question + why it matters
During · tick when done
  1. Pre-vote, silent ballot ☐
  2. Read question + stakes ☐
  3. Openings, Aff1 → Neg1 → Aff2 → Neg2 ☐
  4. Rebuttals, Neg2 → Aff2 ☐
  5. Closings, Neg1 → Aff1 ☐
  6. Jury questions, one per side ☐
  7. Post-vote, silent ballot ☐
  8. Hand tally to Weaver ☐
  9. The Reveal – Weaver reads one anonymized reflection line ☐
  10. Announce the shift, “___ minds changed” ☐
When it goes sideways – write your move before you need it
If this happens…I will do this
Timer breaks
It gets personal / heated
The jury goes silent

Moderator · run sheet 1 of 2 – Vote Tally overleaf

MOD · 1/2
Tear-out · copy 1 of 2 · private
Moderator · Vote TallyGuide
Private tally · no public scoreboard

VOTE TALLY

Private. Record each juror’s pre- and post-vote. Announce only the number that moved, then hand this to the Weaver.

Unit  
Date  
NamePre (F/A/U)Post (F/A/U)ΔNotes
☐
☐
☐
☐
☐
Jurors voting  
For→Ag  
Ag→For  
Und→moved  
Minds changed
After · one-minute reflection – what made it land or stall?

Moderator · run sheet 2 of 2

MOD · 2/2
Tear-out · copy 1 of 2
Debater · PrepGuide
Speak exactly twice · claim in sentence one

DEBATER PREP

Build → break → land. You speak exactly twice, opening, then rebuttal or closing. Do not improvise your claim.

Unit  
☐ Aff   ☐ Neg
Seat ☐ 1 ☐ 2
Partner  
My claim – first sentence of my opening (ten words or fewer)
Three pieces of evidence from the text
#Quote or evidenceLocationWhy it proves my claim
1
2
3
External source – author, date, publication you can name · opened & read ☐

Debater · 1 of 2 – speak twice overleaf

DEB · 1/2
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Debater · Speak TwiceGuide

Debater · your two turns + their counters. Attack their strongest point first, weak-first looks scared.

Opening · 2 min – Claim → Evidence → Impact (write first & last sentence)
Rebuttal (Aff2 / Neg2) · 2 min – start with their strongest point
– or – Closing (Aff1 / Neg1) · 1 min – what shifted, or why it didn’t
What they’ll hit me with
Their counterMy one-sentence response

Debater · 2 of 2

DEB · 2/2
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Researcher · PacketGuide
Neutrality is your superpower

RESEARCHER EVIDENCE PACKET

Ammunition for both sides. Four verified pieces, 2 Affirmative, 2 Negative. You do not argue; you arm both rooms equally. Send to debaters by the prep deadline.

Unit  
Date  
Sent to debaters  
Affirmative evidence
AFF 1
Quote or finding – copy exact words; note page number
Source – author · date · publication
Page / ch.
Why this moves the jury toward Affirmative
AFF 2
Quote or finding – copy exact words; note page number
Source – author · date · publication
Page / ch.
Why this moves the jury toward Affirmative

Researcher · 1 of 2 – Negative evidence overleaf

RSCH · 1/2
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Researcher · PacketGuide

Researcher · Negative evidence. Same standard: one author, one date, one publication you can name. Arm the Negative room as well as you armed Affirmative.

Negative evidence
NEG 1
Quote or finding – copy exact words; note page number
Source – author · date · publication
Page / ch.
Why this moves the jury toward Negative
NEG 2
Quote or finding – copy exact words; note page number
Source – author · date · publication
Page / ch.
Why this moves the jury toward Negative
Gaps, contradictions, fact-check notes to pass – incl. “no credible source found for…"
Source ruleA credible source has an author, a date, and a publication you can name. Use AI to find sources, never to write them. Open and read anything you cite.

Researcher · 2 of 2

RSCH · 2/2
Tear-out · copy 1 of 2
Jury · Evidence MapGuide
Submit to the Text Coach by the prep deadline

JURY WORKSHEET

You are the judge. Two quotes per side, one stacked card each. Then a text-based question for each side and your pre-vote.

Unit  
Forge date  
Juror  
Affirmative · quote 1
Location
Why it matters
Affirmative · quote 2
Location
Why it matters
Negative · quote 1
Location
Why it matters
Negative · quote 2
Location
Why it matters
My pre-vote – “I think ___ because ___”

Jury · 1 of 2 – observation grid overleaf

JURY · 1/2
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Jury · Observation GridGuide

Jury · watch evidence vs. emotion, then vote again. Say what moved you, or what they needed to prove and didn’t.

My questions – text-based, 20 seconds spoken
For the Affirmative
For the Negative
Observation grid
What I watched forAffirmativeNegative
Strongest evidence
Biggest gap
Post-vote – “Now I think ___ because ___”
What happened to my vote? changed ☐ held ☐

Jury · 2 of 2

JURY · 2/2
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Bench · PrepGuide
Everyone · every unit

BENCH PREP

The debate never cancels. Everyone preps both sides every unit. If called in, expand what you already wrote: 2 minutes, claim → evidence → impact.

Unit  
Called in ☐   Seat  
Affirmative opening – claim → evidence → impact
Negative opening – claim → evidence → impact
If called to rebut – use your other side’s prep to find the gap
If called to close – one sentence: what shifted?
Bench ruleIf you are not called, this prep still sharpens your reading. Bench is not a vacation. It is insurance.
BENCH · PAD
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Forge ReflectionGuide
The argument – not the Story Layer

FORGE REFLECTION

About the argument, not you, not a book report. What shifted? What counter stuck? This is your debate record and your Anvil fuel.

Unit  
Role  
Position  
Shift  
What shifted in the room?
The strongest counter – mine or theirs
Did my mind change? ☐ Y ☐ N – why
Anvil fuel – one line worth keeping
REFL · PAD
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Story LayerGuide
You · five years out

STORY LAYER

You, five years out. Start with nirvana, name the cost, forget the how. If you mention the debate question, you wrote the wrong document.

Unit  
Trait  
5 yr out ☐ nirvana first ☐ no “how” ☐
Prompt (Handbook §5)
Draft

Story Layer · 1 of 2

STORY · 1/2
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Story Layer · cont.Guide

Story Layer · finish the draft, then name the cost. Specific, not vague, not the debate question.

Draft (continued)
The cost I named – what holding this trait actually cost
The testIf your Story Layer mentions the debate question, you wrote the Forge Reflection by mistake. Start over from nirvana.

Story Layer · 2 of 2

STORY · 2/2
Optional · copy 1 of 2
ACTOR Nightly LogGuide
Five minutes · each night

ACTOR NIGHTLY LOG

What ACTOR means – full key A – Aim One sentence before you open the book: why you’re reading today (the trait thread). C – Compress The trunk idea – one core claim per chunk. Not a pile of leaf quotes. T – Test Flag where you want to argue with the author. A margin note is debate prep. O – Own Say what you read in your own words. Connect it to one real thing in your life. R – Run One tiny action before you close the book – a question, rule, or decision for tomorrow.
Unit / Book  
Night 1
A
C
T
O
R
Ch. read
Night 2
A
C
T
O
R
Ch. read
Night 3
A
C
T
O
R
Ch. read

ACTOR · add nights as the reading block runs long

ACTOR · PAD
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Unit CoverGuide
Fill after Arms Room

UNIT COVER

Unit dashboard. Fill after Arms Room: your role, deadline, debate question, and reading target. Whatever role you draw, this is the sheet you start with.

Unit  
Trait  
Book  
Forge date  
Debate question  
My role  
Position  
Prep deadline  
Submitted  
Reading target – chapter blocks (not page numbers)
Blade · shield · range
Blade – my opening line
Shield – my answer to their best shot
Range – what I cannot cover yet
UNIT · 1/1
Tear-out · copy 2 of 2
Moderator · Run SheetGuide
Copy before every Forge · keep it in front of you

MODERATOR RUN SHEET

You run the room. You do not argue. You are the clock and the guardrails. Tick each step. The Weaver runs the Reveal; you announce only how many minds changed.

Unit  
Date  
Question  
Before · timer ☐   tally copied ☐   deadline confirmed ☐
60-second opener – restate the question + why it matters
During · tick when done
  1. Pre-vote, silent ballot ☐
  2. Read question + stakes ☐
  3. Openings, Aff1 → Neg1 → Aff2 → Neg2 ☐
  4. Rebuttals, Neg2 → Aff2 ☐
  5. Closings, Neg1 → Aff1 ☐
  6. Jury questions, one per side ☐
  7. Post-vote, silent ballot ☐
  8. Hand tally to Weaver ☐
  9. The Reveal – Weaver reads one anonymized reflection line ☐
  10. Announce the shift, “___ minds changed” ☐
When it goes sideways – write your move before you need it
If this happens…I will do this
Timer breaks
It gets personal / heated
The jury goes silent

Moderator · run sheet 1 of 2 – Vote Tally overleaf

MOD · 1/2
Tear-out · copy 2 of 2 · private
Moderator · Vote TallyGuide
Private tally · no public scoreboard

VOTE TALLY

Private. Record each juror’s pre- and post-vote. Announce only the number that moved, then hand this to the Weaver.

Unit  
Date  
NamePre (F/A/U)Post (F/A/U)ΔNotes
☐
☐
☐
☐
☐
Jurors voting  
For→Ag  
Ag→For  
Und→moved  
Minds changed
After · one-minute reflection – what made it land or stall?

Moderator · run sheet 2 of 2

MOD · 2/2
Tear-out · copy 2 of 2
Debater · PrepGuide
Speak exactly twice · claim in sentence one

DEBATER PREP

Build → break → land. You speak exactly twice, opening, then rebuttal or closing. Do not improvise your claim.

Unit  
☐ Aff   ☐ Neg
Seat ☐ 1 ☐ 2
Partner  
My claim – first sentence of my opening (ten words or fewer)
Three pieces of evidence from the text
#Quote or evidenceLocationWhy it proves my claim
1
2
3
External source – author, date, publication you can name · opened & read ☐

Debater · 1 of 2 – speak twice overleaf

DEB · 1/2
Tear-out · copy 2 of 2
Debater · Speak TwiceGuide

Debater · your two turns + their counters. Attack their strongest point first, weak-first looks scared.

Opening · 2 min – Claim → Evidence → Impact (write first & last sentence)
Rebuttal (Aff2 / Neg2) · 2 min – start with their strongest point
– or – Closing (Aff1 / Neg1) · 1 min – what shifted, or why it didn’t
What they’ll hit me with
Their counterMy one-sentence response

Debater · 2 of 2

DEB · 2/2
Tear-out · copy 2 of 2
Researcher · PacketGuide
Neutrality is your superpower

RESEARCHER EVIDENCE PACKET

Ammunition for both sides. Four verified pieces, 2 Affirmative, 2 Negative. You do not argue; you arm both rooms equally. Send to debaters by the prep deadline.

Unit  
Date  
Sent to debaters  
Affirmative evidence
AFF 1
Quote or finding – copy exact words; note page number
Source – author · date · publication
Page / ch.
Why this moves the jury toward Affirmative
AFF 2
Quote or finding – copy exact words; note page number
Source – author · date · publication
Page / ch.
Why this moves the jury toward Affirmative

Researcher · 1 of 2 – Negative evidence overleaf

RSCH · 1/2
Tear-out · copy 2 of 2
Researcher · PacketGuide

Researcher · Negative evidence. Same standard: one author, one date, one publication you can name. Arm the Negative room as well as you armed Affirmative.

Negative evidence
NEG 1
Quote or finding – copy exact words; note page number
Source – author · date · publication
Page / ch.
Why this moves the jury toward Negative
NEG 2
Quote or finding – copy exact words; note page number
Source – author · date · publication
Page / ch.
Why this moves the jury toward Negative
Gaps, contradictions, fact-check notes to pass – incl. “no credible source found for…"
Source ruleA credible source has an author, a date, and a publication you can name. Use AI to find sources, never to write them. Open and read anything you cite.

Researcher · 2 of 2

RSCH · 2/2
Tear-out · copy 2 of 2
Jury · Evidence MapGuide
Submit to the Text Coach by the prep deadline

JURY WORKSHEET

You are the judge. Two quotes per side, one stacked card each. Then a text-based question for each side and your pre-vote.

Unit  
Forge date  
Juror  
Affirmative · quote 1
Location
Why it matters
Affirmative · quote 2
Location
Why it matters
Negative · quote 1
Location
Why it matters
Negative · quote 2
Location
Why it matters
My pre-vote – “I think ___ because ___”

Jury · 1 of 2 – observation grid overleaf

JURY · 1/2
Tear-out · copy 2 of 2
Jury · Observation GridGuide

Jury · watch evidence vs. emotion, then vote again. Say what moved you, or what they needed to prove and didn’t.

My questions – text-based, 20 seconds spoken
For the Affirmative
For the Negative
Observation grid
What I watched forAffirmativeNegative
Strongest evidence
Biggest gap
Post-vote – “Now I think ___ because ___”
What happened to my vote? changed ☐ held ☐

Jury · 2 of 2

JURY · 2/2
Tear-out · copy 2 of 2 · everyone
Bench · PrepGuide
Everyone · every unit

BENCH PREP

The debate never cancels. Everyone preps both sides every unit. If called in, expand what you already wrote: 2 minutes, claim → evidence → impact.

Unit  
Called in ☐   Seat  
Affirmative opening – claim → evidence → impact
Negative opening – claim → evidence → impact
If called to rebut – use your other side’s prep to find the gap
If called to close – one sentence: what shifted?
Bench ruleIf you are not called, this prep still sharpens your reading. Bench is not a vacation. It is insurance.
BENCH · PAD
Tear-out · copy 2 of 2
Forge ReflectionGuide
The argument – not the Story Layer

FORGE REFLECTION

About the argument, not you, not a book report. What shifted? What counter stuck? This is your debate record and your Anvil fuel.

Unit  
Role  
Position  
Shift  
What shifted in the room?
The strongest counter – mine or theirs
Did my mind change? ☐ Y ☐ N – why
Anvil fuel – one line worth keeping
REFL · PAD
Tear-out · copy 2 of 2
Story LayerGuide
You · five years out

STORY LAYER

You, five years out. Start with nirvana, name the cost, forget the how. If you mention the debate question, you wrote the wrong document.

Unit  
Trait  
5 yr out ☐ nirvana first ☐ no “how” ☐
Prompt (Handbook §5)
Draft

Story Layer · 1 of 2

STORY · 1/2
Tear-out · copy 2 of 2
Story Layer · cont.Guide

Story Layer · finish the draft, then name the cost. Specific, not vague, not the debate question.

Draft (continued)
The cost I named – what holding this trait actually cost
The testIf your Story Layer mentions the debate question, you wrote the Forge Reflection by mistake. Start over from nirvana.

Story Layer · 2 of 2

STORY · 2/2
Optional · copy 2 of 2
ACTOR Nightly LogGuide
Five minutes · each night

ACTOR NIGHTLY LOG

What ACTOR means – full key A – Aim One sentence before you open the book: why you’re reading today (the trait thread). C – Compress The trunk idea – one core claim per chunk. Not a pile of leaf quotes. T – Test Flag where you want to argue with the author. A margin note is debate prep. O – Own Say what you read in your own words. Connect it to one real thing in your life. R – Run One tiny action before you close the book – a question, rule, or decision for tomorrow.
Unit / Book  
Night 1
A
C
T
O
R
Ch. read
Night 2
A
C
T
O
R
Ch. read
Night 3
A
C
T
O
R
Ch. read

ACTOR · add nights as the reading block runs long

ACTOR · PAD