Archive forFebruary, 2009

Over the next few days we will be posting explanations of each speech in a policy debate round. Today we begin with the First Affirmative Constructive, also called the 1ac. 

Taylor Dias, a Central High School senor, explains how to cite and use evidence in a debate round. 

Watch the following video and see Jared Freemon of Lincoln Prep Middle School share his thoughts about debate. We interviewed Jared before the Foreign Langauge Academy middle school tournament.   

DKC Goes National

February 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment

Three DEBATE-Kansas City alumni currently on the UMKC debate team have been featured in a national vignette on Melvin B. Tolson. DKC’s Director, Gabe Cook, is also in the piece that gives a brief history of Kansas City’s own Melvin B. Tolson. Tolson graduated from Lincoln High in 1918 and went on to become the [...]

To make better use of the viral communications DEBATE-Kansas City has launched a Facebook page. Click to check it out and keep up to date with DKC. Get your friends to join and help us expand the network of people ready and willing to support debate in Kansas City. 

 We are pleased to announce the DKC bid application for the Urban Debate Nationals in Chicago, IL April 23rd through the 26th.  One team, Taylor Dias and Reggie Roby of Central, already qualified via their performance at the City Championship. The other selection will be based on a team’s body of work described in the [...]

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