[GFCA] Novice Packet 2017-2018

[Maggie Berthiaume]

Hi All,

Here's the information for the 2017-2018 Novice Packet for Georgia.

We will be releasing the first set of materials on *Monday, August 21st*.

While the arguments will be similar to the NDCA packet overall, *the files
will not be identical as we have decided not to include counterplans until
October. Thus, you should not distribute files to your students until
August 21st.*

Thanks!
Maggie

*Wave 1 — August 21st Release Date; can be read starting at Mount Vernon
(September 2)*Title 1 Affirmative / NegativeHazelwood Affirmative /
NegativeSpending
Disadvantage (links to Title 1)Federalism Disadvantage (links to both)Hate
Speech Disadvantage (links to Hazelwood)
*Wave 2 — October 1st Release Date; can be read starting at Grovetown
(October 7)*States CP (vs. Title 1 Affirmative)Hate Speech CP (vs.
Hazelwood Affirmative)Topicality (argument TBD)
*Wave 3 — December 1 Release Date; can be read starting at Cherokee
(December 8)*Hazelwood Affirmative — Critical VersionCapitalism or
Neoliberalism Critique *General Rules*(1) Novice students may not modify
plan or counterplan texts.(2) Novice students will be allowed to update
arguments on their own so long as the content of the argument does not
change. If any major argument becomes non-unique, the GFCA Executive
Committee will release a new argument to take its place.(3) Novice students
may rearrange the organization of evidence and modify tags, underlining,
and highlighting, but they may not add new arguments and/or change the
content of the arguments in the packet. Students may also find new evidence
to support existing packet arguments but not change the fundamental intent
of the argument.
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