[GFCA] Policy Novice Packet — Wave 1

[Lauren Donnenfeld]

Thanks so much for your hard work Maggie . I’m sure I speak for all the policy coaches when I say that your effort on these files is vital to our Novices having a great season of balanced debates . 

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> On Aug 10, 2018, at 3:43 PM, Maggie Berthiaume <maggiekb at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> Hi All,
> 
> Attached is wave 1 of the GFCA Novice Packet — the Open Borders Aff and Neg. It is a modified version of the NDCA packet with many thanks to Scott Phillips for writing it and the NDCA for underwriting it. :)
> 
> The GFCA version has the following changes from the original files:
> full citations including article titles and some additional qualifications info,
> a separate Economy DA for the neg to read if the aff doesn't read the Economy Advantage (this is the Economy Advantage turns read as a separate off-case),
> additional aff answers to the Overpopulation DA (and one additional neg card to answer those aff answers),
> both counterplans removed — to be released in October on our usual CP schedule,
> Housing Add On removed — there weren't answers in the neg file and it didn't seem necessary at the start of the year,
> plan text put in bullet points to make it easier to parse the different parts.
> However — it's not highlighted yet, and I'd love to write some additional blocks as well. So, if you want to get going this weekend, it's all yours. But if you are willing to hold off a little longer, I'll send out an improved version next week. (Same cards.)
> 
> I'm also amenable to producing out an addendum for balancing purposes, so if you start the season and feel like one side has a killer argument that needs answers, let me know. I held off on doing more of that until we see the other NDCA packet files — these arguments are all interrelated, so subsequent files might fill any holes you find.
>  
> Sorry for the delay on highlighting — I got a little behind this week. More to follow!
> 
> Maggie
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> <Open Borders Affirmative - GFCA Packet 2018 (Not Highlighted).docx>
> <Open Borders Negative - GFCA Packet 2018 (Not Highlighted).docx>
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