Unit 7: Prep Cycle & the Docket

1. 1. What is the main purpose of a fast first pass across an entire docket?

   To triage bills into strong/weak/skip piles before committing deep prep timeTo memorize every bill word-for-wordTo determine the tournament's final round orderTo write full speeches for every bill

2. 2. True or False?

   "Bills toward the bottom of a docket should be completely ignored during the first pass."

   TrueFalse

3. 3. What are the five zones of a strong one-page prep sheet?

   Title, author, date, side, verdictIntroduction, body, conclusion, sources, notesFunding, timeline, agency, penalty, signatureBill summary, mechanism check, top aff arguments, top neg arguments, evidence box

4. 4. Why should you write neg blocks even for a bill you personally support?

   Because you may be assigned to argue negative regardless of your personal viewBecause judges only grade neg speechesBecause it's an NSDA requirementBecause neg blocks are always shorter to write

5. 5. True or False?

   "Pre-written blocks should be full standalone speeches rather than modular chunks."

   TrueFalse

6. 6. Why keep a personal speaking log during a session?

   To track other competitors' scoresTo prove attendance to the tab roomIt has no strategic valueTo gauge your real odds of being recognized again and redirect prep time accordingly

7. 7. A common prep-time failure mode is:

   Spending too little time on any one billSpending the vast majority of prep time perfecting one favorite bill you may never be recognized onWriting too many neg blocksReading the docket too quickly on the first pass

Describe your prep plan for an upcoming docket of 20 bills with 4 hours of total prep time. Include how you'll triage, how many bills you'll build full prep sheets for, and how you'll decide which get pre-written aff/neg blocks.