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Challenge 1 helpful links (2022-2023)

Updated: Apr 13



Along with leading Engage Truth Ministries, I'm also a Challenge director with Classical Conversations. So, I thought it would be helpful to post several useful documents directly on this page instead of starting another website.


To go directly to the Challenge 1 documents, click here.

to Go directly to the Challenge 1 (west El Paso) key dates, click here.


Why do I direct in Classical Conversations?


Training students in debate, rhetoric, logic, research is a core part of what we do with Engage Truth Ministries and thus this is a perfect overflow in my goal of discipling students in a Biblical worldview.


If you are thinking about being a part of your local Classical Conversations community, I encourage you check out the website, https://classicalconversations.com/, and set up a meeting with one of directors nearest to you.


***Note to Parents interested in their students joining my Challenge community in West El Paso:


I will be directing Challenge A (7th grade equivalent) in 2023-2024 and will be requiring parents to read at least one of the resources below and be in agreement with the Classical Christian model (see links below). If parents don't understand and embrace the this model, then CC is probably not a good fit for them and it will be hard to understand why "community days" and curriculum is designed the way it is.


(1) Classical Christian Education made approachable

or

(2) The Lost Tools of Learning by Dorothy Sayers (listen here or download to read here)


Also, I encourage current Challenge (Ch) 1 students and parents and potential Challenge A parents next year to read our 2023 Ch 1 orientation, particularly the section on "Rules of Decorum" in the document below.


Challenge one spring semester orientation 2023
.docx
Download DOCX • 37KB

Key dates for Spring Challenge 1 (West El Paso)


  • break 1- Feb 8th

  • March 1st (Wed)- Second Protocol Training luncheon

  • break 2- March 15th

  • March 22nd- First round of Team Policy Debate (wk 10)

  • March 29th- Third Protocol Training Luncheon & second round of Debate

  • April 12th- Fourth Protocol Training Luncheon

  • April 19th- (wk 14)- projects that are due this week:

  • Second Individual Event speech

  • Shakespeare project due

  • Research paper

  • Friday, April 21st- Official Protocol event- Café Central and El Paso Symphony Orchestra

  • Sun, April 23rd- End of Year Celebration with all Westside CC community (2-3:30pm at the Yates home

  • April 26th- week 15-Blue Book/final Ch 1 community day.

  • Stock Market report

  • Cost of Living project both due on week 15.


Below are several helpful links and downloads for Challenge 1 for my current (2022-2023) students:


1. Caleb's Challenge Catechism- click here to view


2. Protocol Manual for Westside Challenge 1 (below)



West Protocol Manual
.docx
Download DOCX • 744KB


3. Grammar (Latin)


Henle 1 Latin Master Vocabulary Lists Lessons 1 - 42
.pdf
Download PDF • 525KB

  • Latin Vocab (Henle year one lessons 1-29. This one has good formatting)


Latin Vocab Lessons 1 to 29
.pdf
Download PDF • 67KB

  • Noun & Verb charts:


MagistraSeidmanLatinCharts
.pdf
Download PDF • 185KB
  • Latin Jeopardy game


latin jeopardy pdf for facebook
.pdf
Download PDF • 615KB

  • How to make Latin fun (ideas for Directors)


How to make Latin FUN (1)
.pdf
Download PDF • 107KB


4. Debate

  • Team Policy Debate Judges Form

Policy Debate Judging Form
.pdf
Download PDF • 139KB
  • Debate Workbook


Debate Workbook
.docx
Download DOCX • 67KB

  • Debate Flowchart


debate flow chart -with notes
.docx
Download DOCX • 21KB

  • What are you doing during Team Policy debate for each role?

What Are You Doing During Debate
.pdf
Download PDF • 411KB

  • Help with preparing the Negative Case

Team Policy Debate_Help I Am Negative
.pdf
Download PDF • 62KB

  • Sample Negative Constructive Outline

First Negative Constructive Outline
.docx
Download DOCX • 20KB

  • Rebuttal Preparation Script (*NEW)


Rebuttal Script Preparation
.pdf
Download PDF • 38KB


  • Cost of Living and Stock Market Rubric


Cost of Living & Stock Market Rubric JG
.docx
Download DOCX • 19KB

  • Tips for the Stock Market Project


Tips for the Stock Market Project
.pdf
Download PDF • 458KB


5. Research


  • Directions to watch the free teaching videos on each of the Apologia Science textbook modules:

1. click on "online learning" on the Apologia Science website and then "video on demand" and then "catalog."

2. Click on to the "Exploring creation physical science section." It should say "free one-year access."

3. watch the videos via your vimeo account.


  • Director SNAP packet


CH I - SNaP Packet - Second Semester - 2022 - Director Use
.pdf
Download PDF • 2.39MB

  • Research paper help

CH I - Research Paper 02 - Research - Parent Guide
.pdf
Download PDF • 329KB
  • Another document to help with the research paper


Science Research Paper CH1
.docx
Download DOCX • 36KB

Sample research papers: (new)



Sample research paper mla with outline copy
.pdf
Download PDF • 550KB


Teens and Caffeine by Andrw Crawford
.odt
Download ODT • 14KB

How to write an Abstract Document: (new)


How to Write an Abstract
.pdf
Download PDF • 77KB

Example of an abstract by Dr. Whitmore (new)


Click here to see Dr. Whitmore's abstract on his research on the Coconino Sandstone



6. Logic (Math)- Coming soon


7. Exposition (reading & writing)-


Comparison essay how to (*NEW)


S2W7 Comparison essay how to
.docx
Download DOCX • 1.09MB


8. Reasoning- coming soon

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