POLICY RESEARCHERS—FOLLOW THESE
EXPECTATIONS
ALL FIRST TIME WEST COAST RESEARCHERS
You need to turn in two pages of work to
Aaron to be reviewed to assure you are doing your work right.
This is recommended for returning
workers too.
Use this Template: westcoast.dot
How to
use the Template (it is the Whitman Template)
1) USE UP-TO-DATE EVIDENCE.
--When people look at
the evidence, we want them to think “this is new stuff.”
--If the issue is
timely (e.g., uniqueness, current policy)—it should be VERY RECENT.
--Otherwise, the more
recent, the better but not absolutely critical (USUALLY, THE PAST 2 YEARS but
salient, important works that aren’t as new should not be overlooked).
2) USE DIVERSITY OF QUALITY SOURCES.
--Don’t overuse
one source for your evidence
--Minimize the use
of less credible sites such as blogs, Reuters, “crazy ideologue websites,” etc.
--TRY TO GET
QUALIFIED EXPERTS
--You may not turn
in material from sources such as Lexis if you do not have legal access to use
that source for business purposes such as our handbooks.
3) USE QUALITY EVIDENCE THAT GIVES WARRANTS
4) NEW! COMPLETING “ONE PAGE” OF EVIDENCE
--You need at
least 3 pieces of evidence to count as a page.
--If the page is
not 80% or more filled with evidence, you need another piece of evidence on the
page.
--If the page is
filled with 1 or pieces of evidence, you need to provide the 2nd and
3rd pieces of evidence on a separate page (but it still counts as
part of the one page).
5) CITATION FORMAT. Make sure your citations look like
this:
First Last, Qual,
dd-mm-yyyy, "Title," Publication, pg
For regular
citations:
June Jones,
District Attorney, 9-12-2010, “Mental Health Stuff,” The Legal News, p. 12.
For web citations:
Harry Bustamente,
Professor of Psychology, 4-1-2010, “Mental Health Issues,” Mental Health Web,
www.mentalhealthweb.com/psycho/helpers/tips23.htm
NOTE: YOU DO NOT NEED
A PAGE NUMBER FOR WEB PAGE CITATIONS.
NOTE: YOU DO NOT
INCLUDE TITLES OF JOURNAL/NEWSPAPER ARTICLES.
6) NEW!
Underline your evidence.
--Be generous in your
underlining—typically more than you would with college files (hs coaches aren’t
keen on hyper-underlining and the kids can underline further if they wish).
--Focus what you
underline on the key claims and warrants needed to support your tag.
--Do not underline
just one or two words in a sentence.
--Do not skip over
items that contradict your tag. If that happens—you need a different piece of
evidence.
7) REMOVE FOOTNOTES!
Remove ALL footnotes that
were in the original articles; that includes footnotes that look like this
*83
[76]
19
8) ALL EVIDENCE IS SUBMITTED ELECTRONICALLY.
Email it to Aaron.
9) USE TIMES ROMAN 10 POINT FONT.
Use 1 inch margins
ALL THE WAY AROUND.
10) FORMAT USING . . .
F5: card (the
quotation itself)
F6: tag
F8: citation (last
name and year)
F9: bold underline in
the card
11) WHAT TO INCLUDE IN YOUR ASSIGNMENTS
Keep in contact with Aaron for details.
Exact page expectations vary depending on the topic and specific assignment.
AFFIRMATIVE
1AC 5 pages
Backup 22 pages*
--backup for harms,
inherency, solvency
--answers to disads,
counterplans, kritiks
--answers to
topicality args
*may be less if the
handbook has a shared section for harms/solvency.
NEGATIVE
17 pages*
--frontlines against
harm/inherency/solvency
--frontlines against
the 2 to 3 likely advantages and extensions
--specific links to
generic disadvantages
--specific
disadvantages, specific counterplans and extensions
--topicality shells
and extensions
*may be less if the
handbook has a shared section for harms/solvency.
DISADVANTAGES
Shell 2-3 pages
Backup with
uniqueness, generic links, impacts, 17-18 pages
Responses to the
Disad (not unique, no link, turns), 10 pages
COUNTERPLANS
Shell 1-2 pages
Backup for solvency,
links to net benefits, 15-16 pages
Responses to the
Counterplan (perm, no solvency, disads), 10 pages
IMPACT/HARMS/SCENARIO ARGUMENTS
(e.g. warming
bad/good; happening/not happening)
Frontlines and
backup—contact editor for expected pages
Frontline responses
and backup—contact editor for expected pages
KRITIKS
Explanation Text: 1
page
Shell 2-3 pages
Backup 13-14 pages
Responses to the
Kritik (perms, no link, turns): 10 pages.
If you have more or less—we can work around that BUT WE NEED
TO KNOW. CONTACT AARON.
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A Typical Affirmative Handbook has: A Table of Contents Topic Analysis and Affirmative Cases Paper 5 Affirmative Cases Answers to the 4 WC Disadvantages Answers to the 2 WC Counterplans Answers to the 2 WC Kritiks |
A Typical Negative Handbook has: A Table of Contents Topic Negative Arguments Paper Definitions Responses to 5 WC Affirmative Cases 4 Disadvantages 2 Counterplans 2 Kritiks |
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A Typical Sept Update has: A Table of Contents 150-175 pages of evidence that was not put out at camps. |
The Oct-May Updates: Oct 1, Nov 1, Dec 1, Jan 1: 50 pages ea. Feb 1, Mar 1, May 1: 50 pages ea. |