The patriot debates 2018

You and your team are invited to the Patriot Debates at Centennial High School

Friday October 26th and Saturday October 27th 2018

Divisions: Open and novice Policy, LD, PF, and Congressional Debate. Open divisions for all IHSAA IE events.

Topics: We will use the national policy topic (Immigration topic). Novice plan text must respect the Idaho Novice Case List and novice CX debaters are limited to the novice packet . We will use the October topics in both PF and LD. We are offering 4 preliminary debates and will be breaking to quarter finals. Congress will use the same docket used at the City of Trees Invitational at Timberline High School and every other fall invitational in district 3.

Judges: Please supply judges to cover your entry (LD and PF are 1 judge per 4 entries and Policy is 1 judge per 2 entries. IE’s is 1 judge per every 5 entries). Indicate your judges’ preferences to judge policy, PF, LD or all divisions. Judges will be HIGHLY ENCOURAGED to give brief oral critiques. Please make sure your judges stick around for out rounds. 

We will be offering Individual Events on Friday and Debate events on Saturday! Speech Events offered will follow Idaho High School Activities Association’s rules. If an event has less than 10 entries when registration closes, it will be cancelled. All coaches will be notified of any cancelled events Wednesday afternoon. Events offered are Informative Speaking, Original Oratory, Extemporaneous Speaking, Impromptu, After Dinner Speaking, Salesmanship, Oratorical Analysis, Humorous Interpretation, Dramatic Interpretation, Duo Interpretation, Retold Story, Panel Discussion, POI and Radio Speaking. All speech events will be contested in the open division, no novice category will be offered. Novice debate divisions will be offered.  Students may only double enter if one of the events is not a draw event (i.e. Radio, Extemp, Retold) or Panel Discussion.

The Panel topics How are the results of the U.S. midterm elections affecting and/or going to affect the US political sphere and climate?

Coaches, please inform your debaters, parents and judges:

·         DEBATERS MUST NOT GO INTO ROOMS WITHOUT JUDGES. Wait in cafeteria when not in a round, please.

·         Concessions will be provided. Please have your students buy them :)

·         ALL:  WATER ONLY IN CLASSROOMS (no food).  PLEASE RESPECT THE TEACHER’S SPACE AND POSSESSIONS.  CLEAN UP AFTER YOURSELVES.

·         POLICY TEAMS HAVE 5 MIN OF PREP TIME. LDERS WILL HAVE 4 MINUTES OF PREP TIME. PF DEBATERS WILL HAVE 2 MINUTES OF PREP TIME.

·         JUDGES ARE HIGHLY ENCOURAGED TO GIVE ORAL CRITIQUES IN DEBATE ROUNDS AS LONG AS THEY STAY ON SCHEDULE.  PLEASE FILL OUT BALLOTS, AS WELL.

·         The judges’ lounge will be located in room 114 (Mr. Montreuil’s room)

·         We will be giving out t-shirts to all out round participants in debate and t-shirts to all finalists in IE’s.

Friday – October 26th

3:00 – 3:30            Registration in front of library (tab room), students in cafeteria

3:45                        Draw begins for Round 1 Speech events (Extemp, Radio/Broadcast, Retold Story)

4:00 – 5:00            Round 1 all other Speech events

5:00                        Draw begins for Round 2 Speech events (Extemp, Radio/Broadcast, Retold Story)

5:15 – 6:15            Round 2 all other Speech events

6:20                       Draw begins for Round 3 Speech events (Extemp, Radio/Broadcast, Retold Story)

6:35 – 7:35            Round 3 Speech events

7:50/ASAP             Speech Finals

Saturday – October 27th

7:30                  Team & Judge Check-In

8:00 – 9:45       Round 1, All Debate                

8:30 – 10:30     Session 1, Student Congress

9:55 – 11:40     Round 2, All Debate                

10:45 – 12:45   Session 2, Student Congress

11:50 – 1:35     Round 3, All Debate                

1:30 – 3:00       Super Congress Session     

1:45 – 3:30       Round 4, All Debate      

3:45                 Speech Awards, Congress awards, Debate breaks

Announced (Cafeteria) 

4:15 – 6:00       CX Semi-Finals, PF/LD Quarters, PF/LD Sems                    

6:30 – 8:15       Debate Finals

2018 Patriot Debates Entry

Fees

General Rules – Speech Events

 1.    Costumes and/or human assistance are not permitted in any speech event, including draw preparation.

 2.  Visual /audio aids are permitted only in Salesmanship and Expository Speech.

 3.  Contestants shall receive no outside assistance once the round has started. In draw events, contestants shall receive no assistance during preparation time.

4.   The use of real weapons, facsimiles thereof, or look-alikes is prohibited.

Speech Events

Duo Interpretation

        Time: 10 min. maximum       Time signals: not provided

        This event follows rules set forth by the National Forensic League. Presentations will be from memory and without the use of physical objects or costumes. Selection must be a cutting from a single work of literature: one novel, one short story, one play, or one poem. Recorded material that is not printed and published is prohibited. Each of the two performers may play one or more characters so long as performance responsibility remains as balanced as possible. If the selection is prose or poetry and contains narration, either or both of the performers may present the narration. During the presentation, the team must name the author and the book or magazine from which the cutting was made. Focus may be direct (performers may look at each other) during the introduction, but must be indirect (off stage) during the performance itself.

Informative Speaking   

        Time: 10 min. maximum     Time signals: not provided

An Informative speech explains an idea, process, or theory. It should be delivered extemporaneously, with or without the use of a 4 x 6 note card. Visual and/or audio aids are permitted. Visual aids may not include an outline of the speech, and any labeling and/or titling should be concise and assist in the demonstration of the idea, process, or theory. 

 International/Domestic Extemp

        Time: 7 min. maximum            Time signals: provided 

        Draw Event        Topics selected/prepared in draw room 

      Students will choose topics either of an international or domestic nature from those provided by the IHSAA for the month of October.   Each contestant draws three topics and selects one. He/she will have 30 minutes to prepare, and may use an index and research periodicals during this time.   Resource materials will not be provided by the tournament. During the presentation, the contestant may use a 4 x 6 note card written on one side. The topic will be handed to the judge before the contestant speaks and returned to the tab room by the judge at the conclusion of the round. The speech should be a synthesis of fact and opinion on the topic - not a memory test of any particular magazine.

After Dinner Speaking

        Time: 4 - 6 minutes               Time signals: not provided

        This event should imitate a banquet situation. The group (real or fictional) being addressed should be clear. The intent of ADS is to entertain, but the speaker must also develop an idea. Material presented must be original. Delivery may be through memorization or use of notes on one side of a 4 x 6 card, but a text may not be used. Emphasis should be placed on the concept of “speech”.   While humorous quips and jokes are appropriate, they must have purpose and fit the occasion.

Humorous / Serious Interpretation

        Time: 10 min. maximum       Time signals: not provided

        These events include an introduction, prose and/or poetry selection(s) from one or more authors with appropriate transitions based on a theme. Selection(s) may be read from a text, or may be memorized. Materials must be from a printed or published source with an ISBN number. An original source without an ISBN number may be used provided it is published and available at the tournament. Recordings or videos may not be used as the source.  

Impromptu Speaking 

        Time: 7 minutes (includes prep) Time signals: provided Draw Event Topics drawn/prepared in contest room Contestants will draw three topics, choose one, and may use a total of 7 minutes between preparation and speaking. The contestant may take notes during the preparation time, but my not refer to the notes during the presentation. Topics will be news items for one round, abstract words for one round, and quotations for one round. In semi and final rounds, the contestant will receive one news item, one quotation, and one abstract word.

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Oratorical Analysis 

         Time: 10 min. maximum     Time signals: not provided

         The contestant will present a non-original speech, portions thereof, or cuttings of various speeches by one "real life" speaker. The intent of this event should be the analysis (not interpretation) of the oratory or speech. The speech should not be from fiction, but from an actual address by a person of significance either past or present.   The contestant will analyze the oratory selection(s) for approximately 50% of the presentation. The speech may be presented from memory or by use of a text.

Original Oratory 

        Time: 10 min. maximum       Time signals: not provided

        This is an original, memorized persuasive speech. A maximum of 150 words of quoted material may be used in the oration. The purpose of original oratory is to persuade in order to accomplish a response of feeling, belief, or action. 

Salesmanship   

        Time: 3-7 minutes + 2 min. questioning by judge only

         Time signals: not provided  

        The purpose of this event is to sell a legitimate product.   "Services" are not considered legitimate products. The actual product (not a model) must be displayed and/or demonstrated. Presentation may be memorized. Notes on one side of a 4 x 6 card may be used, but texts are not permitted. Video /audio aids are optional. In order to demonstrate the function of a product, that product may be put on as the demonstration begins and then removed following the demonstration. The contestant may not wear the product into the room, nor leave it on once the demonstration of that product is concluded. Additional items of clothing that might serve to enhance the visual effect of the product are considered costuming and are prohibited.

Radio Speaking 

Time: 5:30 - 6:00     Time signals not provided

   Draw event material prepared in draw room.  All contestants use the same material provided by the tournament management. The contestant is allowed a 30 minute period to prepare a news broadcast from the material provided.  The speech must include a minimum of three pieces of news.  The speech shall be a news broadcast with an original commercial of not fewer than 30 seconds and an editorial commentary about a news item covered in the provided material.  The editorial commentary, which shall be an original extemporaneous editorial reflecting the opinion of the contestant on a news story used in the presentation shall consume between 1-2 minutes of the total speech and shall be presented in the last half of the broadcast . Students shall enter the room one at a time while other contestants wait outside.  Contestants shall sit with their back toward the judge. Emphasis should be placed on presentation of the news stories, commercial and editorial commentary. Note this is not an interpretation event. Contestants may time themselves, but may not have another person assist with timing.

Panel Discussion

Time: 40 min. round       Time penalties: not assessed 

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