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WHITMAN 36th
Annual High School Speech Tournament Invitation
2008, 1.0 |
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TECHNOLOGY USE IN ALL DEBATES |
· You may use
computers in your debate rounds to read material you have put on your computer
prior to the beginning of the first speech in the debate. Note: Parli debaters
may have flowed notes on computers—never word for word written out
arguments/cases.
· You may
type into your computer to write overviews, arguments etc. and you may read
these during the debate.
· You may
flow on your computer to take notes of the arguments, citations, search terms
from the text of evidence, and judge’s comments in the debate.
· You may NOT
do internet research during your debate nor any kind of research that involves
searching resources that are stored or located outside the physical drives of
the computers you brought into the room. You may only do this “outside
research” until the first speech begins in a debate.
· You may NOT
use instant messaging, cell phone, “blackberry,” “text messaging,” “web video,”
etc. to communicate with those not debating or judging in your round. You may
however, video or audio record your debating for use after the debate is over.
· During the
debate, you are to keep your communication to your partner, the other team, and
the judge except for in-person pleasantries/personal
conversations that are not about your debate.
· Judges have
the right to stop behavior in violation of the above and judges have the right
to drop teams for violating these policies after consulting with the tournament
director.
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LD DEBATE INFORMATION |
1. L-D DIVISIONS:
· Championship: Open to
any student who wishes TOC level competition or who cannot enter the other
divisions. Champ LD debaters will be able to strike and/or preference judges.
· Senior: Open to anyone
who has not yet won six quarterfinalist or higher awards in SENIOR division.
· Junior: Open to
anyone who has not yet won four quarterfinalist or higher awards.
· Novice: Open to
those who 1) have not yet won two quarterfinalist or higher awards; 2) have not
competed before
2. TIME
LIMITS: 6-3-7-3-4-6-3 with 4 minutes of prep time.
3. THE TOPIC: LD debaters will use the Nov-Dec
NFL LD Topic. Resolved: xxxxxx.
Click here
to see the Nov-Dec LD Topic at the NFL Web Site. (if this link does not
work, please email Jim Hanson at hansonjb@whitman.edu
4. TWO
PERSON L-D TEAMS ARE NOT PERMITTED.
5. Novice
and some junior division LD debates will occur in a large room due to space
constraints.
6. All
rounds are double-flighted except Round 2 and Quarters, Semis, and Finals.
7. One judge covers 4 LD debaters.
8. Yes, debates are powermatched. Round 3 off 1, Round
4 and 5 off 1-3; Round 6 off 1-5.
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PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE INFORMATION |
1. PUBLIC FORUM DIVISIONS:
· Championship: Open to
any student who wishes higher levels of competition or who cannot enter the
other divisions.
· Junior: Open to
anyone who has not yet won four quarterfinalist or higher awards.
· 2. TIME
LIMITS:
NOTE: NO COIN
FLIP. THE PRO-AFF AND THE CON-NEG TEAM WILL BE LISTED ON THE POSTING.
First
Speaker - Team A = 4 Minutes
First
Speaker - Team B = 4 Minutes
Crossfire =
3 Minutes
Second
Speaker - Team A = 4 Minutes
Second Speaker
- Team B = 4 Minutes
Crossfire =
3 Minutes
Summary -
First Speaker - Team A = 2 Minutes
Summary -
First Speaker - Team B = 2 Minutes
Grand
Crossfire = 3 Minutes
Final Focus
- Second Speaker - Team A = 1 Minute
Final Focus
- Second Speaker - Team B = 1 Minute
Prep Time
(per team) = 2 Minutes.
3. THE TOPIC: Public Forum Debaters will use
the November Topic. Resolved:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx.
Click here
to see the November Public Forum Topic at the NFL Web Site. (if this link
does not work, please email Jim Hanson at hansonjb@whitman.edu
4. THREE OR
FOUR PERSON TEAMS ARE PERMITTED. Just indicate on the Entry Form.
Obviously, only two people compete in each round. One Person teams are not
permitted.
TEAMS WITH
MEMBERS FROM TWO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS ARE NOT PERMITTED per WSFA rules unless
debate is not offered at one of the schools and the two schools are in the same
district.
5. Public Forum
conflicts with Policy Debate, LD Debate, and Student Congress.
6. Some
rounds will occur in large rooms with multiple tables due to space constraints.
7. One judge covers 2 Public Forum Teams. Policy and
LD Judges MAY NOT also judge Public Forum Debate.
8. Yes, debates are powermatched. Round 3 and 4 off 1-2,
Round 5 off 1-3; Round 6 off 1-5.
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POLICY TEAM DEBATE INFORMATION |
1. POLICY
DIVISIONS:
· Championship: Open to
any team who wishes TOC level competition or who cannot enter the other
divisions. Champ Policy Teams will be able to strike and/or preference judges.
· Senior: Open to
any team with competitors who have not yet won six quarterfinalist or higher
awards in SENIOR division.
NEW: If one student on the team has won six or more such awards but the other
student on that team qualifies for novice division, that team may enter senior
division.
· Junior: Open to
any team with competitors who have not yet won four quarterfinalist or higher
awards.
· Novice: Open to
teams with only frosh, sophomores, and juniors who 1) have not yet won two
quarterfinalist or higher awards; 2) have not competed before
2. TIME
LIMITS:
3. THE TOPIC: Resolved: The United States federal
government should substantially increase alternative energy incentives in the
United States..
4. THREE OR FOUR PERSON TEAMS ARE
PERMITTED EXCEPT IN CHAMP
DIVISION: Just indicate on the Entry Form. Obviously, only two
people compete in each round. One Person teams are not permitted.
TEAMS WITH MEMBERS FROM TWO DIFFERENT SCHOOLS ARE NOT PERMITTED per WSFA rules
unless debate is not offered at one of the schools and the two schools are in
the same district.
5. NOTE: Policy Debate conflicts
with Student Congress, Pattern B of IEs (Expos and Interp. Reading), and
Parliamentary Debate.
6. Novice and some junior division
debates will occur in large rooms with multiple tables due to space
constraints.
7. WE USE THE OFFICIAL WA NOVICE CASE LIST. Please
tell your novice division debaters what the WA novice case list is!
All
Affirmative Novice Division Policy Debate Teams are required to present a case
that fits one of the following areas:
xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Note: The fact that a case fits one of these novice case areas does not
mean that the case is topical nor that it is not topical. Judges shall determine the topicality of the
affirmative plan based on the argumentation presented in the debate.
8. One judge covers 2 policy debate teams.
Debate Elimination Rounds & Awards
ADVANCING
TO ELIMS:
IN POLICY
AND LD: We will break up to 16 teams who have at least a 4-2 record (no 3-3’s
will advance and no more than 16 teams will advance).
IN PUBLIC
FORUM: We will break up to 8 teams with at least a 3-1 record.
IN PARLI:
We will break up to 8 debaters who have at least a 2-1 record (no 1-2’s will
advance and no more than 8 debaters will advance).
FOR POLICY,
LD AND PARLI: The break to elimination rounds will be based on the following
hierarchy: Win-loss record; Adjusted speaker points; Total Speaker points; and
Win-loss record of opposing teams.
WE BREAK BRACKETS EXCEPT IN SEMIS IN CHAMP
DIVISION OF LD AND POLICY.
DEBATER/TEAM
AWARDS: 1st, 2nd, 3rd, Quarterfinalists, Octafinalists (no
octa-finalists in parli debate).
SPEAKER
AWARDS: Top 5 in Policy and LD divisions (no speaker awards in
parliamentary debate). Speaker awards are given on the basis of adjusted speaker
points, total speaker points, z score, then double adjusted speaker points.
NOTE: ALL
OF THE ABOVE ARE SUBJECT to the computer program’s ability to do the above
calculations.