Middle School Speech and Debate Fall Classic
2017 — CA/US
Welcome to the 2017 Middle School Speech & Debate Classic Tournament hosted by the Bay Area Urban Debate League! We are excited to have you with us this year.
Please note that all proceeds--including refreshments--will go to support urban debate in the Bay. As such, we ask that you pay all fees on time. Refreshments are available for sale until they run out.
Parking is limited so we suggest carpooling. If you decide to drive, please review the City College parking website
SCHEDULE:
Judge Training/Coach Check-In
8:30am
Debates
Round 1 - 9:00am
Round 2 - 11:00am
Round 3 - 2:00pm
IEs
Coach Check-In - 3:30pm
Round 1 - 4:00pm
Round 2 - 5:00pm
Round 3 - 6:00pm
CONGRESS SCHEDULE:
Round 1 - 9:15am-11am
Round 2 - 11:45am-1:45pm
Round 3 - 2pm-3:45pm
Awards
7:00pm
TOURNAMENT RULES:
Computer use is not allowed; are restricted to paper-only debate.
Coaches must print evidence on their own. Our tabroom does not have the capacity to print evidence at the tournament.
Novice is defined as a student with 1 year (or less) of debate experience
NO DOUBLE ENTRIES FOR CONGRESS! It is fine to enter in 1 IE and 1 debate event.
PUBLIC FORUM TOPIC
Resolved: Deployment of anti-missile systems is in South Korea’s best interest.
LINCOLN-DOUGLAS TOPIC
Resolved: In the United States, national service ought to be compulsory.
EXTEMP TOPICS (2 per round)
1. Is it time to abolish the electoral college?
2. What constitutional rights were possibly violated when California required vaccinations?
3. Should technology companies give scholarships to low income students?
4. Does social media have a negative impact on children?
5. Should the U.S. be required to offer financial help to foreign countries after natural disasters?
6. Is it time to give teenagers the right to vote for president?
CONGRESS DOCKETS
Starting school date later
Community service requirements
Healthier school lunch
SPEECH RULES
A. Oral prompting, except for time signals, by a speaker’s debate partner is not prohibited. Individual judges may determine their comfort with this practice and handle it in-round. No protests will be heard by the ombudsperson regarding this issue.
B. Judging Conflicts: Contestants in any debate event who are scheduled to be judged by someone who has, at any point in time, coached or taught them or with whom they have a close personal relationship are responsible for reporting that fact to the ombudsperson immediately. Failure to comply may result in disqualification from the tournament.
TIME LIMITS
Expository: 10 min, visual aids allowed
Declamation DI, HI, Duo, Original Oratory: 6-10 min + 30-sec grace
Extemporaneous: 30 min prep, 7 min speech
Impromptu: Up to 5 min, 2 min prep
Storytelling: 5 min + 30-sec grace
Congress:
First Affirmative, First Negative: 3 min, 2 min questioning, 10 sec grace
Other Speeches 3 min + 1-min questioning
If you have any questions, please email: info@BAUDL.org