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Monday, August 19, 2013

Tournament Schedule so far...

Here is what our tournament season is shaping up to be.  We'er skipping the Bellaire Novice Extravaganza this year for an actual tournament.  Still waiting to hear from UH.  Those dates for nationals are set.

EVENT                                    DATE                          LOCATION                            

Afterschool Debate Club Starts      Sept. 17                              Debate Room

Tournament                           Sept. 20/21                  Memorial High School (high school tournament)

Tournament                           Oct. 18 & 19               Bellaire High School*(high school tournament)

Tournament                           Nov. 9                         Klein High School

Tournament                           Dec. 7                          Oak Ridge High School

6th Grade Tournament          Dec. 13/14                   Lanier Middle School

Tournament                           Jan. 24/25                   Lamar High School* (high school tournament)

Tournament                           Feb. 21/22                   Olle Middle School

Debate Banquet                     May 17                       Sheraton Galleria

Nationals camp                     June 9-16                    Lanier noon to 4:00 p.m.

Nationals                                June 17/22                  Kansas City, KS


* - No buses on Friday night or all day Saturday

Extemp analysis

Found this on speechgeek.  It's a flow and critique of the final rounds of IX and DX and NFL Nationals.  If you're looking for help with extemp. speech structure this could be useful.

International Extemp

Domestic Extemp

and the website has some very useful things for all debaters/extempers.  I usually check it out to pull material for current event quizzes.  Just saying...

www.speechgeek.com/extemp


Thursday, August 15, 2013

Sept./Oct. LD topic

Resolved: In a democracy, voting ought to be compulsory.

September 2013 PF Topic

Resolved: Unilateral military force by the United States is justified to prevent nuclear proliferation.