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Autumn Argument Sequoyah High School 4485 Hickory Road Canton, GA 30115 770-345-1474 November 8th, 2008 Dear
Members of the Speech and Debate Community: The
Sequoyah Speech and Debate Team would like to extend an invitation to the first
ever Autumn Argument. There will be two-person novice, JV, and Varsity policy
debate, Lincoln-Douglas debate, Public Forum, and individual events including:
Original Oratory, Dramatic Interpretation, Humorous Interpretation, Duo
Interpretation, Impromptu Speaking, and Extemporaneous Speaking. There
will be four rounds of debate and three rounds of individual events (IE’s will
have finals during round four). Policy Debate will be standard 8/3/5 with 8
minutes of preparation time in each round. It is assumed that novice debaters
will be debating on their FIRST
resolution. One elimination round will follow the preliminary rounds with
the top four teams advancing in each division (as determined by record and
speakers points). This elimination will be power matched among those four
teams. Lincoln-Douglas
debaters will use the November-December topic. Public Forum will use the
November topic. Please consult www.nflonline.org
for topic releases. DI, HI, OO, and DUO
speakers will have a total of ten minutes each round to speak. Impromptu
speakers will have 7 minutes altogether – that is up to 2 minutes preparation
time and 5 minutes speaking time. Extemp
speakers will have thirty minutes of preparation. IE’s may double enter in other IE’s but not in PF, LD, or Policy. Breakfast
items will be available for purchase in the cafeteria from 7:00am –
9:00am. Sequoyah’s Café Chief A Latte
will be open at that time to provide hot drinks for $1 and cold drinks for $3. Lunch will be provided free of cost after
round two. As per the norm, a
hospitality room will be established for coaches and judges. Pre-Registration
deadline is Wednesday, November 5th at 4:00 P.M. All changes must be
final by Friday, November 7th at 12:00 noon. Any changes made after
this time will incur a $30 late charge. Registration will take place on Joy of Tournaments.
The registration website is www.joyoftournaments.com.
If you need more information on
registration feel free to call or e-mail. Best
Regards, Matt Bartula Debate Coach and Jamie Wills Speech Coach | ||||
