FORENSICS JUDGING. A Speech and Debate Survival Guide

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1 FORENSICS JUDGING A Speech and Debate Survival Guide Training presented by Linroy Kilgore, GSIS Forensics Coach Refer to website:

2 WHY JUDGE? Without judges, there are no tournaments! Each KAIAC school is required to provide judges, in order for their students to compete. The number of judges each school is required to bring is directly related to the number of student entries for each tournament.

3 KAIAC Korean-American Interscholastic Activities Conference. Athletics, Fine Arts, and Other. Forensics and Chess are part of the Other section of KAIAC.

4 KAIAC Seven schools are involved in KAIAC Forensics: 1 KIS (Korea International School) 2 APIS (Asia Pacific International School) 3 GSIS (Gyeonggi Suwon International School) 4 SIS (Seoul International School) 5 TCIS (Taejon Christian International School) 6 YISS (Yongsan International School of Seoul) 7 ICS-P (International Christian School Pyeongtaek) 8 CDS (Cheongna Dalton School) 9 DSS (Dwight School Seoul) 10- KKFS (Korea Kent Foreign School)

5 WHAT TO BRING TO TOURNAMENTS? Pen or pencil You will need to fill out ballot sheets while judging. Paper or legal pads Not required, but it might help you during events. A digital timer Not required, but suggested. Hosting schools attempt to provide student timers, but sometimes the judge will need to also serve as their own timer.

6 GUIDELINES FOR ALL JUDGES DO: When not judging, stay in the Judges Room to receive judging assignments. Report to the assigned room on-time. Ask students to turn off all electronic devices. Make sure yours is off as well or placed on silent ring!

7 GUIDELINES FOR ALL JUDGES DO: Take careful notes of each speech. Keep time on all presentations and provide time signals to the contestants (student timer usually does this). Complete the ballot(s) with as many substantive comments as possible.

8 GUIDELINES FOR ALL JUDGES DO: Provide a clear reason for each of your ranking/win-loss decisions. Turn in your ballot(s) promptly after the round s conclusion. Return to the Judges Room.

9 GUIDELINES FOR ALL JUDGES DO NOT: Switch ballots with other judges or take other judges assignments. Allow anyone to video tape, audio tape, or photograph any round (unless permitted by the head of KAIAC Forensics).

10 GUIDELINES FOR ALL JUDGES DO NOT: Allow random students to keep time for you. Ask students for a copy of their scripts or orations. Ask students what school they are from. Discuss the students you judged, or your ranking/decision, with other judges.

11 GUIDELINES FOR ALL JUDGES DO NOT: Penalize speakers for their attire. Any concerns should be shared with the tournament host or KAIAC Forensics head. Allow interruptions once a speaker or performance begins. No one enters or leaves the room (exception is doubleentered students).

12 GUIDELINES FOR ALL JUDGES DO NOT: Confer with other judges. Each judge should make his/her decision independently. Observe student performances when you have a round off, as you may be asked to judge those students in a future round.

13 DISCLOSURE/CRITIQUES It is NOT permissible to talk to students, after a round, about how you ranked their performances. Please keep all ranking decisions to yourself. If you have a comment or question about a performance, please contact your school s coach, tournament host, or KAIAC Forensics head.

14 WALK THROUGH OF A TYPICAL TOURNAMENT Arrive at the hosting school and go to the Judges Room for instructions. You will be told your Judges Code. Round 1 assignments will be posted, with Judges Code, Room Number, Student Codes, and Time. Pick up enough ballots for each student you will judge and proceed to your room. In the room, if you don t have a student timer, be prepared to do your own timing. Sit near the center of the room, with a good view of the performance area. Verify if there is a student double-entered. When it is time to start, have the first student step up and begin. Fill out ballot sheets while the students speak. Record the times. As each student speaks, quietly stack your ballots in the order you think you will rank. When all students are finished, thank them, and wait for them to leave. Finish your ballots, determine the final ranking, and quickly go to the Tab Room to turn-in your results.

15 10 Events 7 Speech - 3 Debate Speech: Poetry Prose Original Oratory Impromptu Extemporaneous Solo Interpretation Duo Interpretation Debate: Public Forum Parliamentary Lincoln Douglas

16 POETRY Number of Students: 1 Basic Concept: Prior to the competition, student will choose a poem to present that is not memorized. Student will read the poem and bring the text to life, adding emotions, actions, and so forth. Poetry is writing which expresses ideas, experience, or emotion through the creative arrangement of words according to their sound, their rhythm, their meaning. Poetry may rely on verse and stanza form. Only published, printed works may be used. No plays or other dramatic materials may be used.

17 Poetry Ballot

18 Poetry Ballot

19 Poetry Ballot

20 VIDEOS - WEREWOLF

21 VIDEOS - GENERATION

22 VIDEOS - HOW TO TAME A WILD TONGUE

23 PROSE Number of Students: 1 Basic Concept: Prior to the competition, student will choose a short story, essay, funny story, or excerpt from a novel. It is OK to memorize the introduction, indicating the title, author, and genre (theme). Can bring to life the different characters. Time limit is 6 minutes, but student will not have a clock or alarm to warn them of the time. Prose expresses thought through language, recorded in sentences and paragraphs: fiction (short stories, novels) and non-fiction (articles, essays, journals, biographies).

24 Prose Ballot

25 Prose Ballot

26 Prose Ballot

27 VIDEOS - LETTER TO ROYAL ACADEMY

28 VIDEOS - OF MICE AND MEN

29 ORIGINAL ORATORY Number of Students: 1 Basic Concept: Present a memorized persuasive or motivational speech, written by the student (must not be copied). Similar to the Duo Interpretation, except that this will be done by one student. Orators are expected to research and speak intelligently, with a degree of originality, in an interesting manner, and with some profit to the audience, about a topic of significance. Although many orations deal with a current problem and propose a solution this is not the only acceptable form of oratory. Your oration may simply alert the audience to a threatening danger, strengthen its devotion to an accepted cause, or eulogize a person. An orator is given free choice of subject and judged solely on the effectiveness of development and presentation.

30 Original Oratory Ballot

33 VIDEOS - HEAR ME ROAR

34 VIDEOS - THE WAY WE ARE

35 IMPROMPTU Number of Students: 1 Basic Concept: Draw three random topics, from which the student must pick one to deliver a speech. Competitors are given a topic, usually a single word or phrase that may be a person, thing, well-known saying, a less well-known quotation, current event, or an object. They then compose a speech based on the prompt. Impromptu speeches generally run about four (the minimum required speaking time at most tournaments) to six minutes in length, with anywhere from 15 seconds to five minutes of "prep time". However, at many other tournaments, there is neither a set limit to how much time you may use to prep nor a minimum to how long one speaks. Judging typically focuses on overall speaking ability (enunciation, pace, vocal variety, etc.), creativeness (pre-made or "canned" speeches are generally frowned upon), and overall balance of the speech (points of roughly equal length, appropriate length of intro, conclusion, etc.). In many states, impromptu speaking is often a contest combining wit and humor with actual insight; speeches should be funny but also must deliver a point. Acting out characters, as in drama events is generally frowned upon. For KAIAC Forensics, the Impromptu speeches have a 3 minute preparation time and a 5 minute speech limit.

36 Impromptu Ballot

37 Impromptu Ballot

38 Impromptu Ballot

39 VIDEOS - IMPROMPTU 6 SPEECHES

40 EXTEMPORANEOUS Number of Students: 1 Basic Concept: Persuasive or informative speech about current events or politics. A contestant draws three questions, selects one, then has 30 minutes to prepare a speech in response. The contestant utilizes files of published materials (books, magazines, newspapers, online sources) s/he has compiled as a resource for answering the question. At the completion of the 30 minute preparation period, the student speaks on the topic for up to 7 minutes. A 4X6 note card is permitted..

41 Extemporaneous Ballot

44 None VIDEOS

45 SOLO INTERPRETATION Number of Students: 1 Basic Concept: Select a script (not a novel or short story) and read all of the parts, adding emotion and action, but not moving around. Voice should reflect the various characters. Do not read words like "he said..." Student will say the words the way the story indicates the words should be spoken. Similar to the Duo Interpretation, except that this will be done by one student, within 8 minutes.

46 Solo Interpretation Ballot

49 None VIDEOS

50 DUO INTERPRETATION Number of Students: 2 Basic Concept: Select a script (not a novel or short story) and read all of the parts, adding emotion and action, but not moving around. Voice should reflect the various characters. Do not read words like "he said..." Student will say the words the way the story indicates the words should be spoken. This is a two-person category in which the selection may be either humorous or dramatic in nature. All other rules are the same as Dramatic Interpretation. Dramatic Interpretation: This is an individual category in which the selections are dramatic in nature. Selections shall be cuttings from published-printed novels, short stories, plays, poetry, or any other printed-published materials. Presentations must be memorized, without props or costumes. The time limit is 8 minutes which includes an introduction. Humorous Interpretation: This is an individual category in which the selections are humorous in nature. All other rules are the same as Dramatic Interpretation.

51 Duo Interpretation Ballot

54 None VIDEOS

55 PUBLIC FORUM Number of Students: 2 Basic Concept: The team will either support doing something or oppose doing something. Similar to Parliamentary Debate, except that it is a governmental policy debate. Public Forum Debate is an audience friendly debate. Two pairs (teams) debate controversial topics obtained from newspaper headlines and other sources. The Tab Room will determine which role each team will follow Pro or Con. Public Forum tests skills in argumentation, cross-examination, and refutation.

56 PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE Public Forum values persuasion as much as it values argumentation and reasoning. The topic is a current event and changes monthly. The pro team must uphold the resolution, and the con team must negate the resolution. Judges should look for clear, well-structured cases that use logical arguments and evidence as support. Judges should expect to see clash, meaning the debaters refute their opponents arguments, showing why they are flawed or insufficient.

57 PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE Delivery is an important part of this event. Debaters should be fluent, articulate, free of slang and jargon, have good vocal variety and good eye contact with the judge. Argumentation should be organized and vigorous but civil. Teams should not be obnoxious, rude or loud. You must decide which team was most persuasive in the debate. Judges should do their best to be objective about the issues, setting aside their own opinions and attitudes. The judge s job is to determine which team did the better job of debating, not which side is right and which side is wrong. The ballots should explain your reason for decision, which should include which arguments were most persuasive. Suggestions for improvement in delivery are also helpful.

58 PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE Fall 2015 Topic: National governments should be responsible for the health care for all its citizens and legal residents.

59 Public Forum Ballot

62 VIDEOS - SOUTH CHINA SEA

63 PARLIAMENTARY Number of Students: 2 Basic Concept: The team will either take the side of government, by proposing some form of legislation or they will take the opposition side, by opposing the government's proposition. Similar to Public Debate, but it is focused on a "value" (would be nice to do something or not do something). This is individual debate in a large group setting. Congressional Debate models the legislative process of democracy, specifically, the United States Congress. Students optionally write legislation submitted by their coach to a tournament, and they research the docket of bills and resolutions distributed by each tournament. At the tournament, students set an agenda of what legislation to discuss, they debate the merits and disadvantages of each, and they vote to pass or defeat the measures they have examined. Parliamentary procedure forms structure for debate, and students extemporaneously respond to each others arguments over the course of a session. Congressional Debate is a valuable learning exercise, because students familiarize themselves with current social and political problems and learn appropriate behavior and rules for formal meetings. Contestants are evaluated by judges for their research and analysis of issues, argumentation, skill in asking and answering questions, use of parliamentary procedure, and clarity and fluency of speaking.

64 Parliamentary Ballot

67 VIDEOS - FREEDOM OF THE INDIVIDUAL

68 LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE Number of Students: 1 Basic Concept: Either support or oppose a pre-defined "resolution." A resolution is a statement that the NFL creates for this type of debate. Lincoln Douglas Debate centers on a proposition of value, which concerns itself with what ought to be instead of what is. A value is an ideal held by individuals, societies, governments, etc. One debater upholds each side of the resolution from a value perspective. To that end, no plan (or counterplan) should be offered. A plan is defined by the NFL as a formalized, comprehensive proposal for implementation. The debate should focus on logical reasoning to support a general principle instead of particular plans and counterplans. Debaters may offer generalized, practical examples or solutions to illustrate how the general principle could guide decisions. Topics change every two months.

69 LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE Fall Topic: Immigration ought to be a human right

70 LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE Lincoln-Douglas debate is a one-verses-one format where the affirmative supports the resolution and the negative opposes it. The resolution, which changes each semester, is always a question of value. The debaters will try to show why their position supports the more important, fundamental principles inherent in their position and why that position is superior to the opponent s.

71 LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE The debaters will construct their cases using logic, theory, and philosophy. Arguments are to be substantiated by analysis, testimony, comparison and contrast, analogy, example, and/or factual data. The most important requirement for a debater s delivery is that you are able to understand them and write down their arguments. If the arguments do not make sense to you, be sure to comment on the ballot.

72 LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE A balance between relevant content and persuasive delivery is optimal. Judges ought to put aside their own attitudes and preferences, where the issues in the round are concerned. The judge s purpose is to decide who has done the better job of debating, and not to decide which side is the correct one.

73 LINCOLN DOUGLAS DEBATE Judges should write comments to the debaters on the ballot. Debaters want to know what didn t work, what the judge didn t buy as an argument or strategy, and how they can improve. Comments on delivery problems that affected the judge s ability to comprehend the arguments are always helpful. Judges should always give a reason for their decision, outlining important arguments and who you think won them.

74 Lincoln Douglas Ballot

77 None VIDEOS

78 THANK YOU! We appreciate EVERYTHING you do for our teams! Remember, without you, none of this would be possible!