Bronx Science Speech & Debate General Interest Meeting

September 21, 2015

Famous Speech & Debaters

TournamentsColleges - Harvard- Yale- Princeton- Emory- University of TexasStates- Connecticut- Massachusetts- New Jersey- Florida- Kentucky- Montana- Iowa- Illinois- Texas

Policy DebateLeadershipCarmen Cheung ‘16 and Ian Goldstein ’16- CaptainsKenji Yeoh ‘16 and Sophia Zhao ’17- Novice Directors

General Information- Also referred to as C-X or Cross Examination due to 3-

minute questioning period after each constructive speech- Partner debate with one team versus another- One topic per year- This year’s topic:

SURVEILLANCE

Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially curtail its domestic surveillance.

Lincoln Douglas DebateLeadershipJohn Staunton ‘16 and Rainy Rosch ’17- CaptainsEve Frangopolous ‘16 and Zoe Posner ’17- Novice Directors

General Information- Also referred to as LD- Individual debate with one person versus another- Places a heavy emphasis on logic, ethical values, and

philosophy- Varied topics that are changed every two months- September/October 2015 topic:

Resolved: Adolescents ought to have the right to make autonomous medical choices.

Public Forum DebateLeadershipAlec Bardey ‘16 and Josh Zakharov ’17- CaptainsClaudia Franke ‘16 and Maya Osman-Krinsky ’17- ND

General Information- Also known as PF- Partner debate with one team versus another- Focuses on making persuasive and logical arguments in a

manner accessible to a wide variety of audiences- Varied topics that change every month- This month’s topic:

RACIAL JUSTICE

Resolved: The United States federal government ought to pay reparations to African Americans.

Congressional DebateLeadershipEve Alterman ‘16 and Adam Shaham ’17- CaptainsMohammed Nehmeh ‘17 and Michael Miller ’18- ND

General Information- Also known as Congress (CON)- Individual debate with one person versus an entire room- Simulates the U.S. Congress- A mix between Speech and Debate- Varied topics that change from tournament to tournament

and are based on student submitted bills- Students typically debate 2 to 3 topics per session with 3

sessions in the preliminary round- Sample bill topics:Data Security, Education, Immigration, Green Energy, Healthcare, Defense, Economic Ventures, Nuclear Arms, Law Enforcement, Drugs, Foreign Intervention, etc.

SpeechLeadershipCameron Burger ‘16 and Maddy Abrahams ‘16- CaptainsMeryem Berrada ‘16, Garnet Garcia ’16, Hunter Sadoff ’17- ND

General Information

Public Address

Declamation Extemporaneous Speaking

Original Oratory

Interpretation

Humorous Dramatic Oral

Prose

Poetry

- Multiple Events to participate in that vary from individual to team

- Focuses on delivery as opposed to content

STAGEPUBLIC FORUM

CONGRESS

SPEECH

LINCOLNDOUGLAS

POLICY

Individual Squad Time

After the Meeting (option 1)

In order to join the team you must join the Google Group that corresponds to the squad of your choice.

Policy:

Public Forum:

Lincoln Douglas:

Congress:

Speech:

Be sure to sign up by Friday, September 25th at 12 PM.

After the Meeting (option 2)

In order to join the team you must fill out the following Google Form with your choice in a squad.

[Insert sample photo of Google Form]

[Insert link (can easily be created via a website like tiny URL to say whatever we want it to i.e. “tinyurl.com/joinbxscispeechanddebate2015”)]

The above link will also be posted on the school website under the Speech and Debate tab.

Be sure to sign up by Friday, September 25th at 12 PM.