Welcome to the home page for the 2015 Roosevelt Elementary Spring 2015 Invitational tournament hosted by Roosevelt Elementary on May 12, 2015 for Elementary School students.
Status: Tournament Completed
<p><strong>ROOSEVELT ELEMENTARY -- 3rd - 5th grade. (Precocious 2nd graders ok in speech events)</strong></p>
<h3><strong>Important Facts!</strong></h3>
<p>Fees are $10 for 1 person events, $15 for 2 person.</p>
<p><strong>SPAR TOPICS will take one of the two following forms. </strong></p>
<p>1. X is Y'er than Z. </p>
<p>example: Summer is better than winter.</p>
<p>2. X should do Y under Z conditions.</p>
<p>example: Schools should issue a free hat to each student with thin hair or a very short haircut.</p>
<p><strong>There will NOT be any "serious" SPAR topics.</strong> The idea of SPAR is to play with basic ideas in a complicated way; to learn and enjoy the cognitive habits of flow debate, either before you can understand the topic literature of flow debate, or just for kicks*. </p>
<p>*(When I was in high school, I debated Policy debate. And SPAR. I kinda liked SPAR better to be honest, and was successful at both.)</p>
<p>PF Resolution: <s>On balance, economic globalization benefits worldwide poverty reduction. </s> <strong>NOTICE _ TOPIC CHANGE!!!!</strong></p>
<p>THIS TOPIC YES: <strong>Commiting ground troops to combat ISIL is in the best interests of the US</strong>.</p>
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<p>SPAR Timings:</p>
<p><strong>-- judge reads topic aloud, debaters write it down.</strong></p>
<p><strong>-- coin flip. Winner chooses aff or neg. Aff always goes first. </strong></p>
<p><strong>-- 2 minutes prep.</strong></p>
<p><strong>-- AC = 2 minutes</strong></p>
<p><strong>-- NXA = 2 minutes</strong></p>
<p><strong>-- NC = 2 minutes</strong></p>
<p><strong>AXN = 2 minutes</strong></p>
<p><strong>PREP = 1 minutes</strong></p>
<p><strong>AR = 2 minutes</strong></p>
<p><strong>NR = 2 minutes</strong></p>
<p><strong>Crossfire = 2 minutes</strong></p>
<p><strong>AF = 1 minute</strong></p>
<p><strong>NF = 1 minute</strong></p>
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<p><strong>No disclosure, no oral critiques. We can get in 6 SPAR rounds if we are efficient.</strong></p>
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<h3><strong>Elementary PF Notes:</strong></h3>
<p>Note 1: Aff always goes first - <s>no coin flip. </s> COIN FLIP WINNER CHOOSES AFF or NEG. edited 5/5/2015</p>
<p>Note 2: Scheduled and shared prep. 2 minute prep time is afforded both teams before the first rebuttal, and 1 minute each before the first summary, and first final focus speeches.</p>
<p>Note 3: <strong>ABSOLUTELY NO DISCLOSURE!</strong></p>
<p>I love disclosure as much as the next coach. But this is elementary. Let's all please, please try to NOT make the little children cry. It's insufficient that we don't try to make them cry. We must actively reduce the likelihood. Crying children are unhappy children are unhappy parents are unhappy coaches are... etc.</p>
<h3><strong>Elementary PF Round Structure:</strong></h3>
<p>Aff constructive: 3 minutes</p>
<p>Neg constructive: 3 minutes</p>
<p>Crossfire between first speakers: 2 minutes</p>
<p>Prep: 2 minutes</p>
<p>Aff rebuttal: 3 minutes</p>
<p>Neg rebuttal: 3 minutes</p>
<p>Crossfire between second speakers: 2 minutes</p>
<p>Prep: 1 minute</p>
<p>Aff summary: 2 minutes</p>
<p>Neg summary: 2 minutes</p>
<p>Grand cross: 3 minutes</p>
<p>Prep: 1 minute</p>
<p>Aff final focus: 2 minutes</p>
<p>Neg final focus: 2 minutes</p>
<p>______________________</p>
<p>Total: 31 minutes</p>