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**.** **WARREN** **COUNTY** **ENRICHMENT CONSORTIUM** ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DEBATE . __ ** FIRST AFFIRMATIVE - Constructive Speech (3 minutes) ** __
 * A INTRODUCTION **
 * 1) Identify yourself and your team (Affirmative)
 * 2) Present the issue with a question, a quotation, or a summary.
 * 3) Say, My partner and I support the resolution…” and state the resolution as it is given starting with “ Resolved … “

** B. CASE ** - This is the 1 A’s main responsibility and the most of your time should be spent on the case.
 * 1) Say, “ I shall now state my case.”
 * 2) Number your reasons as you speak. You may use your fingers to emphasize numbers
 * 3) Use evidence, quotations, examples, and explanations to support your reasons.
 * 4) Key words, “ The status quo is not working.”

= C. PLAN =
 * 1) Mention that your partner will explain your plan.
 * 2) Both 1A and 2A support the same plan.

D. CONCLUSION

 * 1) Summarize your main points.
 * 2) Have a snappy ending. Use a strong quotation or some other flourish.

__ ** FIRST NEGATIVE ** – Constructive Speech ( 3 minutes ) __

**A. INTRODUCTION**
 * 1) Introduce yourself and your team ( Negative )
 * 2) Say, “ My partner and I do NOT support the resolution…” and state the resolution exactly as it was given starting with “ Resolved … “.
 * 3) Key words, “ We think the status quo is in a much better position” or “ We think making minor changes to the status quo is a much better position” or “We think offering a counterplan is a much better position”.

B. ATTACK

 * 1) Attack each of 1 A’s main points. Use a flow chart or web to make sure you don’t miss any.
 * 2) Use evidence . logic, examples, quotations from researched articles to strengthen your points and weaken your opponent’s ideas.
 * 3) Key words, "My opponent said …but I disagree because…” “There is no evidence to support…” to offer contrast or rejection of your opponent’s assertions or evidence.

C. CASE - This is 1N’s main responsibility and the most of your time should be spent on the case.

 * 1) Start by saying, “ I shall now state the negative case”.
 * 2) Number your reasons as you speak. You may use fingers to emphasize numbers.
 * 3) Use evidence, quotations, examples, and explanations to support your reasons.

D. CONCLUSION

 * 1) Summarize your most important points.
 * 2) Emphasize that the status quo is fine and that the affirmative support of the resolution will only cause problems //or// Emphasize that your proposed minor changes or counterplan will help fix any problems in the status quo and offers no problems when compared to those that will be caused by affirmative’s support of the resolution.
 * 3) Have a snappy ending. Make the judge’s smile Be more convincing than 1A.

__ ** SECOND AFFIRMATIVE - Constructive Speech ( 3 minutes ) ** __

A. INTRODUCTION
** B. ATTACK **
 * 1) Identify yourself and your team ( Affirmative )
 * 2) Say, “ My partner and I support the resolution…” and state that the resolution exactly as it was given starting with “ Resolved : "
 * 1) Repair the damage done to your case by 1N.
 * 2) Weaken 1N’s case by attacking each point. Use flow charts or webs to make sure you don’t miss any points.
 * 3) Use evidence, logic, examples, and quotations, from researched articles to strengthen your points and weaken your opponent’s ideas.
 * 4) Key words, “ My opponent said… but I disagree because…” “ There is no evidence to support…”
 * 5) If you are saying something your opponent said, say “ I repeat…”

** C. CASE REVIEW **
 * 1) Start by saying, “ Let me review the affirmative case."
 * 2) You may briefly restate your partner’s main ideas.
 * 3) You may add new evidence or evidence or examples to support what your partner has said.
 * 4) You may add one or two more reasons to the affirmative case, but don’t spend too much time here.

** D. PLAN **

This is the 2A’s main responsibility and the most time should be spent on the plan.
 * 1) Start by saying, “ I shall now explain our plan.”
 * 2) Tell, in detail, what you will do to achieve the resolution.
 * 3) Tell what steps you will need to take.
 * 4) Tell how you will overcome problems.

** E. CONCLUSION **
 * 1) Summarize your main points.
 * 2) Convince the judge that the affirmative position is much stronger than the negative position and that adopting the resolution is necessary.
 * 3) Have a snappy ending – use a quotation, an example, or statements that will make the judge remember your argument.

__ ** SECOND NEGATIVE - Constructive Speech ( 3 minutes ) ** __

= A. INTRODUCTION = = B. ** ATTACK 2A’s PLAN ** - This is the 2N’s main responsibility = = C. MINOR CHANGES or COUNTERPLAN = = D. ** CONCLUSIONS - This is also a big responsibility of 2N. ** = ** You are the last constructive speaker, so do your best to make your conclusion memorable. **
 * 1) Introduce yourself and your team ( Negative )
 * 2) State, “ MY partner and I do not support the resolution…” and state the resolution exactly as it was given starting with “ Resolved ….”
 * 3) Say, “ We think the status quo is just fine “ or “ We think making minor changes to the status quo is just fine “ or “ We think offering a counterplan is just fine, “
 * 1) Point out that the affirmative plan can only cause harm. Cite reasons, evidence, and examples. Explain all the problems such changes will cause.
 * 2) You may also attack the affirmative case if your partner forgot to attack a point or if you have a better example.
 * 1) Offer minor changes or a counterplan, which improves the status quo without supporting the resolution.
 * 2) Start by saying, “ I shall now state my minor changes “ or “ I shall state the negative counterplan. “
 * 3) Tell what you would do, how you would do it, and how it would solve the problem.
 * 4) Use quotations, examples, and statistics to support your ideas.
 * 1) Summarize the main issues in this debate.
 * 2) Explain why the resolution is not necessary and the affirmative plan is ( harmful, wasteful, unnecessary, dangerous, expensive, illogical, etc. )
 * 3) Explain why the status quo, with the help of minor changes is better or Explain why the status quo, with the help of your counterplan is better.
 * 4) Prepare an ending paragraph that will convince the judge that your side is right. Use a quotation, funny line or gripping example.

Use this time to consult with your partner.

 * ==== Go over flow charts or webs. ====
 * ==== Decide what each partner will say in the rebuttal. ====
 * ==== Make sure you use the magic words, "//I now present **new evidence**//." ====

__ REBUTTALS - 1 ½ Minutes each __
Order of speaking:

First Negative, First Affirmative, Second Negative, Second Affirmative

1) Start by introducing yourself and your side again. 2) Repeat and reemphasize previous attacks on your opponent’s cases. 3) You may make new attacks only on points made in constructive speeches. 4) You may **not** have new arguments. 5) You may use **new evidence**, new examples and new quotations. 6) Rebuild your own side. Defend anything weakened by your opponent with specific facts, quotations, reasons, etc. 7) Summarize your main points. 8) Use a brief but snappy ending - a dramatic statement, amusing quotation, memorable conclusion.


 * // ...and do all this in just a 90 seconds //** //!//