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Our team offers all Ohio Speech and Debate Association and National Speech and Debate Assoication events. For a quick overview of the events offered, please reference below. For a more detailed description, click here.
Our team offers all Ohio Speech and Debate Association and National Speech and Debate Assoication events. For a quick overview of the events offered, please reference below. For a more detailed description, click here.
Wadsworth Speech and Debate Competitive Event Descriptions Competitive Debate
Competitive Debate
POLICY DEBATE: Debaters work in pairs to address an annual topic, either by proposing a plan or refuting the proposal.
PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE: Debaters work in pairs to debate timely and controversial monthly topics.
LINCOLN-DOUGLAS DEBATE: Individual debaters address a resolution concerning indiviual and/or societal values drawn from a bi-monthly topic.
CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE: Individual debaters model the legislative process of the U.S. Congress in a group setting.
Competitive Acting
Competitive Acting
DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION, HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION, DUO INTERPRETATION, PROGRAM ORAL INTERPRETATION: Speakers perform a cutting from a work of literature, such as a novel, short story, play, or poetry. Students may perform single or multiple characterizations, and must do so from memory and without props or costumes.
Competitive Speaking
Competitive Speaking
ORIGINAL ORATORY AND INFORMATIVE SPEAKING: Speakers develop an original speech on a topic of their choice
DECLAMATION SPEAKING: Speakers choose a speech that was written by another person and perform the speech as their own.
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING: Speakers have 30 minutes to prepare a speech in response to a specific question about current events.
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