QUICK JUDGING

Use this ONLY if you have already read the Full Judging Instructions for ELEMENTARY debate (below).

1. Do Attendance Check.

2. Each Kid shows you their Pen, Flowsheet, Script, Case-Responses File (skip during tournament)

3. “I support you. We support each other.”
“What is the topic?”
“Who is Pro and who is Con?”
Begin 10 minutes Prep Time (Check Both Elem Prep Rooms 3 times)

4. Begin Debate (Clapping/Support before each speech)

5. Email Jim with winner and points (reply to emailed ballot)

6. Tell kids winner and why. Tell each kid one complement, one improvement.

7. Type Online Ballot Comments

8. FOR LAST DAY OF CLASS ONLY Type Recognitions for Each Kid (and announce these in the Recognitions-Awards Assembly immediately at the end of class)

Share speeches/files with students
Climb Share It! for Debating

Speaking Times/Rules are included at the end of this page.

FULL JUDGING INSTRUCTIONS

DO THESE STEPS AS A JUDGE

Student Page

1. ROUND START ATTENDANCE CHECK

Judges should have their webcam on.

Your emailed ballot tells you the first and last name of each debater in your round.

Missing students? The team’s other students have to give the missing student’s speech.

Are you missing an entire team? Send for help in the Zoom breakout room.

FIRST ROUND—GIVE SOME GRACE—but things need to get going.

AFTER THE FIRST ROUND—5 MINUTES GRACE MAX. Prep Time begins then unless Jim Hanson tells you differently (and you can and should ask).

Tech Issues

Microphone, Sound, Webcam Issues? TRY ONE OF THESE:

--Is student wearing headphones? If they can use the computer sound/mic, usually fixes the problem.

--Any student: In the lower left of the Zoom screen—change the settings so it matches the headphones, mic, webcam they are using.

--Reboot the computer. Reminder students aren’t required to have webcam on.

Bad Internet?

--Tell the student to move closer to the wifi router

--If parent is there, reboot the router

--Switch to just audio—no webcam.

Weird/other problems? Reboot the computer.

2. EACH KID SHOWS YOU PEN, FLOWSHEET, SCRIPT, CASE-RESPONSES FILE (SKIP THIS DURING THE TOURNAMENT)

Make sure you see it.

They are using electronic so can’t show it? Make them answer _specific_ question about it. “What is typed at the top of the 2^nd Column on the Con Flowsheet?” “What is the argument on page 3 of the Case-Response file?”

3. ANNOUNCEMENTS AND BEGIN PREP TIME ASAP

Your Script—Please read this or something very close to it.

I want you to know I support you. You might be scared and that is okay and natural to feel.

I want you to turn on your microphones. Do you support each other? (get them to turn on mics and say “YES!”)

Great. For this round, you will be debating this topic:

Topic 2 Wed: Video games are on balance harmful. (Tourn. Topic)

Topic 3 Thurs: Animal testing should be banned. (Tourn. Topic)

Topic 4 Fri: Schools should require students to wear a uniform.

___ team you are on the Pro side.

_____ team you are on the Con side.

Have one team with 3 students and the other with 4 students? Ask the 3 student team “Who will be giving a second speech?”

As we begin the Prep Time, this is a reminder that students must prepare on their own—no help from parents, family, friends, etc. You prepare on your own and only with your debate partners.

Pro team, you stay in this room for Prep. Con team, you go to Breakout Room (+20).* Con team to get there, you go back to the main meeting and then to that room (the greeter will help you if you need it).

Any Questions before we start?

Okay, 10 minutes Prep begins now—Con be back in this room in 10 minutes. (TIME IT!)

*The Con team goes to room +20 (eg if you are in Breakout room 8, Con team goes to Breakout room 28).

JUDGES: YOU MUST GO TO BOTH PREP ROOMS AT 3 DIFFERENT TIMES DURING PREP TIME—CHECK THE CHAT MESSAGES AND MAKE SURE THE KIDS ARE BEHAVING WITH SUPPORT AND RESPECT.

4. 10 MINUTES LATER, BEGIN THE DEBATE

When students return . . . your Script:

“I encourage students to have webcam on BUT it is not required.

Let’s begin the 1^st Pro Speech and I need people to turn on mics and clap. We’ll do that for each speaker.

Have students clap/sign of support BEFORE EACH DEBATER.

At all times, treat each and every debater with equity and support.

Take notes and be thinking about what each student is doing well and how each student can improve and as the debate finishes, who has won the debate and why.

Please listen attentively and supportively during the debate. These kids need positive faces, non-verbals, and directions.

5. IMMEDIATELY AT THE END OF THE DEBATE: EMAIL THE WINNER AND POINTS

DO THAT BY REPLYING TO THE BALLOT YOU WERE EMAILED.

We need the Winner and Points immediately or the entire program gets delayed.

6. THEN, VERBALLY GIVE FEEDBACK TO THE DEBATERS AND FINISH

Start with a complement, supportive statement such as “This was a very enjoyable debate. You did great!”

YES REVEAL DECISION State who you voted for and give your reasons.

YES GIVE FEEDBACK Then, state at least one complement and one improve to each debater.

After you finish, tell the debaters to return to the main meeting room OR their school room.

7. THEN, DO TYPED BALLOT COMMENTS.

ELEMENTARY ONLINE TYPED BALLOT COMMENTS FORM

Remember: Parents are reading these comments. I cannot overstate how important what you write is for these kids and their parents.

Please complete this by 9pm.

Link to the Online Ballot Form: https://tinyurl.com/3tn8uu63

8. LAST DAY OF CLASSES ONLY: COMPLETE RECOGNITIONS IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOU TALK TO THE DEBATERS!

Type in Recognitions (or absent) into the Recognitions Spreadsheet!

REMINDER—YOU ANNOUNCE THIS IN THE MAIN MEETING AT 5:20PM.

ELEMENTARY DEBATE SPEAKING TIMES

• Teams get 10 minutes prep before debate starts. No prep time during the debate.

1 Pro (present Pro Case) 3 minutes

1 Con (present Con Case) 3 minutes

Question and Answer between 1^st speakers 2 minutes

2 Con (answer Pro Case) 3 minutes

2 Pro (answer Con Case) 3 minutes

Question and Answer between 2^nd speakers 2 minutes

3 Con (why the con wins their case and responses to the pro case) 3 minutes

3 Pro (why the pro wins their case and responses to the con case) 3 minutes

Question and Answer between 3^rd speakers 2 minutes

If either team has 4 debaters, do a 4 Con and 4 Pro that is more or less the same as the 3^rd speakers and question and answer between the 4th speakers; if just one team has 3 debaters—one of those debaters gives a second speech.

Each debater explains why they think their side won the debate: 45 seconds each.