MIDDLE SCHOOL
PUBLIC FORUM DEBATE
JUDGING INSTRUCTIONS

 

See your JUDGE Dashboard for Schedule and other information

 

 

DURING THE DEBATE

 

FIRST: Present Out loud this PF Judge Script

Missing Debater(s)? What to do

Seattle U PF Debate Topics Rules Times

 

SECOND: Watch the debate taking careful notes so you know the arguments and responses.

Time the speeches (ignore material stated after time has expired though let students finish a sentence).
AI is permitted BUT the students should be analyzing and using their own wording except when they are reading evidence quotations.

 

AT THE END OF THE DEBATE

 

FIRST: Fill out Winner and Points.

Your emailed ballot notification has the link for doing this on plustab.org
DO THIS ASAP. It is critical to keeping the tournament on schedule.

Type in which team won
Making Decisions of who won

 

Give speaker points of 61-99 points to each debater
(keeping the debaters listed in the exact same order as was included in the emailed ballot).
Giving Speaking Points

 

SECOND: Give Verbal Feedback.

State which team you voted for and which argument(s) convinced you to vote that way.

State a complement and a suggested improvement to each debater.

Giving Feedback (Who won and why plus Compliments and Improvements)

 

THIRD: Type in Written Feedback

You do this in the same spot you entered the winner and points on plustab.org

Out of time to do Feedback?
Complete it during your next break or at the end of the tournament.
JUST BE SURE TO SUBMIT YOUR FEEDBACK BY THE END OF THE DAY to avoid upset students, coaches, and parents.

 

 

See your Tournament's Dashboard
The Dashboard has the tournament schedule, information on getting help, links to the postings, etc.