San Beda Alabang Debate Society San Beda College – Alabang College of Arts and Sciences CONSORTIUM OF THE SOUTH DEBATE Tournament 2013 Guidelines Debate: 1. The format of the Debates is British Parliamentary Format.
San Beda Alabang Debate Society
San Beda College – AlabangCollege of Arts and Sciences
CONSORTIUM OF THE SOUTHDEBATE Tournament 2013
Guidelines
Debate:1. The format of the Debates is British Parliamentary Format.2. Participating schools is to send a minimum of two teams (composed of two members), and a
maximum of 5 teams.
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3. We will follow the N-1 rule4. The Debate will be supervised by the Philippine Debate Union and an Adjudicating Core; and
they are:a) Prof. Ramsey Osano, b) UPLBc) SBCMd) MAPUA
Debate Group Formation
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Each group will have their specific issues to debate on, and these issues will be suggested by the Adjudicating Core.
The groups will debate on these issues one after the other, at a given time for the whole event. Motions will be given out 15 minutes before the debate itself. The adjudicating core will be in charge of the matchups of the debate, the motions of the debate,
and the adjudicator assignments. Runners will be provided to guide the debaters to their respectful debate rooms.
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Judging and Debate Criteria
The panel of judges will be composed 3 judges, in line with British Parliamentary Debate requirement of having an odd number of panels. But this is subject to change, depending on the adjudicating exam, and the number of adjudicators available.
Judges must be well-informed or is familiar with the British Parliamentary Debate The Criteria for Judging is as follow:
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o 1. Matter (40) - substance of the debate, the arguments and evidence presented, and the logical reasoning and presentation of said arguments.
o 2. Manner (40) - the style of delivery, the persuasion skills, and the conduct of the debaters.
o 3. Method (20) - the response to the dynamics of the debate, and the observance of the rules of debate.
o Total of 100 percent
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Judging of the round will be through ranking and be given a corresponding point: With the
o 1st place team receiving 3 points,
o 2nd place team - 2 points,
o 3rd place team - 1 point, and
o 4th place team having 0( zero) points
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At the end of the 4 preliminary rounds, the top 16 teams with the most points will move into the break-rounds. This is subject to change depending on the number of teams sent by the participating schools.
The break-rounds will consist of 3 rounds: the Octofinals, the Semi-Finals, and the Finals.
The top 2 teams from each 4 groups will move on to the Semi-Finals
The top 2 teams from the 2 groups will move on to the Finals
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The finals will be judged by all the members of the adjudicating core. Plus 3 other adjudicators, to be selected by the adjudicating core.
No adjudicator can judge his own school in any rounds.
Conduct of Debater before, during and after the Debate
Debaters must not say foul, offending or disrespectful words, phrases or sentences to opposing teams before, during and after the event.
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In case a debater or the group of debaters say foul, offending and disrespectful words, or start vocal, gestural and physical fights before, during and after the event, he/she, together with his/her certain group will be banned and disqualified from their issue/debate.
Public Speaking/Extemporaneous
Public Speaking is open to any college student from the Consortium of the South School
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Each school has to send a minimum of 2 students Debaters may participate in this event
Criteria:
English is the medium This is an extemporaneous speech The topics will be randomly selected After the topic is selected, the speaker is given 5mins prep time After the prep time, the speaker is given a maximum of 5 min to speak
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While the first speaking is speaking, the next speaking should be prepping for his/her speech.
Judging:
The judges will be from the adjudicators and members of the Junior Bedan Law Circle They will select the top 5 students to move on to the championship rounds The top 3 speakers will receive awards
Declamation:
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Declamation is open to any college student from the Consortium of the South School Each school has to send a minimum of 2 students Debaters may participate in this event
Criteria:
English is the medium Participants are expected to bring their declamation piece on the day of the tournament: Their declamation piece cannot be an original work of the student
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Drawing of lots will be used to select the order of speakers Each speaker will be given a minimum of 3 minutes and a maximum of 5 minutes No props allowed
Judging:
The event will be judged by adjudicators and the JBLC/OST/
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Mastery of the Piece 40%Delivery 30%Gestures and Facial Expressions 10%Costume 10%Overall Impact 10%Total 100%
The top 5 speakers will move on to the final round
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The top 3 speakers will receive awards
Essay and Poetry Writing
These events are open to any student from the Consortium of the South School
Debaters CANNOT Participate in this event
Each school must send a minimum of 2 students
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A student can only participant in one of these events
Criteria:
The participants will be brought to a room and be provided materials for the event
All participants will be writing about the same topic: Essay writing and poetry writing will have their own topics.
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Once all are ready, the topic will be given and each participant will be given 1hour and 30 minutes to write an essay or poem on the assigned topic.
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Judging:
Essay Writing:
Comprehension 20%
Organization 10%
Conclusion 20%
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Creativity 20%
Writing 20%
Impact 10%
Total 100%
Comprehension: How well does the essay reflect a thorough comprehension of the issues involved the essay topic?
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Organization: Does the argument follow a logical and easily understood progression? Does corroborating evidence support the essay's main points?
Conclusion: Do the conclusions follow logically from the argument? How compelling are the conclusions?
Creativity: Use of diverse resources, including interviews. Creative angle on the issue.
Writing: Correct grammar, spelling, punctuation. Concise language.
Impact: Does the essay stand out among the rest? Is it memorable?
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Poetry Writing:
Relevance to the theme 25% Judge's Impression 25% Poetic structure 20%Spelling 15%Originality 15%
Total: 100%
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Delegation of Powers:
Overall Organization Heads: San Beda Alabang Debate Society
Co-curricular Heads: Junior Bedan Law Circle & SEC
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Debate: Adjudicating Core- Philippine Debate Union
Public Speaking: Junior Bedan Law Circle
Declamation: Order of the Scarlet Thespians?
Essay Writing: Bedan Herald?
Poetry Writing: Beda.Comm?
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Other proposed ideas:
Documentation/Photography: Pulagrafia
Official Merchandize from: Likhang Sining?
National Anthem: Himig Bedista?
Opening/ Closing Prayer: FEAST?
Performance by: Bedanz?
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