2018 Middle School Tournament Book

MIDDLE SCHOOL

JUNE 19–22 , 2018

NATIONAL SPEECH & DEBATE ASSOCIATION

MIDDLE SCHOOL TOURNAMENT SPONSOR

TOURNAMENT RULES Schematics and results can be found at msnats.tabroom.com If you have questions about rules or tournament procedures, please visit our website for links to downloadable documents:

www.speechanddebate.org/nationals

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GENERAL INFORMATION yy Please report to all rounds on time (or early!), but do not enter a room unless the judge is present. If a room is locked, or the judge does not show up within 15 minutes of the round’s scheduled start, please ask a tournament official for assistance. Please respect the school buildings and rooms. yy Speech contestants who are cross-entered within a pattern should report to the room where they’re scheduled to speak earlier first, ask to speak as early as possible in the round, and then immediately report to their other event. yy When you leave each round, please respect other rounds still in progress and walk quietly to your next round. yy Observers are permitted in all competition spaces and rounds. No one may deny the ability for someone to observe them. Anyone who chooses to observe must be respectful at all times during the competition. yy Do not record rounds on mobile/cell phones or other digital devices. This is for the privacy and safety of all concerned. No exceptions will be granted to this rule; final rounds will be videotaped by staff for instructional purposes. yy Please silence cell phones and other noise-emitting devices. yy Debate Final Rounds: To be eligible to receive championship honors, a school “closing out” (e.g., two entries in finals) must hold a debate that is videotaped and open to the public for educational purposes. No winner or loser will be declared; we will declare the entries co-champions. yy Awards Assembly: Please make this ceremony dignified by refraining from yelling and screaming. For safety, please keep aisles clear. You may not reserve seats.

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MAIN EVENT TENTATIVE SCHEDULE The schedules are tentative and we may alter start times. It is the responsibility of all contestants to pay attention to the schematics at msnats.tabroom.com for official start times.

INDIVIDUAL EVENTS *

LINCOLN-DOUGLAS, PUBLIC FORUM AND POLICY DEBATE

WEDNESDAY

WEDNESDAY

8:00 a.m. – Round 1 10:00 a.m. – Round 2 1:00 p.m. – Round 3 4:00 p.m. – Round 4

THURSDAY

8:00 a.m. – Round 5 11:00 a.m. – Round 6 2:00 p.m. – Doubles PF and LD; Quarters CX 4:30 p.m. – Octas PF and LD; Semis CX 6:00 p.m. – Quarters PF and LD FRIDAY (CX, LD, & PF Finals filming in Room 305) 8:00 a.m. – Semis of LD, Semis of PF 10:00 a.m. – Finals of CX 12:00 p.m. – Finals of LD 1:15 p.m. – Finals of PF CONGRESSIONAL DEBATE 9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Session 1 1:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. – Session 2 3:45 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. – Session 3 THURSDAY

9:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. – Session 4 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. – Semis FRIDAY (Congress Finals filming in Floridian D) 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. – Finals

8:00 a.m. – Round 1-A 9:30 a.m. – Round 1-B (Draw - 9:00 a.m.)

11:00 a.m. – Round 2-A 12:30 p.m. – Round 2-B (Draw - Noon) 2:00 p.m. – Round 3-A 3:30 p.m. – Round 3-B (Draw - 3:00 p.m.)

5:00 p.m. – Round 4-A

THURSDAY

8:30 a.m. – Round 4-B (Draw - 8:00 a.m.)

10:00 a.m. – Round 5-A 11:30 a.m. – Round 5-B (Draw - 11:00 a.m.)

1:30 p.m. – Quarters-A 3:00 p.m. – Quarters-B (Draw - 2:30 p.m.)

4:30 p.m. – Semis-A 6:00 p.m. – Semis-B (Draw - 5:30 p.m.)

FRIDAY (IMP, OO, EXT, HI, & DI Finals filming in Room 315)

WEDNESDAY

(DEC, PRO, STO, POE, & DUO Finals filming in Room 316) (INFO Final in Room 222) 8:00 a.m. – INFO, IMP and DEC Finals 9:15 a.m. – OO and PRO Finals 10:00 a.m. – EXT Prep in Room 302 10:30 a.m. – EXT and STO Finals 11:45 a.m. – HI and POE Finals 1:00 p.m. – DI and DUO Finals

* Pattern A for Individual Events: Duo Interp, Humorous Interp, Impromptu Speaking, Original Oratory, and Prose.

WORLD SCHOOLS DEBATE WEDNESDAY

8:15 a.m. – Judge Training 9:00 a.m. – Round 1 (prepared motion) 10:30 a.m. – Round 2 (prepared motion) 2:00 p.m. – Round 3 (Roll Call/Topic Release 12:50pm) 3:30 p.m. – Round 4 (prepared motion)

THURSDAY

10:00 a.m. – Round 5 (Roll Call/Topic Release 8:50am) 1:30 p.m. – Round 6 (Roll Call/Topic Release 12:20pm) 4:30 p.m. – Semis (Roll Call/Topic Release 3:20pm) FRIDAY (WSD Finals filming in Room 305) 8:00 a.m. – Finals (prepared motion) 2

* Pattern B for Individual Events: Declamation, Dramatic Interp, Extemporaneous Speaking, Poetry, and Storytelling.

INTERNATIONAL PUBLIC FORUM On Thursday we will hold an exhibition round for the top two international teams that do not advance to elimination rounds in Public Forum Debate. Tab will notify the teams that advance and schedule the round with a panel of judges. These teams will be recognized at the Middle School Awards Assembly on Friday.

EXHIBITION EVENTS RE-REGISTRATION An adult representative will re-register any pre-registered students who did not advance in their main events from 1:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m. outside of the Media Center of their respective competition site. Informative Speaking will be held at Everglades and Extemp Debate will be held at Glades Middle. Students who have to switch buildings for competition must get to their new site promptly to be ready for round 1.

EXHIBITION EVENT TENTATIVE SCHEDULE The schedules are tentative and we may alter start times. It is the responsibility of all contestants to pay attention to the schematics at msnats.tabroom.com for official start times.

EXTEMP DEBATE

INFORMATIVE SPEAKING

It is the responsibility of the students to ensure they are paying attention to the posting area and aware of what is happening so they can maximize prep time and stay on schedule.

THURSDAY

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1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. – Re-registration 4:00 p.m. – Round 1 5:00 p.m. – Round 2 6:00 p.m. – Round 3

FRIDAY

1:00 p.m. - 2:45 p.m. – Re-registration

8:00 a.m. – Finals

We intend to start Round 1 of Extemp Debate at 3:30 p.m. with the topic posting at 3:00 p.m. Our hope is to complete three rounds on Thursday.

MIDD L E SCHOOL AWARDS CE RE M ON Y

Fort Lauderdale Convention Center

FRIDAY

10:00 a.m. – Round 4

(posting of topic at 9:30 a.m.)

Floridian Ballroom A-C 4:15 p.m.

Additional Rounds will be announced on Friday as needed.

Schematics and results can be found at msnats.tabroom.com

NSDA HARASSMENT AND DISCRIMINATION POLICY The National Speech & Debate Association is committed to providing its participants, judges, coaches, and staff the opportunity to pursue excellence in their endeavors. This opportunity can exist only when each member of our community is assured an atmosphere of mutual respect. The NSDA is committed to maintaining an environment that is free from all forms of harassment and discrimination. Accordingly, all forms of harassment and discrimination are prohibited whether committed by participants, judges, coaches, or observers. The NSDA is committed to the enforcement of this policy. Individuals who are found to have violated this policy will be subject to the full range of sanctions, up to and including removal from the tournament premises and prosecution by authorities.

If you have a concern about how people are treating you, or you have witnessed behavior that is inconsistent with our policy, please report it to your building’s ombudsperson room, where we have individuals available to hear your concerns. This year, we are introducing an equity team led by Dr. Darrel Harvey to help address non-competitive issues. See page 5 for a list of bud room locations.

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www.NSDAConnect.org JUDGE BOND INQUIRIES If all judges from a school complete all judging assignments, including semifinal and final round judging assignments, the judge bond will be returned after July 1. It will be returned MAILED in the form of a check or applied as credit to your school’s 2018-2019 NSDA account. The return method was selected on Tabroom.com during the online registration process, and this selection is final on June 22. Only come to Judge Bond Inquiries if you have questions about this process.

Room 122 - Fort Lauderdale Convention Center • Friday - 10:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m.

NO JUDGE BONDS WILL BE RETURNED IN CASH AND NO CHECKS WILL BE RETURNED AT THE TOURNAMENT. If a check is not requested during the registration process, a credit will be issued automatically, if due. All credits must be used by December 31 of the year in which they are issued. Failure to report for a judging assignment or pooling assignment will forfeit your judge bond of $200 for the first round missed, and a $100 per judge per round penalty will be assessed thereafter. A school will not be permitted to gain membership or compete the following year unless all outstanding fees have been paid.

AWARDS PICK UP SPEECH

yy Students in Quarterfinals of Speech events that do not advance to Semifinals will pick up awards outside of Tab beginning at 3:00 p.m. on Thursday. They must be picked up before 12:00 p.m. on Friday. yy Semifinalists and Finalists in Speech will receive their awards on stage.

DEBATE

yy Students in Double-Octafinals and Octafinals of Debate events will receive their awards in round. yy Students in Quarterfinals, Semifinalis, and Finals will receive their awards on stage.

MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS ARE AT 4:15P.M. ON FRIDAY IN FLORIDIAN BALLROOMS A-C. 4

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MIDDLE SCHOOL AWARDS CEREMONY

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Middle School Main Event National Champions will be recognized on stage in front of thousands of cheering students, judges, parents, and sponsors at the High School Awards Assembly.

High School Awards begin Friday at 6:30 p.m.

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The National Speech & Debate Association is committed to maintaining an environment that is free from all forms of harassment and discrimination. To that BUILDING 3 end, we have designated restrooms in each of the school venues that can be used by anyone.

We want to thank you for respecting our diverse community of participants, judges, coaches, and observers.

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National Tournament Director J. Scott Wunn, NSDA ** Tournament Director of Operations Amy Seidelman, NSDA Tournament Director of Competition Steven Schappaugh, NSDA ** Ombudspersons Jennifer Jerome, NE **** Dr. Polly Reikowski, MN * Middle School Events Co-Chairs Fredrick Douse, IN ** Jeffrey Miller, GA ** Cory Clark Shay, PA * Middle School Tab Staff Maggie Blosky, PA Marco Dominguez, AZ Karson Kalashian, CA, *** Marissa Kuiken, IA William Lindsey, MO Janell McLeod, FL Lyndsey Oliver, GA Kathy Owens, TX Florence Petit, FL Scott Pollack, PA * Raymond Shay, NJ ** Deborah Simon, MA *** Charles Sloat, NY *** Tim Stroud, DC ** George Tennison, TX ° William Warren, NC *** Elizabeth Wood-Weas, AL ° Denotes a Middle School Diamond Award * Denotes a High School Diamond Award 12

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