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Corvallis/Central Linn Invitational
Dear Forensics Director:
Though it's a little later this year, the Corvallis and Central Linn speech and debate teams are VERY pleased to announce the return of our annual tournament! With my new teaching position this year, I was unable to coordinate the tournament properly early on. Now that I'm a bit more settled, I hope to offer the same wonderful tournament so well-attended by Oregon teams that you have all been used to!
We will be holding the tournament at a location to be decided. More information on the way!
I'm incredibly excited to be able to host this tournament again. I've had a great time with all of you and your students in years past. So, I hope to see all of the familiar faces and the many new ones on the circuit this year!
Sincerely,
Danielle Robertson
Director of Forensics
Corvallis High School
Crescent Valley High School
Central Linn High School
Have questions? Please contact either Jessica Bradley or Danielle Robertson:
Location + Accommodations/Food
While the location is TBA, the Corvallis tournament always provides pizza at 11:15A and 1:15P, as well as Subway sandwiches. Other concessions offered are muffins, fruit, chips, cookies, soda, water, and even a few debate supplies (pens, pencils, flow paper...for the forgetful student).
For schools who have a ways to travel on Saturday morning, the city of Corvallis offers many highly affordable options. Corvallis rooms begin at between 55.00 and 70.00 per night, and we may even be able to arrange home stays for kids if given enough notice! Rooms in Albany, only 10 minutes away, are also very inexpensive! Please contact me for me information, as I am a class-A hotel shopper!
Events
The tournament will offer the following events: CX, LD, Public, Public Forum, ELL, Expository, Extemp, Impromptu, Radio, Oratory, Poetry, Prose, DI, HI, ADS, and Duo (basically, everything!)
Rules
All events will follow the state rules for competition, with the following exceptions:
IE’s:
1. Double entries will be allowed in either pattern. Please no triple entries in one pattern!
2. Entrants should be placed in the appropriate division, but we reserve the right to collapse as
necessary.
Debate:
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Dictionaries may be used in preparation for Public rounds, as well as extemp tubs. However, articles should not be specifically cited in round (i.e. no quotations in round). We will release a list of possible public topic areas no later than one week prior to the tournament, allowing for some research.
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Prep times/Down times for the debates are as follows: C-X: 5 minutes, L-D: 3 minutes, Public: 15 minutes.
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Five “Maverick” (single-person) entries per school are allowed in C-X, Public, and PF debate.- THIS IS AN INCREASE FROM PREVIOUS YEARS
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Competitors should be entered in the appropriate division.
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We will allow laptops in LD debate and Policy Debate for flowing/note taking only (a connection to the internet or research software is prohibited). If teams read evidence from their computer they must also have a printed copy available for the other team to look over.
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My intention is to offer LIMITED oral critiques during debate rounds, because most students say that is where they learn the most. Therefore, any debate judge may give oral critiques, and in fact is ENCOURAGED to, but the critique may not exceed 15 minutes. If you have a CX ballot, be mindful of the TIME!
Debate Events- Levels
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Novice: Open to students with less than 1 year's previous experience.
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Junior: Open to students with 1 year's previous experience.
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Senior: Open to all students with previous competitive debate experience.
Individual Events- Levels
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Novice: Open to students with less than 1 year's previous experience.
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Junior: Open to students with 1 year's previous experience.
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Senior: Open to all students with previous competitive experience.
Debate Topics
LDV: Resolved: In the United States, plea bargaining in exchange for testimony is unjust.
CX: Resolved: The United States federal government should substantially increase its public health assistance to Sub-Saharan Africa.
PUBLIC FORUM: December NFL Public Forum Topic
PUBLIC: Topics will be given as follows: two current event topics (policy or value) and one metaphorical topic per round. Topic areas will be announced prior to tournament start date.
Fees and Judges
Tournament Fees
School fee: $15.00 per school
CX entry: $15.00
LDV entry: $7.00
Public/Public Forum entry: $15.00
IE/Duo entry (duo= 1 entry): $7.00
Judging Fees
Each school is required to bring at least one qualified judge (i.e. a coach) in order to compete. Past that, the judging commitment is:
1 Judge= 2 CX teams/entries
= 4 LD entries
= 6 IE entries and 2 Public/Public Forum entries
Judging fees are as follows:
$30.00 per uncovered CX/Public Forum/Public Entry
$15.00 per uncovered LDV/IE entry
WE WANT YOUR JUDGES MORE THAN YOUR MONEY!!!!
Checks and PO’s are to be made out to:
Corvallis Speech and Debate
1400 NW Buchanan Ave.
Corvallis, OR 97330
Payment is expected at registration unless prior arrangements have been made with a tournament director.
Deadline (note: NEVER be afraid to email or call about late entrants...the more the merrier!)
Registration is due by 11:59pm Monday, December 10th. All adds and drops are due by 5:00P on Wednesday, December 12th There are two ways that you can register your team for the tournament:
2) Register ONLINE at www.daniellerobertson.com. Follow the page link to the Corvallis/Central Linn Season Opener. There will be a registration option on the left hand side.
For purposes of accessibility and expediency, NO SNAIL MAIL OR FAXED REGISTRATION CAN BE ACCEPTED UNLESS IT'S AN EMERGENCY.
Tentative Schedule
7:00-7:30A: Registration
7:30A-9:15A: All debate
9:15A-10:15A: Pattern A
10:15A-11:15A: Pattern B
11:15A-1:00P: All debate
1:00P-2:00P: Pattern A
2:00P-3:00P: Pattern B
3:00P-4:45P: All debate
4:45P-5:45P: Pattern A
5:45P-6:45P: Pattern B
7:00P or ASAP: awards
All Debate: CX, Public, Public Forum, LDV
Pattern A: ELL, Expos, Radio, Extemp, Oratory
Pattern B: Impromptu, Poetry, Prose, DI, HI, Duo, ADS
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