Elkins HS 21st Annual Speech and Debate Tournament
2023 — Missouri City, TX/US
Worlds Schools Debate
Event Description:
Friday
4:00: WSD Debate Round 1- Prepared Motion
"This House supports the increased use of nuclear power to combat climate change."
5:30: WSD Round II- Impromptu Prep Time
6:30: WSD Round II Starts
8:30: WSD Round III Prepared Motion
"This House believes that gene-editing technology should be restricted to non-human
organisms"
Saturday
10:00 WSD Semis- Prepared Motion
"This House regrets the rise of citizen journalism."
○ Info Slide: Citizen journalism is citizen-based journalism where citizens play an
active role in the process of collecting, reporting, analyzing and disseminating
news and information. The underlying principle of citizen journalism is that
ordinary people, not professional journalists, can be the lead authors and
distributors or messages. In recent times, citizen journalism has b
11:45 WSD Finals – Impromptu Motion Announcement
1:00 WSD Finals Round Starts