DSDL Awards Ceremony

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Dogwood Speech and Debate League Qualifier #1

Date: Saturday, October 9th, 2021

Registration: Registration will occur electronically on Friday, October 8th from Noon to 4:00 PM. Please confirm your entry and judges via Tabroom. Changes ought to be texted to (919) 666-7223. Nuisance fees apply to unreported drops.

Events Offered:

• Novice Lincoln Douglas Debate
• Lincoln Douglas Debate
• Novice Public Forum Debate
• Public Forum Debate
• Novice Congressional Debate
• Congressional Debate
• Declamation
• Dramatic Performance
• Duo Interpretation
• Extemporaneous Speaking
• Impromptu Speaking
• Informative Speaking
• Oral Interpretation of Literature
• Original Oratory
• Program of Oral Interpretation of Literature

Resolutions:

Public Forum: Resolved: The North Atlantic Treaty Organization should substantially increase its defense commitments to the Baltic states.

Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Resolved: The member nations of the World Trade Organization ought to reduce intellectual property protections for medicines.

Novice Lincoln-Douglas Debate: Resolved: Civil disobedience in a democracy is morally justified.

Student Congress: Student Congress legislation should remember the following information in regards to submission:

• A school that enters competitors in the Congress division may submit appropriately formatted legislation.
• Legislation must be submitted before Friday, October 1st at 6:00 PM via Tabroom.
• Legislation will be posted no later than Monday, October 4th, 2021.
• To expedite the release of the legislation packet, the League has adopted templates. They can be found on the website and Tabroom.

Impromptu Topics:

• Crayon Colors
• Fall Activities
• Fortune Cookies
• Halloween Candy
• LGBTQ+ Leaders

Extemp Topics:

• Africa, Central Asia, Europe, and Southwest Asia
• COVID-19 Pandemic
• Economic Issues
• The Americas, East Asia, Southeast Asia & Oceania
• US Politics & Policy

Oral Interpretation of Literature:

• Round 1 - Poetry
• Round 2 - Prose
• Round 3 - Poetry
• Round 4 - Prose
• Finals - Poetry

If you have questions, please email me at dsdltournamentdirector@gmail.com

We hope to see you there!

Michelle Boswell, Director

Crawford Leavoy, Tournament Director