NEISD Middle School District Spring Tournament
2021 — NSDA Campus, TX/US
Modern Oratory
Event Description:
Modern Oratory
- Time limit: 3 minutes minimum – 6 minutes maximum (no grace)
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Topics: Must be from the annual UIL list of approved topics. http://www.uil.utexas.edu/academics/aplus/modern_oratory.html
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Contestants will select one of the topics, determine the critical issues in the topic, and acknowledge both pro and con points citing support discovered in their research. Students will choose a side they will defend and support that side with additional evidence. Along with the skills of analysis, research, note-taking, documentation, evaluation and decision-making come those of delivery and the skill of memorization.
Presentation: In the process of preparing for the contest, the student will need to: define the problem; determine the pro and con issues; research the issue; look at both sides of an issue; reach a conclusion; and support that conclusion with documentation.