Topics

Elementary

Public Forum (PF) - "Resolved: On balance, robots of the future will increase the quality of life for humans."

Oratory (OO) & Informative (INF) - Students individually choose unique topics to write and deliver original speeches.

Middle School

Policy (CX) - "Resolved: The United States federal government should enact substantial criminal justice reform in the United States in one of the following areas: policing or sentencing.

Lincoln-Douglas (LD) - "Resolved: Violent revolution is a just response to political oppression."

Big Questions (BQ) - "Mathematics was discovered, not invented."

Extemp (EX) - US Politics, Economy, China

Oratory (OO) - Students individually choose unique topics to write and deliver original speeches.  

Resources

Visit the UDCA Website for help with topics. 

Visit the NSDA Website for help with topics (do not use it for rules or speech times).