Welcome Back
September 15th, 2008The 2008-2009 School year is already underway. The forensics season does not begin until mid January but we will begin practicing before you know it (in mid December).
Below are the topics for the seasonal speech categories. Now is a great time to start thinking about what you would like to do.
As always, feel free to contact me with any questions.
Paul Miller
These are the PROPOSED topics for 2008-09. They have been approved by the category committee and executive committee, but will not be official until approved by the membership at the fall meeting on September 20, 2008.
* Moments in History
1450-1650: Reformation, Age of Discovery, and High Renaissance
* Public Address
1. Internet Regulation: To what extent, if any, should content on the World Wide Web be regulated?
2. Human Trafficking: What, if anything, should be done to address the worldwide problem of human trafficking?
3. China: What effects did the 2008 Olympics have on the Chinese culturally, economically and/or politically?
4. Origin of Human Life: What should public schools be required to teach with regard to the origin of human life?
* Special Occasion
1. Speech to Gain Good Will
2. A “Roast” Speech
3. A Nomination Speech
4. A Wedding or Anniversary Speech
* Storytelling
1. A Hans Christian Anderson Story
2. A Story with Numbers
3. A Story with Poverty or Hardship
4. A Music Story
5. A Chinese Folktale
* Group DiscussionWeek One Through January 24
Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to ease the shortage of teachers in America’s economically disadvantaged schools?
Final: What, if anything, should be done to make legal immigration more accessible?