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Johor Inter Class Debate Guidelines SR
Johor Inter Class Debate Guidelines SR
JOHOR
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
INTER CLASS DEBATE
COMPETITION
2016
FOR
PRIMARY SCHOOLS (YEAR 4-6)
Copyright of:
JOHOR
ENGLISH LANGUAGE INTER CLASS DEBATE COMPETITION
PART 1
2.0 Format
2.2 The proposing team is known as the Government while the opposing
team is known as the Opposition.
2.4 Third debaters from both teams shall not introduce any new
arguments. Their role is to rebut the opponent and to defend the
position of the team.
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2.5 While a debater is speaking, the opposing team can offer Point(s) of
Information (formal interjections). The debater may accept or decline
it/them.
2.6 After all debaters have spoken once, the 1 st or 2nd debater of each team
gives a reply speech with the Opposition reply speech being delivered
first followed by the Government.
3.0 Eligibility
3.1 The competition is open to all students from Year 4-6 in Johor
3.2 A class must have 2 teams.The winner moves to the inter class
competition.Only 21st Century schools in Johor will participate in the
inter school and inter District competitions .For the inter school
competition A school is allowed to send only one team to participate in
the competition.
3.3 The active speaking members from each team should consist of more
than one race from the same school / district. For district level,
exceptions should be made if the student population consists of a
particular ethnic group as the demographic in that school.
3.4 Every member of a participating team should come from the same
school at district level only.
3.4.1 Representatives to the state level come from the same school.
4.0 Adjudication
4.1 A panel of 3 adjudicators will be appointed for all the rounds at all
levels except for the class level competition.The English teacher will be
the only adjudicator.
4.3 All appointed adjudicators should not adjudicate the team from their
own class /schools / districts .
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4.4 All adjudicators should be briefed on the rules of adjudication before
the competition.
4.6 Each debate will be won by the team which scores a majority of votes
from the adjudicators in the panel. Scores awarded by adjudicators
are not to be added together to decide the winner. Adjudicators shall
decide the winner of the debate independently.
4.7 The Speaker of the House will collect the scoresheets and the result
slip from the Chief Adjudicator to be submitted to the tab master.
4.8 Once the scoresheets have been handed in, the adjudicators shall
meet and confer on the Best Debater and to brief the Chief Adjudicator
on the oral adjudication.
4.9 The oral adjudication should be constructive, short and explain the
result to the debaters and audience. In particular, it should outline the
key reasons why the winning team won, and comment on significant
matters of the debate.
4.10. At the end of the competition, all the participating teams will receive the
full results.
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iii. Power-matching is drawing winners of the first
round to be matched against other winners and
vice-versa.
iv. The match-ups shall be decided after ranking each
team immediately after a round.
v. Teams shall be ranked first by the number of wins,
then by the number of ballots, then by the total team
scores.
vi. Ballots are the votes of the adjudicators where
winning by a unanimous decision is better than
winning by a split decision.
vii. On the contrary, losing by a split decision is better
than losing by a unanimous decision.
viii. After the first round, a team with the highest
number of wins, followed by the number of ballots
gathered, then by the total team score shall be
ranked 1st.
ix. After teams have been ranked, team ranked
number 1 shall meet team ranked number 2 for the
second round in competitions involving four teams.
x. In competitions involving 6 teams, team ranked 1 st
shall meet team ranked 3rd, team ranked 2nd shall
meet the team ranked 4th, and the team ranked 5th
shall meet team ranked 6th.
xi. In competitions involving 8 teams, the team ranked
1st after round one shall be matched against team
ranked 3rd, team ranked 2nd shall meet team ranked
4th, team ranked 5rd shall meet team ranked 7th and
team ranked 6th shall meet team ranked 8 th, and so
on.
xii. The ranking continues and match-ups are drawn
until all preliminary rounds are over.
xiii. After preliminary rounds are over, teams shall be
ranked to decide qualifying into the knockout stage.
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5.1.2.4 After the quarter-finals, the winner of the first quarter-
final shall meet the winner of the fourth quarter-final
(winner of 1st vs 8th meets winner of 4th vs 5th) in an
impromptu semi-finals.
5.1.2.5 The Grand Final shall also be an impromptu round.
5.1.6 If any one team fails to show up 5 minutes after the scheduled
time, without any valid reason, the team will be DISQUALIFIED.
A walk-over will be awarded to the team that is present.
5.2.1 Each debate will be chaired by a Speaker of the House who will
be addressed as Mister or Madam Speaker.
5.2.2 The Speaker of the House is responsible for the smooth running
of the debate and inviting the respective debaters to present
their speeches in order of their roles.
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5.2.3 Before inviting debaters to present their speeches, The Speaker
of the House will read out the rules of the debate and then
proceed to introduce the timekeeper, adjudicators and debaters.
5.2.4 The Speaker of the House MUST refrain from making any
comment concerning the debate or debaters during the debate.
5.2.5 The Speaker of the House must ensure that the adjudicators be
given enough time to fill in their marks and wait for the signal
from the Chief Adjudicator before the next debater is called.
5.3.2 The Timekeeper will ring the bell once after the 1 st minute and at
the end of the 3th minute to signal the time allocated for Point(s)
of Information. At the end of the 8 th minute, the bell will be rung
twice. Placards must be used by the timekeeper to indicate the
remaining time left, at intervals of one minute.
5.3.4 During the Reply Speech, the Timekeeper will ring the bell once
at the end of the 1st minute.
5.3.5 After each speech, the Timekeeper will announce the time taken
by each debater.
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PART 2
A. Marking Standard
1.0 Marks
1.1 Each debater's substantive speech is marked out of 100, with 40 for
Content, 40 for Style (20 for Language and 20 for Manner) and 20 for
Strategy.
1.2 The reply speech is marked out of 50, with 20 for Content, 20 for Style
(10 for Language and 10 for Manner) and 10 for Strategy.
1.5 Adjudicators must not use any other marking standard or categories of
marks.
2.0 Content
2.1 Content is the argument used by a debater, divorced from the speaking
style.
3.0 Style
Style comprises Language and Manner.
3.1 Language
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3.1.2 It also covers pronunciation, fluency, rhythm, intonation and
clarity of speech. English being a second language here,
adjudicators should not be looking for Queens English in our
debaters, but any expression which is not clearly understood
should not merit high marks in the Language section.
3.1.3 On the other hand, any good language expression, including the
use of figures of speech, idioms, etc., appropriate and apt to the
occasion, may merit positive marks for Language.
3.2 Manner
3.2.1 Manner is the way a debater speaks. This can be noted in many
ways; accent, body language (movement, poise, meaningful
gestures and eye contact) and with the use of specific
terminology. Be tolerant of different ways in presenting
arguments.
3.2.3 However, debaters should not read their speeches, but should
use notes that they refer to only from time to time.
4.0 Strategy
4.2 A debater who answers the critical issues with weak responses should
get poor marks for Content but good marks for Strategy.
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1.0 The Government must present a reasonable definition of a motion.
This means:
1.1 On receiving a motion, both teams should ask: What is the issue that
the two teams are expected to debate? What would an average
reasonable person reading the motion think that it is
about?
1.2 If the motion poses a clear issue for debate (i.e. it has an obvious
meaning), the Government must define the motion accordingly. When
the motion has an obvious meaning (one which the average reasonable
person would realise), any other definition would not be
reasonable.
2.0 The definition must match the level of abstraction (or specificity) of the motion,
so that the debate is as specific or general as the motion itself. Specific
motions should be defined specifically and general motions generally.
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reasonable one, such that the average reasonable person would
accept it is applicable to the debate.
5.3 Broaden the debate back to the words in the motion (if the Government
has unreasonably restricted the motion and is arguing a narrower
version of it);
5.4 Challenge the definition (as in 5.2), but argue that even if it is
reasonable, the Government case is flawed (as in 5.1).
6.0 Once the definition is settled, each team has to present a case, supported by
arguments and examples. Therefore debates shall not be evaluated based on
their definitions alone.
6.1 A case sums up the team arguments and states why its side of the
motion is correct.
6.2 Arguments are reasons or rationales why the team case is correct.
6.3 Examples are facts, events, occurrences and the like that show the
team arguments are correct.
8.0 In all cases, the team that manages to provide reasons as to why their
definition and cases are the most reasonable, practical and beneficial shall
win the debate. If a debater claims that a definition or a case is unreasonable,
then they should state reasons to support that claim. Adjudicators should
balance reasons and rebuttals in determining which team wins.
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1.0 The role of the first debater of a Government is to define the topic, establish
the issues for the debate, outline the Government case, announce the case
division between the debaters, and present his or her part of the Government
case. The first speaker may introduce as many points that he/she feels can be
adequately explained given the time limitations.
2.0 The Government may define the topic in any way provided that the definition:
4.0 The role of the first debater of an opposition side is to respond to the
Government case, outline the Opposition case, announce the case division,
and present his or her part of the Opposition case.
5.0 The first opposition may challenge the definition only if it does not
conform to 2.0 or 3.0 (B) above. If it challenges the definition, the first
opposition must propose a new definition that conforms to 2.0 and 3.0 (B) and
oppose that new definition.
6.0 If the first opposition does not challenge the definition, the Opposition is taken
to have accepted the definition and the Opposition may not challenge the
definition in any other speech unless the Government significantly alters the
definition in their subsequent speeches.
7.0 In responding to the Government case, the Opposition may produce a positive
choice of its own, or merely attack the case presented by the Government. If it
chooses to produce a positive case of its own, it must in fact produce that
case through its speeches, and not concentrate solely on attacking the case
presented by the Government.
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8.0 The role of the second debater of a Government is to deal with the
definition if it has been challenged, respond to the opposition case, and
continue with the Government case as outlined by the first debater.
9.0 If the second government does not challenge a redefinition of the debate
made by the first opposition, the Government is taken to have accepted the
Opposition redefinition and no further challenges to the definition may be
made.
10.0 The role of the second debater of an Opposition is to deal with the definition if
it is still in issue, respond to the Government case, and continue with the
Opposition case as outlined by the first debater.
11.0 The role of both third debaters is to deal with the definition if it is still in issue,
and respond to the other team case.
12.0 The third debater of either team may have a small part of the team case to
present, but his is not obligatory as the third debaters primary role is to
respond to what has gone before in the debate.
13.0 Third debaters should not bring new arguments; new examples to explain
points that were made previously or to explain a rebuttal is not considered a
new argument.
14.0 The more a debate progresses, the more each debater must spend time
dealing with what has been said by previous debaters.
15.0 Hence the more a debate progresses, the less time will be spent by each
debater in presenting a new part of the team case and the more time will be
spent responding to the other team arguments.
16.0 The role of reply speeches is to sum up the debate from the team viewpoint,
including a response to the other team overall case and a summary of the
debaters own team case.
17.0 A reply debater may be either the first or second debater of the team, not the
third.
18.0 The reply debaters are in reverse order, with the Opposition reply first and the
Government reply last.
19.0 Neither reply debater may introduce a new part of the team case.
21.0 A Government does not have to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, but
merely that its case is true in the majority of cases or as a general
government.
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22.0 An Opposition does not have to prove its case beyond reasonable doubt, but
merely that its case is true in the majority of cases or as a general.
23.0 Where the topic is expressed as an absolute, a Government must prove the
topic true in the significant majority of cases, but not in every single
conceivable instance.
25.0 An Opposition, beyond disproving that the Government arguments are flawed
as rebuttals must present a case that proves harms on the Government case
or more benefits on their case.
D. Point of Information
1.0 Between the first and seventh minutes of a debaters substantive speech,
members of the other team may offer points of information.
2.0 The purpose of a point of information is to make a short point or ask a short
question of the debater.
3.0 Point of information need not be addressed through the person chairing the
debate, and may be in the form of a question.
4.2 Hence a debater should offer points of information both before and
after he or she has given his or her substantive speech.
5.0 A debater has the absolute right to refuse to accept a point of information, or
to accept it only at the end of the next sentence.
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8.0 Members of the opposing team should not offer an excessive number of
points of information to the point that they are barracking. As a general
rule, each team member should offer between 2 and 4 points of information
per speech, and should not offer them within a short time of a previous point
of information having been offered.
10.0 The offering of points of information should be included in the mark for the
debater offering points.
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STANDARD OVERALL CONTENT STYLE STRATEGY
(100) (40) (40) (20)
LANGUAGE MANNER
(20) (20)
Average 70 28 14 14 14
LANGUAGE MANNER
(10) (10)
Average 35 14 7 7 7
In marking reply speeches it might be easier to mark them out of 100 and then
halve each mark. That will leave you with half-mark steps, but that is not a
problem. Thus a reply speech could be given, say, 13.5 for content, 14.5 for style
and 7.5 for strategy, for a total of 35.5.
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Annex Two : Adjudicator Accreditation And Qualification Guidelines
The Division of Co-Curriculum and Arts, Ministry of Education together with The
Malaysian Institute of Debate and Public Speaking (MIDP) and the National Debate
Experts Panel shall oversee the accreditation process and ensure that the quality of
training and series of questions have been set to improve the skills of
Adjudicators based on the Tan Sri Datuk Wira Abdul Rahman Arshad Challenge
Trophy English Language Debate Competition Format.
This shall be conducted using the best practices based on the World Schools
Debating Championship Standard.
Adjudicator will be graded and given a certificate from MIDP which will then serve as
an indicator of qualification to judge any debate competition, high school as well as
varsity level.
a. Distribution of Marks
30% 70%
Objective Questions on the Rules Written/Oral adjudication of a video
or live debate
0.
b. Grade Indicators
0.
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Qualification
The qualification of Adjudicators with Grade A and Grade B will expire within 2
years if they do not adjudicate in at least one tournament. If adjudicators who are in
grade A or B do not adjudicate in at least one tournament in a year, their qualification
will be downgraded by one grade. For adjudicators who are in Grade C and below,
their qualification will expire within a year if they do not adjudicate in at least one
tournament a year.
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JOHOR
ENGLISH LANGUAGE INTER CLASS
DEBATE COMPETITION
FOR
SECONDARY SCHOOLS
ADJUDICATION FORMS
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JOHOR INTER CLASS ENGLISH LANGUAGE DEBATE
SCORING SHEET
Round: _____ Room: ______
Name of Adjudicator: __________________________
Motion:___________________________________________________________
STYLE (40) STYLE (40)
CONTEN SPEAKER CONTEN SPEAKER
STRATEGY STRATEGY
GOVERNMENT TIME T SCORE OPPOSITION TIME T LANGUAG SCORE
LANGUAGE MANNER (20) MANNER (20)
(40) (100) (40) E (100)
(20) (20) (20)
(20)
Adjudicators Signature:_____________________________________
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JOHOR
ENGLISH LANGUAGE INTER CLASS DEBATE COMPETITION
FOR SECONDARY SCHOOL
TIMING
ROLE TIME
First Government
First Opposition
Second Government
Second Opposition
Third Government
Third Opposition
Reply Opposition
Reply - Government
Timekeepers Name
Timekeepers Signature
Date
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JABATAN PENDIDIKAN NEGERI JOHOR
RESULTS
JOHOR
ENGLISH LANGUAGE INTER CLASS DEBATE COMPETITION
FOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS
YEAR : __________
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RESULT (Adjudicators vote)
WINNING TEAM
_____________________________
( )
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