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Activities Guidelines Criteria/rubric Expected Competing Time Allotment Board of Judges

Teams/Members
Lincoln-Douglas
Debate Each presenter  5 minutes for Judybel Sto Tomas
shall not exceed every Ricardo Ramos
to 3 minutes to speaker Shirley Catubag
deliver his or her See attached 9 presenters
arguments. rubric  5*9= 45
minutes
Foul language
and obscene
gestures are
highly
disallowed.

During the
constructive
speech, each
debater should
establish his case
and lays out all of
his/her
arguments and
contentions.

Unnecessary
gestures during
the debate
proper is not
encouraged.

During the cross

examinations
each debater has
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an opportunity
to question his
opponent about
the arguments
made in two
minutes.

During the
rebuttals each
debater will
address both
sides of the
arguments and
attempts to show
the judges that
his or her side
has been the
most successful

riteria 4 3 2 1 Grade:

1. Organization & Completely clear and Mostly clear and Clear in some parts but not Unclear and disorganized
Clarity: orderly presentation orderly in all parts overall throughout

Main arguments and

responses are outlined
in a clear and orderly
way.
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2. Use of Very strong and Many good Some decent arguments, but Few or no real arguments
Argument: persuasive arguments arguments given, some significant problems given, or all arguments given
given throughout with only minor had significant problems
problems
Reasons are given to
support the resolution

3. Use of cross- Excellent cross-exam and Good cross-exam and Decent cross-exam and/or Poor cross-exam or rebuttals,
examination and defense against Negative rebuttals, with only rebuttals, but with some failure to point out problems
team’s objections minor slip-ups significant problems in Negative team’s position or
rebuttal: failure to defend itself against
attack.
Identification of
weakness in Negative
team’s arguments and
ability to defend itself
against attack.

4. Presentation All style features were Most style features Few style features were used Very few style features were
Style: used convincingly were used convincingly used, none of them
convincingly convincingly
Tone of voice, clarity
of expression,
precision of arguments
all contribute to
keeping audience’s
attention and
persuading them of the
team’s case.
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Awards:

Best Debater

Best Speaker

Best in Rebuttal Speech