SEA

Forensics and Debate

February, 4-6, 2021

43rd Annual SEA Forensics and Debate Tournament

The date for the 43rd Annual SEA Forensic and Debate Tournament will be 4-6 February 2021. In these ever changing times our hope is that the tournament will be held on site here in ISKL and that is what we are planning for. In the eventuality that we can not host a "live" tournament we are also researching the logistics of a virtual one. We wish you luck as you start your preparations for the 43rd Annual SEA Forensics and Debate Tournament.

ISKL SEA Forensic and Debate Coordinators

Registration

Registration information will be sent to all lead contacts in early 2021. Please let us know if you did not receive instructions from Andrea Guerra AND from Speechwire, our new online platform for registration. Registration will close Wednesday, January 29 at 2:00 p.m.

Scripts for Original Oratory, Oral Interpretation, Solo Acting and Duet Acting must also be submitted by Wednesday, January 29 at 2:00 p.m. Please ensure that each script has its own cover sheet. Send all scripts to seascripts@iskl.edu.my More information about script submission can be found by clicking here.

All participating schools are expected to supply judges to the tournament.

Events

Debate

Up to 4 Teams = 12 competitors per school

Two teams debate a motion. The motion changes every round.

Original Oratory

Up to 4 competitors per school: 7 minutes max.

The contestant prepares and delivers a persuasive speech. The oration can point out a problem and provide a solution or may just simply alert the audience about a potential danger.

Oral Interpretation

Up to 4 competitors per school: 7 minutes max.

The contestant reads a passage from a poem or prose. Character development must be developed using only voice.

Extemporaneous Speaking

Up to 4 competitors per school: 7 minutes max.

The contestant will be given ongoing current events topics in the form of a question. The contestant will be given 30 minutes to prepare after he has been given the question. NOTE: Minor adjustments have been made to the adjudication sheet.

Impromptu Speaking

Up to 4 competitors per school: 5 minutes max.

The contestant will be given a topic of light philosophical nature to talk about. The contestant will have one minute to plan his speech.

Duet Acting

Up to 4 Teams = 8 competitors per school: 10 minutes max.

Two students present an excerpt from a play or from dialogue in another published literary work. NO props or costumes may be used except chairs.

Solo Acting

Up to 4 competitors per school: 7 minutes max.

The contestant acts a small part of a play or a small original piece. NO props or costumes may be used except chairs.

ISKL International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Scholarships

The International School of Kuala Lumpur (ISKL) is offering two International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP) Scholarships for Sijil Pelajaran Malaysia (SPM) leavers. Scholarships are inclusive of full tuition and external examination fees (T&Cs apply). ISKL offers an exceptional international education that takes you places: Oxford, Princeton, Harvard, Yale and the London School of Economics are just some of the prestigious universities ISKL’s Malaysian IB Diploma Scholarship recipients have gone on to attend. With an IB pass rate of 96%, the benefit of world class IB educators and access to global university scholarship programs, ISKL offers an international education that opens doors. ISKL’s two-year IB Diploma scholarship program is open to all SPM 2018 graduates. Please direct any inquiries to https://www.iskl.edu.my/ibscholarship

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