End of the Year Information

May Madness Bio Links

Final Set Up

You will be given a quote regarding the individual and history, and you will be tasked with forming a conversation about how rulers we have discussed fit into the discussion.  If you reference 5 unique rulers (not any that your partner has mentioned) with an explanation of their connection, you will do fine.  Use the short bios created by your peers to help you!

Round 4 Minion Assessment 

Round 4

Round 4 Rules and Regulations 

I will send out an email to teacher to see if anyone would be willing to serve on our judge-panel for round one on Monday.

Round 3

Minion Assessment - Round 3  - Leaders need to submit one of the assessments for EACH of their minions

Round 3 Scorecard

Round Three Information

Round Three will begin on TUESDAY - (contrary to the big calendar - I wanted you to be able to meet with your minions).

This time, the spotlight will be on the minions!  Minions will take turns asking the questions this time, and the leader will have to answer the question 'town hall meeting' style.

ROUND THREE, part I: 
Friendly Lackey's will ask their leader questions that will demonstrate the question: "What are your greatest strengths"?

Each leader and their lackey's will get 7 minutes for this section.  The lackey's can ask as many questions as possible in that time.  Leader with the higher seed goes first (or can pass to their opponent)

ROUND THREE, part II:

Enemy lackey's will ask the opposing leader questions that will demonstrate the question: "What were your biggest mistakes?"

Again, each leader/lackey's will have 7 minutes to answer the questions asked by them.  The lackey's can ask as many questions as possible in that time.  Who ever went second last time will go first this time.

REQUIREMENTS: A VISUAL IS REQUIRED; PROPS/COSTUMES OPTIONAL

Round 2 Voting Form

Round 2 Voting Form - You'll need to use this form for EACH competitor in round 2.

Minion Assessment - For Cassi, Kush, Shivesh, Shravya, Hafsa, Ashay, Olivia, and Arvind

May Madness Round 1 Final and Round 2 Info

Now that the preliminary round of voting has been completed, we have some stragglers who had a buy in because of their placement on the seed list.

Click this link to vote for the final three stand-offs of the first round.

For those of you who did not make it out of Round One, you are now a minion to the victor.  As a minion your job is to help your leader achieve success.  You are at their whims, and your role may be to help research the competitor, act as a practice debate partner, etc.  You will get a grade based on your helpfulness as a minion!

Minion Assessment Form - to be completed by the Minion Supervisor/Victor

If you DID move on, you have an entirely new challenge ahead.  On June 6, we will have the second round of head to head debates.  For round two, each leader is allowed up to a 3 minute* statement.

Topic: What is your lasting legacy and what makes you a ruler worthy of this competition? Following the statement, each may ask the other up to three questions. The higher seed asks first, then lower seed asks, then higher, then lower and so forth. You have one minute to answer the question and time will be called.

Breakdown: 6* minutes for statements - 3 per side, Question 1A - B1 min to answer, Question 1B - A1 min to answer, etc.

*3 minutes is not the minimum, you do not need to use all three of those minutes. You will not be allowed to go over three minutes, and will be cut off from talking if statement exceeds three minutes.

For Round 2, visuals, costumes, props are OPTIONAL, but may be used. Any and all props/visuals/costumes must be of your own design (ex, can't just print off a map).  

Voting will by done by your classmates digitally. All debaters may use ONE 3x5" index card. No violence and all language must be PG-13 (keep it clean for the kids in the audience, folks.)

May Madness Round 1

List of Links HERE

VOTING ROUND 1 HERE - Vote for one ruler per pair.  For the random people without a Round 1 vote, those will happen tomorrow once the play into  round one happens tonight.