CLIMB HIGH SCHOOL LD BALLOT

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If you haven't, pause, go do that.

If you haven't talked to the students, go do that.

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A reminder: These written comments are EXTREMELY IMPORTANT.

Students and Parents will read your comments. It is really important you be supportive, focused on kindness and improvement--not on critical and negative comments.

We canNOT overemphasize how much your quality feedback is appreciated.

Use complete, understandable sentences. Explain.

Be concise but make sure a 9th+ grader can read your comments and come away with positive thoughts including for improving.

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Day and Round

This Debate was on . . . *

This Debate is *

Winner of the Debate

This debater won the debate: *

Affirmative

Negative

Below, type your reason for decision INCLUDING TWO THINGS:

1. the specific arguments that convinced you to vote as you did

Eg "I voted for the Aff team because of the increased access to medical care contention--they showed that will save many lives."

AND

2. what responses led you to not vote for the losing team's arguments.

Eg "I did not vote for the Neg cost argument--even though I thought it was a good point--because the Aff showed there would be some cost savings and also the cost is less important than saving lives--the criteria in the round."

TYPE YOUR REASON FOR DECISION HERE (50 characters minimum) *

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Speaker Comments

Below, type a complement and a suggested improvement for each debater

1. COMPLEMENT--Be specific.

Eg "I really liked how you responded to the freedom argument--very effective."

AND

2. SUGGEST IMPROVEMENT--Don't be negative -- focus on doing better.

Eg DON'T SAY JUST "You didn't answer the lives argument well."

Eg DO SAY "You need stronger responses to the lives argument. For example, you could talk about how you reduce poverty and how that would save lives."

3. SUGGESTED COMMENTS

Start with "You had good ___" or "You need better ____"

Value/Criteria

Contentions

Responses

Quotations/Evidence

Defense of Contentions/Crystallization of Issues

Arguments for Problem/Topic Solves/Topic Causes Problem/Impacts

Weighing of the Issues

Questions

Answers

Helpful and Supportive toward others in the debate

Clear, Persuasive Speaking

Aff Speaker Comments

Type the name(s) of Missing Debater(s) (unless you 100% know that they were just moved to another debate). *

Aff First Last Name *

Aff Speaking Points (61-99) *

NOW . . . Type at least one complement and one suggested improvement for the Aff Debater's speeches and cross-examinations. (50 characters minimum) *

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Neg Speaker Comments

Neg First Last Name *

Neg Speaking Points (61-99) *

NOW . . . Type at least one complement and one suggested improvement for the Neg Debater's speeches and cross-examinations. (50 characters minimum) *

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