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Moments in History, Public Address,

Special Occasion, Storytelling and Group Discussion

 

 

*  Moments in History

 

- The Decade of the 1920's

 

 

*  Public Address

 

- Working Teens: What impact, if any, does teen employment during the school year have on academic performance and co-curricular participation?

- NASA: To what extent, if any, should the federal government continue to fund NASA?

- Presidency: What qualities have made past presidents successful?

- Downloading Music and MP3 File Sharing: To what extent, if any, should consumers be able to download and engage in MP3 file sharing without compensating the recording artists and record companies?

 

 

*  Special Occasion

 

- A Presentation of a Gift of Award

- A Speech of Protest

- A Graduation Speech

- A Speech to an At-Risk Group

 

 

*  Storytelling

- A Native American Story

- A Fractured Fairy Tale

- A Scary Story

- A True Story

- A Story of Rivalry

 

 

 Group Discussion

 

Week One    Through January 19

Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to protect the Great Lakes?

Final: What, if anything, can be done to ensure greater safety in the American mining industry?

Week Two    January 20 - January 26

Preliminary: What, if anything, can be done to encourage students to succeed in school?

Final: What, if anything, can be done to enhance the perceptions of extracurricular activities?

Week Three    January 27 - February 2

Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to ensure that Americans have healthy lifestyles?

Final: What, if anything, should be done to protect the autonomy of America's indigenous peoples?

Week Four    February 3 - February 9

Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to curb human rights violations in North Korea?

Final: What, if anything, should the leadership of the U.S. do to help bring peace to the Middle East?

Week Five    February 10 - February 16

Preliminary: What, if anything, can be done to improve America's deteriorating infrastructure?

Final: What, if anything, can be done to increase airline efficiency and safety?

Week Six    February 17 - February 23

Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to limit the influence of large donations in political elections?

Final: What, if anything, can be done to strengthen America's army?

Week Seven    February 24 - March 1

Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to improve prisons in America?

Final: What, if anything should be done to ensure the quality of goods imported into the U.S.?

Week Eight    March 2 - March 8

Preliminary: What should be done to protect the principles of free speech on the internet?

Final: What changes, if any, should be made to the caucus and primary system of the presidential elections?

Week Nine    March 9 - March 15

Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to contain urban sprawl?

Final: What, if anything, should be done to ensure health care for every American?

Weeks Ten & Eleven    March 16 - March 29

Preliminary: What, if anything, should be done to reduce violence as a part of American culture?

Final: What should be done about the use of performance-enhancing drugs by professional and Olympic athletes?

 Weeks Twelve+    March 30 - April 18

Preliminary: What should be done to increase school safety?

Final:What should be done to limit the influence of lobbyists on elected officials?

WFCA State    April 19

Preliminary: How should the United States balance both its rivalry and its partnership with The People’s Republic of China?

Semi-Final: What should be done to minimize the impact of invasive species of plants and animals in Wisconsin?

Final: How can the United States balance its economic interests, national security and environmental concerns?

 

 
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