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2000 Maine Academic Decathlon Impromptu Speech Varsity Impromptu Questions

The document provides the directions and topics for three different impromptu speech events for an academic decathlon competition: varsity, scholastic, and honors. For each level, competitors are given one minute to prepare a 1.5-2 minute speech on one of three provided topics while standing in front of judges. The varsity topics address community service requirements, giving up a sense, and sustainability issues. The scholastic topics focus on sustainable resources, work hour limits for teens, and what is too much. For honors, the topics are limitations for new drivers, characteristics of a hero, and how to be ecologically proactive.

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2000 Maine Academic Decathlon Impromptu Speech Varsity Impromptu Questions

The document provides the directions and topics for three different impromptu speech events for an academic decathlon competition: varsity, scholastic, and honors. For each level, competitors are given one minute to prepare a 1.5-2 minute speech on one of three provided topics while standing in front of judges. The varsity topics address community service requirements, giving up a sense, and sustainability issues. The scholastic topics focus on sustainable resources, work hour limits for teens, and what is too much. For honors, the topics are limitations for new drivers, characteristics of a hero, and how to be ecologically proactive.

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2000 Maine Academic Decathlon IMPROMPTU SPEECH Varsity Impromptu Questions Directions: You are to present an impromptu speech

on one of the three topics listed below. You will have one minute to mentally prepare your impromptu speech. You may use notes made out on 3 by 5 note cards. The speech must be made while standing before the judges. The speech should last between 1.5 and 2 minutes to receive a maximum score. TOPICS 1. Given the recent trend of community service requirements, should high schools require students to participate in an extracurricular activity in order to graduate? If you were asked to give up one of your senses which one would you give up? What are the greatest issues that our society faces that prevents a sustainable earth?

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2000 Maine Academic Decathlon IMPROMPTU SPEECH Scholastic Impromptu Questions Directions: You are to present an impromptu speech on one of the three topics listed below. You will have one minute to mentally prepare your impromptu speech. You may use notes made out on 3 by 5 note cards. The speech must be made while standing before the judges. The speech should last between 1.5 and 2 minutes to receive a maximum score. TOPICS 1. 2. 3. Is it possible to have the planet sustain itself without depleting the earths natural resources? How much is too much? Should the legal limit on the number of hours a teenager can work during a day or in a week be increased?

2000 Maine Academic Decathlon IMPROMPTU SPEECH Honors Impromptu Questions Directions: You are to present an impromptu speech on one of the three topics listed below. You will have one minute to mentally prepare your impromptu speech. You may use notes made out on 3 by 5 note cards. The speech must be made while standing before the judges. The speech should last between 1.5 and 2 minutes to receive a maximum score. TOPICS 1. 2. 3. Should there be limitations on a driver during their first year of holding a license? What are the characteristics you would find in a hero? How can society be ecologically proactive to make a sustainable earth?

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