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Dave's Guide to Speech Writing: An Overview of the National Forensics League

For Students 9th - 10th
Sight contains an overview of NFL, including an explanation of categories, points, and degrees.
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Love To Know Media

Your Dictionary: Writing the One Minute Persuasive Speech

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This article focuses on writing a one-minute persuasive speech force students to be clear and concise and to hone debate skills. From there it suggests the use of improvisation speeches.
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Idea: Debatabase

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The IDEA Debatabase is designed to help high school and college level debaters by providing both pro and con arguments for hundreds of debate topics. These arguments have been prepared by experts in debate, both debaters and judges....
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Capital Community College Foundation

Guide to Grammar and Writing: Abstract, Concrete, General, and Specific Terms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Insightful, conversational discussion of the four terms and how each are needed to improve communication provided for by the Capital Community College.
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Blackdog Media

Classic Reader: The Writings of Abraham Lincoln, Volume 3

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Read the full text of volume two of "The Writings of Abraham Lincoln". This anthology combines speeches and the first three Lincoln-Douglas debates.
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Digital History

Digital History: A Bill of Rights? [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th
There was no Bill of Rights attached to the original Constitution, but it was a topic of discussion. Read a reconstruction of speeches of delegates to the Constitutional Convention who debated for and against the inclusion of a way to...