Homeschool Speech and Debate

Thinking Skills, Debate Skills

Most Homeschoolers have not been introduced to Speech and Debate. We wish to communicate to others what we are learning about these subjects.

• Speech A short introduction.
• Debate A short introduction; how to get started in debate; how to research a topic; and general rules for debate.
• The National Homeschool Speech and Debate Tournament.
• Homeschool Speech and Debate Discussion Loop archives.
• Bibliography for Speech, Debate, and Interpretive Reading Books, videos, audio tapes, and articles.
• Pieces That Have Won Prizes—Pieces for Oral Interpretation.

Speech & Debate Internet Links

• Toastmasters is an organization dedicated to public speaking. This link will tell you all about Toastmasters, how to become a member, how to find a club, and how to start a club.
• Toastmasters Newsgroup (alt.org.toastmasters): discussions of the Toastmasters organization
• Speech and Debate Newsgroups: alt.speech.debate and alt.speech.misc
• Speech Texts and Debate Topics page tells you where to find (in the library and on the net) texts of speeches (old and new) and materials with pros and cons of issues for debate.
• Debate Central Lobby holds debate theory articles, archives of debate publications, address lists, research tools, lists of debate organizations, marketplace for goods and services related to debate, college opportunities and scholarships relating to debate, instructional materials for coaches and judges, debate web chat room (secular), and much more.
• The Yahoo Index listing for debate