A. Novice Extemp Event Prompts

Pattern A Round 1 - 9:15am (Extemp Draw 9am)

  1. Speaker 1


    Election 2022: Can the Democrats keep the House and Senate?

    Biden’s agenda: Can Pelosi bring the factions together?
    Universal preschool: Is it the right idea?

  2. Speaker 2


    Election 2022: Will the Republicans win the House and Senate?

    Supply chain problems: Can anything be done?
    Critical Race Theory: Is its unpopularity a problem for Democrats?

  3. Speaker 3


    Election 2022: Will Biden’s low popularity hurt the Democrat chances?

    Biden’s tax hikes: Will they hurt the economy?
    Proposed IRS changes: Are they an invasion of privacy?

  4. Speaker 4


    Election 2022: Will the economy hurt the Democrats?

    Progressive Democrats: Will they sink Biden’s agenda?
    Gas prices: What can be done to bring them down?

  5. Speaker 5


    Election 2022: Will the border crisis hurt the Democrats?

    Southwest Airlines cancelations: Is the vaccination mandate going to further hurt the economy?

    Vaccination mandates: Will they hurt the economy?

  6. Speaker 6


    Election 2022: Will the situation with Covid help or hurt the Democrats?

    The infrastructure bill: Will it eventually pass?

    The labor shortage: What can be done to ease it?

  7. Speaker 7


    Election 2022: Will inflation hurt the Democrats?

    Biden’s energy policy: Is it good for America

    Build Back Better: Can we afford it?

Pattern A Round 2 - 12:30pm (Extemp Draw 12:15pm)

  1. Speaker 1


    China: Will they test America on Taiwan?

    England: Has Brexit been a failure?

    Afghanistan: Can it maintain control amid ISIS terror?

  2. Speaker 2


    China: Will the Belt and Road Initiative mean eventual dominance?

    The Vatican: Have they done enough to end child sex abuse?

    Afghanistan: Will our withdrawal green light Al Qaeda resurgence?

  3. Speaker 3


    China: Will we ever know the origins of Covid-19?

    Russia: What can be done to resolve the Ukraine conflict?

    Afghanistan: Is Taliban 2.0 any different?

  4. Speaker 4


    China: Does the US need to clarify their defense of Taiwan?

    Germany: After 16 years, what has Merkel achieved?

    Azerbaijan: Can they hold Iran at bay?

  5. Speaker 5


    China: Have we already lost the cyberwar?

    France: Will Macron’s France 2030 plan be successful?

    Iran: Can they be prevented from achieving nuclear status?

  6. Speaker 6


    China: Do they have expansionist plans?

    Australia: Was their reaction to Covid justified?

    Israel: Are they the best defense to Iran’s nuclear ambitions?

  7. Speaker 7


    China: Does Taiwan need a nuclear defense?

    England: Does Brexit need reform?

    Iraq: What do the election results mean?

Pattern A Finals - 3:45pm (Extemp Draw 3:30pm)

  1. Speaker 1


    The American Family Plan: Is it right for America?

    China: Should America have Taiwan’s back?
    Worker shortage: What can be done to help American businesses?

  2. Speaker 2


    The Biden Agenda: Is it going nowhere?

    England: Does Brexit need a rewrite?
    Stagflation: Is it on the horizon?

  3. Speaker 3


    Energy costs: What should be done?

    Afghanistan: Will EU aid avert a humanitarian crisis?
    Social media giants: Do they need to be regulated?

  4. Speaker 4


    Midterm elections: Will it be a Republican wave?

    Russia: Did the Nobel Peace Prize go to the right person?
    The economy: Is inflation and slow growth a deadly combination?

  5. Speaker 5


    Supreme Court: Should it be expanded?

    Iran: Will coming talks revive the JCPOA?
    Inflation: What can be done to limit the damage?

  6. Speaker 6


    The infrastructure bill: Should progressive Dems allow a vote?

    Europe: Who is to blame for the gas crisis?
    The looming national debt: How much is too much?

  7. Speaker 7


    Vaccine mandates: Will they further stress business?

    Haiti: Can anything be done to help another wave of migrants?

    Unemployment: How do we encourage people to work?