Tables

Table 1 – Juniors

  1. Noah Hogan
  2. JJ Miller

Table 2 – Seniors

  1. Keagan Johnson
  2. Violet Spicer
  3. Nathan Hogan

Table 3 – Seniors

  1. Katherine Johnson
  2. Emma Miller
  3. Jadyn Monoskie

Table 4 – Seniors

  1. Holly Spicer
  2. Arisa Dutton
  3. Kamila Gonzales

Welcome

12-12:15pm (15 min)

Praise Reports

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Prayer Requests

Class

  1. No technical difficulties
  2. Competition goes well
  3. No sickness, especially for competitors

Hogans

  1. Ryan Hogan – Leg & back pray for continued healing
  2. Noah Hogan – ringworm, no infection, fell down stairs (bump & numb there), upcoming CT scan for lymph nodes

McGarvie’s

  1. Mr. McGarvie – Salvation

Johnson’s

  1. Lori Johnson – Food intolerance, sickness
  2. Mexican Mission Trip – pray for team (end of October)
  3. Neighbor Marcy – appendicitis, continued healing
  4. Dad’s job – hard, go smoother

Dutton’s

    1. Michael Dutton – Back, asthma, business direction
    2. Arisa’s Friend – Salvation
    3. Ms. Sharma – Dental surgery

Spicer’s

    1. Jen Spicer – probable surgery and medical tests to be clear

Past Stoa Members

    1. Mary Weaver – Breast Cancer. Still waiting for insurance to approve mastectomy surgery. Having hysterectomy Oct. 9th, nervous about it.
    2. Porras – make new friends, get of shell become more social

Persecuted Church

  1. China 

Announcements

Arise Team Building Event

  • Packed 20 boxes of 36 bags of 4 meals = 2,880 meals!!!
  • Our meals have shipped!!!

Local Tournaments

Fall Tournaments

Grand Canyon Challenge

Church of the Redeemer
717 N. Stapley Drive
Mesa, AZ 85203

  • Saturday, October 19th, 2019
  • All Speech Events

  • THIS WEEKEND!!!

Cactus Clash

First Baptist Church
10215 N Saguaro Blvd
Fountain Hills, AZ 85268

  • Friday-Saturday,
    November 15-16, 2019
  • Impromptu Speech Events ONLY
    • Apologetics
    • Mars Hill Impromptu
    • Extemporaneous
    • Novice Impromptu
  • All Debate Events
  • Registration Opens: Tuesday, October 22nd at 8:00AM (MST)

Spring Tournaments

Camelback Classic

Northwest Christian School
16401 North 43rd Avenue
Phoenix, AZ 85053

  • Thursday-Saturday,
    March 19-21, 2020
  • All Debate
  • All STOA speech events
  • Novice Impromptu
  • Juniors Tournament
  • Registration Opens: Tuesday, February 25th at 8:00 AM (MST)

Arise & Shine Challenge 

The Odyssey Preparatory Academy
6500 S Apache Rd
Buckeye, AZ 85326

  • Saturday, April 25th
  • All STOA speech events
  • Novice Impromptu
  • Juniors Tournament
  • Registration Opens: TBD

Impromptu

12:15pm – 1:30pm (75 min)

Apologetics

12:15pm – 12:45pm

Lesson

  • 5-Part Essay Format Review
  • Paragraph Format Review

Impromptu Activity

Impromptu

  • Impromptu practice @ your table

5 Part APOL Speech Practice

  1. Draw 3 topics to choose from
  2. Select 1 topic to do practice speech writing 
  3. Decide on your thesis statement for the topic
    (your answer/position/opinion on topic statement)
  4. Create your 3 points to prove this statement
  5. Create your introduction
    (Make sure you use an attention getter “hook” and a preview roadmap)
  6. Create your Conclusion
    (Include a review roadmap. Make sure you tell your audience why your position is important or valid. Why they should pay attention to what you’re saying)

Impromptu Speech Toolbox

Apologetics

Determine thesis statement to category 1-3 questions.

Excel Spreadsheet with all questions

1st BREAK

1:30pm – 1:45pm

Speech (75 min)

1:45pm –  3:15pm

Lesson

Rhetorical / Oratory Analysis Overview

Speech Activity

Analyze “Civil Rights Address”

Homework

Complete Analysis of any of the top 100 speeches located on American Rhetoric, by filling out the SOAPSStone Form.

Oratory Analysis Resources

2nd BREAK

3:15pm - 3:30pm

Debate

Lesson

Debate Activity

Today’s Topic: Homeschool provides a better education than Public School

1. Develop your argument

  • Write 3 things you like about the topic given.
  • Write 3 things you DON’T like about the topic given.

2. Draw your side

3. Affirmative side gives their reasons for liking the topic.

4. Negative side gives their reasons for NOT liking the topic.

Non-Stoa LD Resources

Articles
Videos

Stoa Lincoln Douglas Value Debate Resources