Prompts for Practice from NOF Quarter #3
We at NOF attempt to create original prompts for our competitions and after the competition is finished, we want students to have the opportunity to practice using these prompts outside of competition.
Here is a selection of Impromptu, IPDA and Extemporaneous prompts from our latest competition.
Impromptu
Goodness
Rhythm
Happiness
It takes strength and courage to admit the truth. --Rick Riordan
A great man is always willing to be little. --Ralph Waldo Emerson
Leadership is unlocking people's potential to become better. --Bill Bradley
Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself. --George Bernard Shaw
The most successful men in the end are those whose success is the result of steady accretion. --Alexander Graham Bell
Let each man exercise the art he knows. --Aristophanes
IPDA
No cops at Pride
Do not remove a fly from your friend's forehead with a hatchet
A nation's treasure is in its scholars
NATO should step up to the plate.
Requiring high school algebra does more harm than good
It is time for more libertarian thinking in American government.
Foreign language fluency should be required for high school graduation.
Digitally editing models in magazines should be prohibited.
We should embrace Artificial Intelligence.
The United States Federal Government should abolish the death penalty
NOF Parli
Voting is a basic human right
Resolved: The United States Senate filibuster should be eliminated.
This house regrets the “War on Drugs."
High School SPAR
All parents should be required to attend parenting classes before having a child
Karen" is an offensive term.
Democracy is the most effective type of government
Parents should monitor their children’s activities on social media
All education should be privatized
The minimum age to own a smartphone should be 13
Learning a foreign language should be mandatory
The constitution of the US is outdated and must be re-written.
Golf is a sport
Middle School SPAR
Living a short happy life is better than living a long dull one
Credit and debit cards should completely replace paper and metal money
Movie ratings (G, PG, PG-13, and R) should be done away with
Social media makes people more narcissistic.
Giving is better than receiving
Electronic databases should replace all physical libraries
All high school students should take a logic course before graduating
Boxing is a violent sport that should be banned.
Democracy is the most effective type of government
Elementary School SPAR
History is an important subject that all students should learn
Adults are more addicted to technology than kids are
The Internet does more good than harm.
Giving is better than receiving
A british accent makes you sound smarter
Grades should be abolished
Television is a bad influence
Disney does more harm than good.
Cheating is always wrong