362 / Types of Writing
CUT TO NARRATOR NARRATOR: You’ve heard the adage that it’s not
whether you win or lose, but how you play the game
that counts. Maybe that’s the best way to describe the
Shawnee forensics team.
CUT TO GROUP SHOT OF
TEAMThe kids on this team specialize in their best areas,
some in dramatic interpretation...
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STUDENT TWO AND MOVE
TO TIGHT CLOSE-UPSTUDENT TWO (PRESENTING A DRAMATIC INTER-
PRETATION): Don’t make me lie to you. Just don’t ask
questions, please. You have to trust me, have faith that
I’ll make the right decision. Please...
SLOW DISSOLVE TO FOUR
DEBATE TEAM MEMBERSNARRATOR (VOICE OVER):... And other students
excel in debate, pitting their logic, research, and wit
against one another.
ZOOM IN SLOWLY TO CLOSE-
UP OF STUDENT THREESTUDENT THREE:... And so my worthy opponents
have left us little choice but to question the feasibility of
such a radical, untried plan. Certainly, you must agree
with the negative that the status quo will be financially
more reasonable than the economically disastrous plan
we’ve heard here today.
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OF NARRATOR AND COACHNARRATOR: Dramatic interpretation, debate, and what
else? Just what is forensics, Miss Calloway? You’ve
coached the team to victory for the past three years.
Tell us about this whole idea of forensics.
ZOOM IN TO CLOSE SHOT
OF COACHCOACH: Forensics refers to debate or argumentation,
but as we define it for national competition, it includes
about a dozen kinds of speech activities—radio
announcing, debate, comedy, original oratory, extempo-
raneous speaking—you name it and we probably do it.
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NARRATORNARRATOR: How do students get involved in
forensics?
DOLLY BACK TO TWO SHOT
OF COACH AND NARRATORCOACH: During a sign-up period early in the school
year, we accept any student willing to work. We select
areas most suitable to individual students and then
begin gathering materials.
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STUDENT WORKING WITH
COACHCOACH: We do individual work with me working
closely with the students until they are ready for the
first team practice....