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Just a reminder that the registration for the Discuss Meet will begin at 4:30 and the CDE will start at 5pm. All participants will need to be at the location by 4:45. All participant will start at the same time at 5 pm. There will only be one round to select the top two individuals who will advance on to the state CDE. All FFA members should be in official FFA dress. Please reply to this email if you plan to have a contestant. I will forward a second email out with the topics which were sent out in January. Area I - April 1st Area I @ Stockbridge High School Area II - March 30th Area II @ Oconee Co Middle School For more information on this CDE, please refer to the Discussion Meet CDE rules on the Ag. Ed. website. Each contestant will give a 30 second opening statement in voluntary order. The timekeeper may stand or otherwise indicate when 30 seconds has elapsed. Judges may subtract points at their discretion for contestants abusing the time limit. At the end of the discussion, the moderator will stop open discussion and call for a minute of quiet time allowing the contestants to construct a final statement. The moderator will call upon the contestants in voluntary order to give a one-minute closing statement. The Discussion should follow these steps: A. State problem or need B. Explore, define, understand problem or need C. Identify causes of problem or need D. Elaborate all possible alternative solutions E. Evaluate and compare alternatives F. Test and project what appears to be the best solution G. Arrive at ways to implement the solution SCORING Contestants will be judged on each of the following areas: 1. Delivery 2. Problem Solving and Implementation 3. Cooperative Attitude 4. Analysis of Topic or Problem 5. Opening Statement 6. Closing Statement In each area a contestant may receive one of the following scores, with 100 points available in each category for a perfect score total of 600: Superior- 100 Excellent- 80 Good- 60 Fair- 40 Poor- 20 The contestant with the highest overall score wins. TIE BREAKERS 1. Problem Solving and Implementation Score 2. Analysis of Topic or Problem Solving See the CDE rules for more information. The top students in each Area will advance to the state CDE. Blane -- Blane Marable 201 Four Towers - UGA Athens, GA 30602 706-542-9793 [log in to unmask]