JUDGING TIPS

the student reads radio news and commercials in the style of a radio DJ or radio newscaster; each round is a different format or material

a memorized speech presented at some time in history by someone other than the student

student enacts a serious scene playing all the characters

two students play two characters in an acting scene

two students present a scene as two or more characters

a documented speech written in a half hour as an answer to a question about a current event

a student enacts a humorous scene playing all the characters

a speech presented on-the-spot with little preparation about a topic (prelim rounds: quotation; final round: object)

an acting scene presented by two students after little preparation from a given topic

a 10-minute speech with optional visual aids that informs the audience about a topic

a memorized speech written by the student to persuade the audience to take a stand on a controversial issue or your take on an abstract idea (e.g. self-esteem, being yourself)

oral reading/acting of poetry collections or single poems

oral reading/acting of a collection of scripts from multiple genres organized around a central theme/argument

oral reading/acting of prose literature (novels or stories)

the student enacts a story,

often for children or a tall tale