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Speech Meet Schedule -2002
Tuesday, February 12 - C-T
Thursday, February 28 - Wheaton
Monday, March 11 - Morris
Monday, March 18 - Herman
Thursday, March 21 - Breckenridge
Thursday, March 28 - Sub-section 21 at West Central Area High School
Saturday, April 13 - Section 6A at Staples
Saturday, April 20 - State Speech at Eagan |
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Event Descriptions
1. Creative Expression: the performance of material written by the contestant, can be serious or humorous. 8 minutes
2. Discssion: a small group of six discusses an aspect of the topic given for the year.
3. Dramatioc Duo: two speakers perform one or more scenes from a single play, serious or humorous, with literary merit and appropriate to the readers. Source must be an actual play. 8 minutes
4. Dramatic Interpretation: a cutting from a serious published drama. 8 minutes
5. Extemporaneous Reading: prose cuttings or poetry for the chosen books for the year. Selections with introductions, 6 minutes, max.
6. Extemporaneous Speaking: a persuasive speech on current events and issues. Topics are drawn from major news sources. 7 minutes, max.
7. Great Speeches: sections from a famous speech of significance with your own analysis - must justify the greatness of the speech. 8 minutes.
8. Humorous Interpretation: a written selection intended to amuse, can be poetry, prose, or drama. 8 minutes
9. Informative Speaking: an origional speech with the intent to inform about a topic of interest to you. Visual aids are encouraged. 8 minutes
10. Original Oratory: a speech intended to be persuasive in nature and offer solutions to an important contemporary issue. 8 minutes
11. Poetry Interpretation: a poem or group of poems on a single theme, published in hard copy. 8 minutes
12. Prose Interpretation: a cutting from a story, essay, biography, or novel, serious in nature. 8 minutes.
13. Story Telling: draw a story from the selected collection for the year and re-tell it in your own words. 6 minutes, with an introduction and conclusion. |
There are thirteen different categories to chose from in speech. They are:
1. Creative Expression
2. Discussion
3. Dramatic Duo
4. Extemporaneous Reading
5. Extemporaneous Speaking
6. Great Speeches
7. Humorous Interpretation
8. Informative Speaking
9. Original Oratory
10. Serious Drama Interpretation
11. Serious Poetry Interpretation
12. Serious Prose Interpretation
13. Storytelling |
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