Categories

 **__What is Speech? __** In the wacky world of Speech, everything is divisible into thirteen different categories. These categories are listed in detail below. Find one that is right for you!  **13 CATEGORIES: **

//**1. CREATIVE EXPRESSION**// -LIMITED TO 8 MINUTES -WRITTEN BY PARTICIPANT -CREATIVE IMAGINATION BOTH IN WRITING AND PERFORMING -MAY USE PANTOMIME, STORYTELLING, INTERPRETIVE READING, IMPERSONATION -USUALLY HUMOROUS, BUT MAY BE SERIOUS

-PROBLEM-SOLVING -SMALL GROUP -SEEKS CONSENSUS -ENCOURAGES COOPERATION AND CRITICAL THINKING TO ARRIVE AT COLLECTIVE GOAL -NOT TO EXCEED 1 HOUR -YOU GET TO SIT!!
 * //2. DISCUSSION//**

//**3. DUO INTERPRETATION**// -DUO = TWO STUDENTS INTERPRETING A PIECE OF A SINGLE PUBLISHED SOURCE -MAY BE MULTIPLE CHARACTERS -NO BODILY CONTACT -EYE CONTACT ALLOWED ONLY DURING INTRODUCTION & TRANSITIONS -LIMITED TO 8 MINUTES

//**4. EXTEMPORANEOUS READING**// -INTRODUCE AND READ EXCERPTS FROM PROSE OR POETRY FOR THE PURPOSE OF APPRECIATION AND ENJOYMENT -EFFECTIVE VOCAL AND BODY LANGUAGE -DRAW CATEGORY -30 MINUTES BEFORE SPEAKING-- PICK 3, AND CHOOSE 1 -NOT TO EXCEED 6 MINUTES

//**5. EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING**// -DRAW CATEGORY -SYNTHESIS OF CURRENT FACT AND OPINION ON A TOPIC DRAWN -U.S OR INTERNATIONAL TOPICS -LOOK FOR QUALITY OF INFORMATION AND SUPPORT OF THESIS -ENCOURAGE EXTENSIVE READING, UNDERSTANDING OF MANY SUBJECTS, AND DEVELOPMENT OF REASONED, SUPPORTABLE POSITIONS ON ISSUES -LIMIT OF 7 MINUTES

//**6. GREAT SPEECHES**// -A SINGLE SPEECH -ANTHOLOGY OF SPEECHES (3) RELATED BY AUTHOR OR THEME -25% OF PRESENTATION IS ORIGINAL MATERIAL -SHARE THE GREATNESS OF THE SPEECH! -LIMIT OF 8 MINUTES

//**7. HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION**// -AMUSE, CREATE LAUGHTER -VOCAL AND BODILY EXPRESSION -ANY PUBLISHED SELECTION -LIMIT OF 8 MINUTES

//**8. INFORMATIVE SPEAKING**// -ORIGINAL, INFORMATIVE -PRESENT INFORMATION WHICH THE AUDIENCE MAY OR MAY NOT POSSESS-BUT WHICH THE SPEAKER FEELS IS IMPORTANT -CAN BE SERIOUS OR HUMOROUS -VISUAL AIDS IS OPTIONAL -LIMIT OF 8 MINUTES

-PERSUASIVE COMPOSITION -OFFER INSIGHT OR GUIDANCE -INTELLIGENT AND ORIGINAL -10% CAN BE DIRECT QUOTATIONS -LIMIT OF 8 MINUTES
 * //9. ORIGINAL ORATORY//**

//**10. SERIOUS DRAMA INTERPRETATION**// -PUBLISHED DRAMATIC LITERATURE -GIVE MEANING THROUGH VOCAL AND BODILY EXPRESSION -LIMIT OF 8 MINUTES

-PUBLISHED POETRY SELECTION -GIVE MEANING THROUGH VOCAL AND BODILY EXPRESSION -LIMIT OF 8 MINUTES
 * //11. SERIOUS POETRY//**

-PUBLISHED SELECTION OF PROSE, FICTION, OR NON-FICTION -GIVE MEANING THROUGH VOCAL AND BODILY EXPRESSION -LIMIT OF 8 MINUTES
 * //12. SERIOUS PROSE INTERPRETATION//**

//**13. STORYTELLING**// -DRAW CATEGORY -RECREATE A FAMILIAR STORY IN YOUR OWN WORDS -DIRECT CONVERSATIONAL STYLE -SPONTANEOUS BODILY ACTION -CHARACTERS! -LIMIT OF 6 MINUTES Totino-Grace goes by the Minnesota State High School League Rules and Regulations