ASDCA Middle School State Championship
2022 — Peoria, AZ/US
Declamation
Abbreviation
DEC
Format
Speech
Entry Fee
$5.00
Entry Limit Per School
10
Entry
1 competitors per entry
Event Description:
a. Length: Declamation is a 10-minute event with a 30-second “grace period.” Should a student go beyond the grace period, the student may not be ranked 1st. There is no other prescribed penalty for going over the grace period. No minimum time is mandated.
b. Source: The speech must have been delivered in public and available in print (speeches from a publicly
available website will also be sufficient).
c. The speaker should present an introduction that states the title, author, and date of the speech they are
reciting.