University of Mississippi HS Speech and Debate Tournament
2022 — Oxford, MS/US
Storytelling
Event Description:
STORYTELLING
This event is open to all students regardless of grade.
Storytelling theme: The theme for the 2022 University of Mississippi tournament will be "Renewal." We encourage students to prepare selections that emphasize themes such as the renewal of hope, belief, commitment, community, friendship, or other things. As the 2022 semester winds down and we look forward to 2023, it is important to consider how we might make next year special through renewal.
The student may not tell a story used previously by him/her in any forensics tournament. Delivery should appear extemporaneous, rather than memorized word-for-word. No book or script may be used in the presentation. The contestant must not add original material or must not materially change the content of the story. The contestant will be provided a chair for use. Movement is allowed for the purposes of establishing character and environment.
The maximum time is five minutes with a thirty-second grace period, but the story may be briefer without penalty. Any introduction must be included within the time limit. Students that exceed the time limit should not be given first place in the panel; further consequences of exceeding the time limit are left to the discretion of the judge.