Gate City Invitational Tournament
2022 — Pocatello, ID/US
Retold Story (Sponsored by Reading With The Queens))
Event Description:
Thanks to Reading With The Queens for sponsoring this event.
Retold Story - 6:00 minutes maximum, no “grace period.” Time signals provided.
1. Performance: Competitors shall retell the story as if they are presenting in front of an elementary-age audience. The story shall follow the basic storyline of the book being retold.
2. Expectations: The story shall be retold without notes but must not be memorized.
3. Procedure: Contestants will enter the round in staggered intervals and will hand the selected book to the judge before starting his/her presentation. The judge will return books to the tab room after each round but will not read each book while the contestant is retelling the story.
4. Time: This event has a 6:00 minute maximum with no grace period. After which a timing violation will result in being dropped one rank by the judge. Time signals are provided. Students may time themselves for reference, but the judge is the official timekeeper of the round.