88th Annual Singletary High School Invitational

2024 — McMinnville, OR/US

Literary Interp for English Language Learners

Abbreviation LIELL
Format Speech
Entry Fee $8.00
Entry Limit Per School 8
Entry 1 competitors per entry

Event Description:

LITERARY INTERP FOR ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNERS (LIELL): An interpretation of materials to be read from a manuscript or printed page. Contestants may use limited gestures while standing primarily in one place. The purpose of the speaker is to entertain the audience by suggestion of the characters, moods, and changes in plot through voice, facial expression and limited movement and gesture. Judges should be aware that most speakers in LIELL have not mastered precise pronunciation; their accents should not be held against them. There is no minimum time limit; contestants shall speak no more than five minutes with a 30‐second period of grace including the introduction and reading. Time signals may be given at the speaker’s request.