Dallastown Wildcat Invitational
2014 — PA/US
Oratorical Declamation [BRACKET B]
Event Description:
Students may enter up to two regular speech events in each bracket (for a maximum total of four regular events), as well as one supplemental event.
Each competitor in Declamation will deliver a speech written by another person, rather than an original work. The time limit is ten minutes, including a brief introduction. This event is only open to 9th- and 10th-grade contestants.
While memorization is encouraged, the use of notes or manuscripts is not prohibited at this tournament. The aim of this policy is to further encourage both meaningful novice participation and diversification of all students’ involvement. We believe that, at this early point in the season, it’s far more beneficial for students to stretch themselves, give a new event a shot, and receive constructive feedback on substantive elements of the performance, than it is either to be so hung up on “cramming” that the spirit (and much of the educational value) of the event is lost, or to be discouraged from participating at all.