SAUSD Winter Classic
2025 — Santa Ana, CA/US
Elementary Original Oratory
Event Description:
Elementary Original Oratory
Original Oratory is a 5-minute presentation written and performed by the student. Oratory requires students to balance that content with delivery and style. Students in Oratory must be articulate, engaging, and smooth with their vocal and physical delivery. The event's purpose is to persuade while educating the audience on a topic of significance.
Material: Elementary Informative scripts are templates and are exactly the same except for 2 sections of the scripts self-written by the students.
Time Length: 5 minutes with a 30 second grace period. Should a student go beyond the grace period, the student may not be ranked 1st. No minimum time is mandated.
Locations
Saddleback High SchoolContacts
Jaclyn Hariri Mary PatrickGeneral
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