Catholic Memorial Middle School Novice
2018 — Boston, MA/US
Prose Reading
Event Description:
Prose Reading: An excerpt from a readily accessible novel, short story, letter, diary or essay; fiction or non-fiction, delivered by a single student from a required text using no props or costumes. Students should strive to bring the material to life in a natural and realistic way using voice, facial expressions, body and gestures. Students are required to provide brief introductory remarks at some point, which at the least must identify the title and author of the work.
Time limit: 7 minutes with a 30 second grace period. Students who speak beyond the time limit plus the grace period may not be ranked 1st. Judges should offer to provide visual time signals.
Note that the required text need not be in a binder. As an example, en electronic manuscript on a tablet might be used.