WHITMAN 40^th Annual Remy Wilcox HS Speech and Debate Tournament 2012 Invitation v1 INTRO PAGE

IE INFORMATION

IE DIVISIONS. 1

IE MAX ENTERING.. 1

Double and Triple Entering. 1

NOISE RULE—NO SCREAMING-SHOUTING.. 2

IE EVENTS AND THEIR RULES. 2

IE OVERTIME AND MATERIAL RULES. 4

No using the same material in different individual events. 4

IE ELIMS AND AWARDS. 5

Schools may enter a maximum of 30 IE Slots (a student in, for example, extemp and impromptu, means you have used 2 slots).

Students may enter 3 IEs except for those in Extemp. (Extempers can enter only 2 events; Only one Dual Interp Team’s member can do extemp).

IE DIVISIONS

ALL EVENTS HAVE CH. AND JR. DIVISION

· Champ: Open to any student who wishes the best competition or who cannot enter junior division.

· Junior: Any student who has not competed in individual events at 10 or more tournaments.

IE MAX ENTERING

ALL EVENTS HAPPEN DURING ONE PATTERN

A student may enter 3 events EXCEPT Extempers can enter at most 2 IEs total and cannot do Dual Interp.

Double and Triple Entering

· ANY STUDENT MAY ENTER UP TO 3 INDIVIDUAL EVENTS except

1) students doing Extemp can only enter a total of two events;

2) students doing Extemp canNOT do Dual Interp.

Besides that, our individual events rounds are long enough to allow triple entering (they are 1 hour and 40 minutes long).

· Students may do two but not three Dual Interpretations as long as it is with different partners. THREE OR MORE PERSON DUAL TEAMS ARE NOT PERMITTED.

· Students remain responsible for arriving at their rounds on time, and judges may give "no shows" to students who do not show 15 minutes before the time the ballot is required to be in.

Schools may enter a maximum of 30 IE Slots (a student in, for example, extemp and impromptu, means you have used 2 slots).

1 judge covers 6 IE Slots.

NOISE RULE—NO SCREAMING-SHOUTING

Sorry but due to repeated complaints from professors and others, Competitors may not scream or shout during their presentation.

Obviously, you can loudly emphasize points but excessive volume is disruptive to others.

Your volume should not be heard by those outside of your classroom (does not apply to rounds held in Cordiner).

To assist, please close classroom doors.

IE EVENTS AND THEIR RULES

EXTEMP*

In the Extemp Prep Room, each contestant will be given question three current news topics, posted in speaker order at timed intervals.

The student selects one of the three topics and may prepare for 30 minutes with the use of notes, books, magazines, newspapers, and periodicals.

Students may, if they choose, use one 4 x 6 note card for preparation and speaking.

Students must state the topic in the introduction.

Students must prepare the speech without assistance from others.

Students may use laptops BUT may not use the internet AND must have their laptops facing so the Extemp Monitor can see their laptop screen at all times.

TIME LIMIT: 7 MINUTES WITH 30 MINUTES PREPARATION. Students are given time signals in Extemp.

Topics will be generated based on Google News.

* Note: You can do only one additional individual event besides Extemp.

* Note: You cannot do Dual Interp if you are doing Extemp.

EXTEMP PREP is in Reid G2.

IMPROMPTU

The speaker will be given a choice of three topics in each round and will pick one on which to speak.

The topics will include a single word, a quotation, and a question designed to elicit the student's viewpoint.

Students must state the topic as part of the introduction.

Students may use a small 4 x 6 note card for preparation and speaking.

TIME LIMIT: speakers will have 6 MINUTES to read the topics, think about them, and speak. The speaker may divide the time at his or her discretion. Speakers are given time signals in Impromptu.

EDITORIAL COMMENTARY

A scripted speech that offers an analysis of and commentary on a contemporary news event.

Speakers will read the manuscript from a seated position.

TIME LIMIT: between 1:45 and 2:00. Speakers ending after 2:30 may be ranked one lower.

NOTE: THIS IS NOT RADIO COMMENTARY. You do look at your judge during your speech.

ORATORY

The speaker shall deliver from memory a persuasive speech, the purpose of which is to convince, stimulate, or move the audience to change their beliefs or actions.

The speech must not contain more than 150 words of quoted and/or paraphrased material.

Manuscripts need not be turned in at registration, but students must have typed copies to give to any judge who requests it.

TIME LIMIT: 10 MINUTES. No time signals will be given.

EXPOSITORY

The student shall deliver a speech, the purpose of which is to describe, clarify, explain and/or define an idea, concept or process.

Audio or visual aids may be used, but are optional. The tournament will not provide special facilities or aids for the students.

Notes are permitted but students should not be dependent on them.

TIME LIMIT: 8 MINUTES. No time signals will be given.

DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION

The speaker shall interpret one or more selections, serious in nature, from one or more authors of prose, poetry, drama (play), radio, television, or recording and may be a monologue.

Presentation must be memorized.

Students may not use props, makeup, or costumes.

Physical movement to suggest characterization is permitted including full body movement.

The title and author must be identified during the presentation.

TIME LIMIT: 10 MINUTES. No time signals will be given.

SEE THE NOISE RULE—NO LOUD SHOUTING OR SCREAMING.

HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION

The rules are the same as those for Dramatic Interpretation except that the material should be humorous.

SEE THE NOISE RULE—NO LOUD SHOUTING OR SCREAMING.

DUAL INTERPRETATION*

A program of one or more selections of published prose, poetry, or drama presented by two students.

The title(s) and author(s) must be identified.

The presentation must be from memory; scripts will be penalized.

Props, makeup and costumes are not permitted.

Physical movement to suggest characterization is permitted including full body movement.

The contestants will not look at each other but rather ahead, except they may look at each other during the introduction.

The contestants will not touch each other.

TIME LIMIT: 10 MINUTES. No time signals will be given.

* Note: Sorry—Dual Interpers cannot also do Extemp.

SEE THE NOISE RULE—NO LOUD SHOUTING OR SCREAMING.

INTERPRETIVE READING

The contestant shall interpret two or more selections from two or more authors.

The collection must include at least one selection of prose, and one of poetry.

No dramas (plays) are allowed.

The interpretation should be read from a manuscript and not memorized.

Students may not use props, makeup, or costumes.

Expressions, gestures, body positions and upper body movement are allowed as a means of characterization.

Full body movement is permitted.

The title and author for each piece must be identified during the presentation.

A theme must be established and the pieces should be balanced time-wise.

TIME LIMIT: 8 MINUTES. No time signals will be given.

SEE THE NOISE RULE—NO LOUD SHOUTING OR SCREAMING.

IE OVERTIME AND MATERIAL RULES

No using the same material in different individual events.

Note: Students may not use the same material in different events. Students may not use a manuscript or interpretation cutting material they used in previous years.

Whitman Overtime Rules:

In all Individual Events except Editorial Commentary, students who go 60 seconds over are stopped by the judge.

Students in Editorial Commentary who go 30 seconds over are stopped by the judge.

If the judge can show on a timer or stopwatch that the student went overtime, he or she may and should rank the student one position lower.

Notice—Time Limits for DI, Oratory, HI, and Dual are 10 minutes.

IE ELIMS AND AWARDS

NUMBERS OF IE COMPETITORS ADVANCING TO ELIMS:

We will break the top half of contestants in any event up to 7 competitors except

Extemp where we will break only up the top 6 competitors (due to time constraints).

CRITERIA FOR ADVANCING IE COMPETITORS TO ELIMS:

1. Total Ranking

2. Total Rating

3. Total Ranking minus the worst ranking

4. Total Rating minus the worst rating

CRITERIA FOR PLACING IN FINALS:

1. Total Ranking in Finals

2. Total Rating in Finals

3. Total Ranking in Finals minus the worst ranking

4. Total Rating in Finals minus the worst rating

5. Judge Preference in Finals

6. Cumulative ranking

7. Cumulative rating

The above is subject to the computer program’s ability to do these calculations.

I.E. AWARDS: 1^st, 2^nd, 3^rd, and finalists awards.