Criteria for Judging

Poetry Recital

Interpretation
(communicates the piece's full meaning to the audience.) 30%
DICTION
(Articulation, pronunciation, enunciation, fluency, projection, 25%
pitch, vocal quality)
MEMORIZATION
(Knowledge of material, hesitation, confusion, necessity for prompting) 20%
USE OF BODY
(Posture, facial expression, gestures, movement, distracting mannerisms) 20%
Audience Impact 5%

Declamation

INTERPRETATION
(communicates the piece's full meaning to the audience.) 30%
DELIVERY
(Declaimed without stumbles or lengthy pauses Eye contact and posture enhance 20%
delivery.)
CLARITY
(Declamation is entirely audible with natural but clear enunciation.) 20%
MEMORIZATION
(Knowledge of material, hesitation,confusion, necessity for prompting) 15%
VOCAL RANGE
(includes changes in tone, pace, or volume that communicate changes in the 10%
emotional content of the poem.)
AUDIENCE IMPACT
5%

Story Telling

CONTENT
(Story is delivered in logical order and is appropriate to the theme.) 25%
PRONUNCIATION 20%
(Articulation and Intonation)
FLUENCY 20%
(Pace, Voice Quality, Vocal Expression)
PERFORMANCE 20%
(Confidence, Gesture, Mimicry, Memorization)
CREATIVITY 10%
(Props and costume)
AUDIENCE IMPACT 5%