‭Judge Name‬

‭EVENT TITLE‬ ‭ROOM #‬

‭ ound 1‬
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‭8-9:30am‬

‭ ound 2‬
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‭9:30-11am‬

‭ ound 3‬
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‭11am-12:30pm‬

‭ inals‬
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‭(appx. 1pm)‬

‭Judging Basics‬

‭ irst off, thank you for judging! There will be a brief judge meeting with breakfast provided in the hospitality‬
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‭room (middle school band) at 7:45am. All judges will then head to their scheduled rooms. Performers will bring‬
‭ballots to you. You have three rounds. Please stay in your designated room until all students have performed.‬
‭Their codes will be listed outside of the door. Once all performers scheduled have arrived, you are good to‬
‭make your notes and scores on ballots and return them to the check-in table at the middle school office.‬

‭ he rounds end at their designated time (see above) whether students perform or not. At this point you will‬
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‭score everyone you’ve seen and return ballots.‬‭Please return ballots before reporting to your next round.‬

‭ here are two forms of scoring on the ballots. Rankings go in order of 1st to however many were in your room.‬
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‭The best performance gets first. Quality points should match the ranking. The person with first will have the‬
‭most quality points, 2nd will have fewer, etc.‬

‭Questions/Concerns - Text 785-787-0886‬

‭Event Basics‬
T‭ here are TEN different events. See your schedule for which four events you are judging. You will only be judging each‬
‭event for one round so that you will not see the same student/event twice. Each event has different expectations.‬
‭Sample ballots will be available to look over in the hospitality room.‬

‭ rose‬‭– Reading a Story‬

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‭Poetry‬‭– Reading a Poem or Poems‬

*‭ Students will read from binders in both of these events.‬ ‭They should have a good mix of reading and looking‬
‭up to make eye contact. They must include an introduction. They should not move around the room. These‬
‭students should be expressive in narration through voice and facial expression.‬

‭Humorous Solo and Serious Solo‬

 *‭ Students will perform a memorized piece. They must include an introduction. They may use one chair and‬
‭may move around the space.‬

‭Duet‬

‭* Students will perform a memorized duet. They must include an introduction. They may use two chairs and a‬
t‭ able and may move around the space provided.‬

‭Informative Speaking‬

*‭ Students will present an original speech. They should follow proper outlining by including an introduction (tells‬
‭you what the speech is about and presents main points), body (gives you organized information) and conclusion‬
‭(reviews the main points and has a memorable ending). Students may use movement at appropriate times.‬

‭Original Oration‬

*‭ Students will present an original persuasive speech. This will have the same basic format as informative, but‬
‭will need more reasoning and sources to prove their point and persuade the audience.‬

‭Improvised Duet Acting (IDA)‬

*‭ Within the past 30 minutes, students have prepared a scene from scratch. They are given two characters, a‬
‭situation, and a setting. They should create a story with a beginning, middle and end while retaining these three‬
‭things throughout. The scene should have an introduction. Students are not allowed to portray more than one‬
‭character. They may use 2 chairs and a table. They may not stand on the table. You will have a student timer in‬
‭the room. The scene must be between 4 and 7 minutes. They may run to 7:14 without penalty. Any higher and‬
‭they cannot receive 1‬‭st‬ ‭place. Thirty seconds over=automatic‬‭last place.‬

‭Extemporaneous Speaking‬

*‭ Within the past 30 minutes, students have drawn a current events topic and written a speech. The speech‬
‭should follow the same format as Informative and O.O. They may use one notecard. There is no minimum time‬
‭limit.‬

‭Impromptu Speaking‬

*‭ Students will draw a topic (Quotes, Famous People, Proverbs, Abstract nouns) outside of the performance‬
‭room. They have 5 minutes to prepare a speech. They will be sent in by the draw helper after 5 minutes is up.‬
‭The speech follows the same format as the others. They may not use a notecard.‬

‭Program of Oral Interpretation‬

*‭ Students will read from binders in this event.‬‭They‬‭should have a good mix of reading and looking up to make‬
‭eye contact. Students must use a mix of prose/poetry/drama (at least two pieces) with a common theme. They must‬
‭include an introduction. They are able to move around the room. These students should be expressive in narration‬
‭through voice and facial expression.‬