Speech Choir - Criteria-Revised
Speech Choir - Criteria-Revised
English Competition
SUPRASEGFINA
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Speech Choir (English 1 Competition). Speech Choir or verse choir brings out the
beauty of harmony and unison, hence providing speakers and listeners alike with an
experience that is both exciting and intense in the interpretation of a literary piece.
Mechanics
1. Speech choirs shall be comprised of twenty (20) and above class members.
2. “BRING ME TO LIFE” by Evanescence shall be the piece and be recited with vocal and other
effects in six (6) to seven (7) minutes.
3. Members of the choirs shall wear and use costumes, props, and others whenever appropriate to
improve the choral interpretation of the piece.
4. Dangerous stunts shall be prohibited. The board of judges reserves the right to discontinue
presentations whenever posing danger or risks to the members of the team, the judges, and the
audience.
5. Upon submission of the results to the committee, judges’ decision shall be considered final and
irrevocable.
6. A total of Five (5) speech choirs shall be awarded as 1st Placer, 2nd Placer, 3rd Placer, 4th Placer
and 5th Placer.
Criteria
1. Overall Interpretation (40%). The speech choir invokes thoughts and feelings and initiates a
shared experience with the audience through superior dynamics, unique techniques, and
expressive interpretations of the lines.
2. Mastery and Delivery (30%). The speech choir demonstrates mastery of the piece by
maintaining vocal unison, stage poise, eye contact, and other verbal and nonverbal effects.
3. Costume and Props (20%). The speech choir wears costumes and uses props indispensable in the
interpretation of the piece and shared experience between the choir and the audience.
4. Creativity (10%). The speech choir succeeds in engaging ideas that are creative, unique, and has
originality.
Creative Chamber Theater (English 1 Competition). It is a method of adapting literary
works to the stage using a maximal amount of the work’s original text and often minimal and
suggestive settings. In Chamber Theater, narration is included in the performed text and the
narrator might be played by multiple actors. Chamber Theater has more realistic costuming and
actual movement around the stage. Since it is Creative Chamber Theater, the students must have
to think a creative and unique idea beyond its traditional means.
Mechanics
1. Creative Chamber Theater shall be comprised of five (5) main characters and ten (10) and above
“additional” characters. (It depends on the creativity of the group,)
2. “THE LEGEND OF LIGHTNING LARRY” by Aaron Shepard shall be the piece.
3. Each group will be given a maximum of ten (10) minutes including entrance and exit to perform.
4. A violation to any of the above rules would mean a deduction of one (1) point of the group’s score
in each of the judges.
5. Judges’ decision is final and irrevocable.
Criteria
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