The Oak Lawn Speech Team is also known as the Forensics Team.
The Forensics Team competes throughout the months of November through February in local tournaments. Students participate in a wide variety of Speech "events". Individual awards are given at the end of the tournament, and the placements of the individual awards determine team rankings. |
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Way to go Spartans!
Speech 2019-2020 is underway!
Guide to Speech Events:
DRAMATIC INTERPRETATION – AN 8 MINUTE DRAMATIC PIECE FROM A PLAY OR MONOLOGUE WHERE THE PERFORMER INTERPRETS THE ACTION OF THE SCENE
DRAMATIC DUET ACTING – AN 8 MINUTE DRAMATIC ACTING PERFORMANCE FROM A PLAY WITH TWO ACTORS
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING– A 7 MINUTE SPEECH DELIVERED WITH JUST 45 MINUTES PREPARATION TIME REGARDING A POLITICAL OR SOCIAL CURRENT EVENT
HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION– SAME AS DRAMATIC INTERP, ONLY THE MATERIAL IS OF A HUMOROUS/COMEDIC NATURE
HUMOROUS DUET ACTING – SAME AS DRAMATIC DUET, ONLY THE MATERIAL IS OF A HUMOROUS/COMEDIC NATURE
IMPROMPTU SPEAKING – A 6 MINUTE SPEECH DELIVERED WITH JUST TWO MINUTES PREPARATION ON A TOPIC OR QUOTATION
INFORMATIVE SPEAKING – AN ORIGINAL 8-MINUTE SPEECH WRITTEN BY THE STUDENT WITH THE PURPOSE TO INFORM AN AUDIENCE ON SOMETHING NOT WELL-KNOWN TO MOST PEOPLE
ORIGINAL COMEDY – AN 8 MINUTE SPEECH WRITTEN BY THE STUDENT THAT INCLUDES AN ORIGINAL STORY OF A HUMOROUS NATURE
ORIGINAL ORATORY – AN ORIGINAL 8 MINUTE “PROBLEM/SOLUTION” SPEECH WRITTEN BY THE STUDENT ABOUT A SERIOUS SOCIAL ISSUE
ORATORICAL DECLAMATION – AN 8 MINUTE PUBLISHED SPEECH OR ESSAY WRITTEN BY SOMEONE ELSE, BUT PERFORMED BY THE STUDENT AS THE AUTHOR INTENDED FOR IT TO BE “PERFORMED”
POETRY READING – AN 8-MINUTE PERFORMANCE READING OF PUBLISHED POETRY WITH A THEME
PROSE READING – AN 8 MINUTE PERFORMANCE READING OF A PUBLISHED SHORT STORY OR NON-FICTION STORY
RADIO SPEAKING – A 5 MINUTE RADIO NEWS BROADCAST READING SIMILAR TO WHAT IS HEARD ON RADIO TODAY
SPECIAL OCCASION SPEAKING– AN ORIGINAL 8-MINUTE SPEECH WRITTEN BY THE STUDENT SIMILAR TO ORIGINAL ORATORY, BUT WITH A MORE LIGHT AND HUMOROUS TOPIC MEANT TO ENTERTAIN
DRAMATIC DUET ACTING – AN 8 MINUTE DRAMATIC ACTING PERFORMANCE FROM A PLAY WITH TWO ACTORS
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING– A 7 MINUTE SPEECH DELIVERED WITH JUST 45 MINUTES PREPARATION TIME REGARDING A POLITICAL OR SOCIAL CURRENT EVENT
HUMOROUS INTERPRETATION– SAME AS DRAMATIC INTERP, ONLY THE MATERIAL IS OF A HUMOROUS/COMEDIC NATURE
HUMOROUS DUET ACTING – SAME AS DRAMATIC DUET, ONLY THE MATERIAL IS OF A HUMOROUS/COMEDIC NATURE
IMPROMPTU SPEAKING – A 6 MINUTE SPEECH DELIVERED WITH JUST TWO MINUTES PREPARATION ON A TOPIC OR QUOTATION
INFORMATIVE SPEAKING – AN ORIGINAL 8-MINUTE SPEECH WRITTEN BY THE STUDENT WITH THE PURPOSE TO INFORM AN AUDIENCE ON SOMETHING NOT WELL-KNOWN TO MOST PEOPLE
ORIGINAL COMEDY – AN 8 MINUTE SPEECH WRITTEN BY THE STUDENT THAT INCLUDES AN ORIGINAL STORY OF A HUMOROUS NATURE
ORIGINAL ORATORY – AN ORIGINAL 8 MINUTE “PROBLEM/SOLUTION” SPEECH WRITTEN BY THE STUDENT ABOUT A SERIOUS SOCIAL ISSUE
ORATORICAL DECLAMATION – AN 8 MINUTE PUBLISHED SPEECH OR ESSAY WRITTEN BY SOMEONE ELSE, BUT PERFORMED BY THE STUDENT AS THE AUTHOR INTENDED FOR IT TO BE “PERFORMED”
POETRY READING – AN 8-MINUTE PERFORMANCE READING OF PUBLISHED POETRY WITH A THEME
PROSE READING – AN 8 MINUTE PERFORMANCE READING OF A PUBLISHED SHORT STORY OR NON-FICTION STORY
RADIO SPEAKING – A 5 MINUTE RADIO NEWS BROADCAST READING SIMILAR TO WHAT IS HEARD ON RADIO TODAY
SPECIAL OCCASION SPEAKING– AN ORIGINAL 8-MINUTE SPEECH WRITTEN BY THE STUDENT SIMILAR TO ORIGINAL ORATORY, BUT WITH A MORE LIGHT AND HUMOROUS TOPIC MEANT TO ENTERTAIN