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KHSSL Handbook 23 2013-2014/1.0HINTS FOR JUDGES1. The scene must be a self-contained unit holding together a story itself.2. Students must resolve the conflict presented in the topic.3. Criteria for judging include teamwork of the actors, timing, movement, consistentcharacterization, good speaking skills, pantomime of props, and the comedic ordramatic effect of the scene on the audience.4. The suitability of the material to the maturity level of the performer should beconsidered.HINTS FOR COACHES1. Pairs of students should prepare and present at least one improvisational performance perweek.2. Students must learn how to effectively pace the scene and specifically resolve theconflict presented in the topic.3. Videotape students and allow them to critique each other.HINTS FOR STUDENTS1. Keep a list of possible topics. Topics may be either "real world" or ones which require agreat deal of imagination.2. Learn to quickly organize your thoughts.3. Practice often with your partner and have another student give you time signals so that youwill become comfortable with the time limit.
KHSSL Handbook 24 2013-2014/1.0POETRYJunior and Senior DivisionsRules1. In this event, each student delivers an interpretation of a published poem (or poems) that is (are)narrative, descriptive, or lyrical.2. The maximum time is ten minutes, including a required introduction. There is a thirty secondgrace period, after which the student must be dropped in rank/rating. No violation of the graceperiod in Regional/State Semifinal or Final rounds may result in disqualification. No performanceviolating the grace period may receive ‘1’ in the round.3. One poem or a program of shorter poems (narrative, descriptive, or lyrical) may be used and shallbe from a published poet or poets of literary merit. Any decision to edit literature from a differentvenue, potentially defying the author’s intent, to fit within this venue you do at your own risk.Students will not be disqualified for doing so.4. A manuscript must be used and referred to.5. The introduction (and transitions when used) should provide adequate background for thereading as a whole and for the individual selections as needed in order to relate them to the whole.6. Though movement is permissible in the intro only upper body movements (e.g. emphaticgestures) are allowed with the exception of minor weight shifts to maintain the safety of theperformer.7. Coaches should strive to use scripts with an ISBN, ISSN, or IFFN. If the script does not havean ISBN, ISSN, or IFFN, the coach or supervising adult should be able to prove the script waspurchased or obtained commercially, i.e. from a literary agent or publisher or bill of sale, or ispublicly available by internet URL and retrieval date. A selection is considered published if it hasbeen presented for public consumption in the following places:a. on the commercial printed page.b. on the internet (at publicly available sites).c. read on the radio.d. read/recorded on the internet (e.g. YouTube).e. read in an open reading where the reading has been recorded.f. read/recorded in TV or movie scripts.The guiding principle of this rule is equality of access to all members of the League.PROCEDURESNo special procedures or facilities are needed for this event. A simple classroom with space in the frontfor the student to stand and perform is sufficient. Before a student performs, he/she should inform thejudge of his/her code number, name, and title of selection.
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