2012-2013/1.1 - Kentucky High School Speech League

KHSSL Handbook 15 2012-2013/1.1DECLAMATIONJunior and Senior DivisionsRules1. In this event, each competitor delivers a speech which was written by another person, presented ina public forum by a person other than the contestant, and taken from a published source.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. The speech must be memorized and must have been written by another person, presented in apublic forum by a person other than the contestant, and taken from a published source.4. The introduction should reveal the background and the author's intent.5. A lectern shall not be used.6. 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 speak is sufficient. Before a student performs, he/she should inform thejudge of his/her code number, name, and title of selection.HINTS FOR JUDGES1. The selection must be a self-contained unit. The speech may be edited to fit the timeconstraints so long as the presentation accurately reflects the author's intent.2. The introduction should provide suitable background (e.g., the circumstances underwhich the speech was originally presented), but should not exceed thirty seconds.