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Woodbury Royal Tournament
General information This information is from a tournament in a past season! This is a High School tournament in Minnesota. View manager contact information 2017 Woodbury Royal Tournament!
Hi Speech Coaches,
As you make preparations for the 2017 season, Woodbury will be hosting our second Woodbury Royal Tournament. Last year, we had a great turnout! We will have strong competition, great food, fun trophies, and will work diligently to get you home in a timely manner. We will be hosting our tournament on Saturday, March 4, 2017. We know you have many choices when picking tournaments, but we would love for you to join us!
We will host a tournament with both Honor and Varsity Final rounds, and will be including Impromptu as a category at our tournament. We only charge $3 for impromptu to give more students an opportunity to try it!
Registration Deadline:
Day of the Tournament Drops: Please make any changes as soon as possible on Speechwire until the date of the tournament. Any drops the morning of the tournament should be sent to Suzanne White at (651) 247-0884. Texts or calls welcome. Entry Limits: Discussion students may not double enter in a draw category. Discussion will be staggered to allow for double entries in this category. Entry Fees:
Judging Requirements:
Tournament Format: There will be three preliminary rounds of competition followed by honor and final rounds. Food:
As many teams prepare for sections: discussion will be using section III of the outline, and all stories for extemp reading, storytelling and poetry will be used.
We have decided that we will NOT BE CHARGING AN ENTRY FEE FOR IMPROMPTU. Please enter as many students as you would like, just bring enough judges to accommodate your entry. One thing we stress on our team, is to remember that speech should always be fun at the end of the day, even when competitively it doesn’t go as we would like it to. Therefore, we want to give as many people an opportunity to try something FUN this tournament.
In the spirit of making impromptu more entertaining and enjoyable, we will feature prompts from the following sources:
Impromptu
Round 1: All quotations will come from The Onion headlines
Round 2: All quotations will come from the MSHSL Speech Rules and Policies Handbook
Round 3: Students will pull an object from a bag along with the prompt, "What does this object represent, and why is it important?"
Final: All quotations will come from the MN Speech Confessions Twitter
Trump-Free Extemp Questions: In an effort to broaden the knowledge-base required of extempers, the Woodbury Royal Tournament will provide this year’s competitors with trump-free extemp questions. While students are obviously permitted to answer questions in any way they choose, we have decided, following feedback throughout the year that students are tired of answering the same domestic questions every tournament, that no question this weekend will require discussing President Trump. At this point in the season, we believe this will be a good opportunity to think about other issues, before ramping up to more traditional domestic questions as the rest of the season concludes.
Domestic
Round 1: State Issues
-All questions will come from the Star Tribune and Pioneer Press
Round 2: Regional Issues
-All questions will come from the Chicago Tribune, Indianapolis Star, Columbus Dispatch, and Detroit Free Press
Round 3: National Issues
-All questions will come from The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Los Angeles Times
Final: Social Issues
International
Round 1: Africa
Round 2: Americas
Round 3: Asia
Final: Europe
Impromptu Guidelines: Overview: Impromptu Speaking: "An impromptu speech, substantive in nature, with topic selections varied by round and by section. Topics will be derived from quotations. Speakers will have a total of 7 minutes for both preparation and speaking. Timing commences with the acceptance of the topics sheet. Limited notes are permitted."(Taken from the AFA-NIET) Impromtpu 101: · Students will be given two quotations during a round · Student will pick one quotation they want to focus their speech on · Student has 7 minutes to craft and present a speech · Time signals are permitted Judging Impromptu: Judges should judge impromptu based on the following criteria: · Organization · Analysis of quotation · Delivery Please contact Suzanne White with any questions! Suzanne White Mailing address Suzanne White- SPEECH BOOSTERS SpeechWire Tournament Services - Copyright 2004-2024 Ben Stewart. All Rights Reserved. Terms of use - Privacy and Security Policy
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