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HCISD MS UIL District
General information This information is from a tournament in a past season! This is a Middle School tournament in Texas. View manager contact information UIL MIDDLE SCHOOL DISTRICT TOURNAMENT “The One Where It’s Virtual” F.R.I.E.N.D.S:
Coakley Middle School is proud to VIRTUALLY host this year’s UIL District Tournament on January 29th- February 5th. Due to the ongoing pandemic, regulations set forth by the University Interscholastic League, and our concern for the safety of all students and staff – the speech portion of the district meet will be held VIRTUALLY utilizing Speechwire.com as the platform for all speech entries!
We are excited about the schedule of events, level of competition, and quality judging for this tournament.
Each campus will need to create ONE Speechwire account for their school. In the event that a campus has more than one speech coach, the username and password for the school account should be shared with each speech coach so that they can register their students in the tournament named “HCISD MS UIL DISTRICT”. This account will also be used to turn in video links.
Speech coaches will need to manually enter students’ names and information as entries under Tournament registration.
All entries must be registered on Speechwire between January 5th – 11th
VIDEO RECORDING AND UPLOADS: All coaches will be responsible for uploading recordings of their students’ performances to a YOUTUBE or ONE DRIVE account. It is essential that when uploading videos to YOUTUBE, the videos are categorized as unlisted. When uploading to one drive, the link must be viewable to everyone. The coaches will then copy and paste the link into the “Video links” page under Tournament registration for each event that a student is registered in.
Note: Videos should not contain any mascot or school information.
All videos (except impromptu) will be due no later than January 29th
Competition Events and Time Limits: Prose- Prose reading is a 6 minute maximum event. The student must read from a binder and the literature must be prose in nature. Selections may be humorous or dramatic. No profanity is allowed.
Poetry- Poetry reading is a 6 minute maximum event. The student must read from a binder and the literature must be poetry in nature. Selections may be humorous or dramatic. Selections may be a program of multiple poems or a single poem. No profanity is allowed.
Spanish Poetry- Spanish Poetry reading is a 6 minute maximum event. The student must read from a binder and the literature must be poetry in nature. Selections may be humorous or dramatic. Selections may be a program of multiple poems or a single poem and the selection must be in Spanish language. No profanity is allowed.
Solo Acting- Solo acting is a 10 minute maximum event. The student must perform without any props, costumes, or notes. The selection must be memorized in its entirety. Selections may be humorous or dramatic. No profanity is allowed.
Modern Oratory- UIL will provide a selection of 5 topics each academic year from which the student will pick one. Contestants will deliver a three to six-minute speech on their topic without the use of notes. Contestants shall not use costumes or props in the contest. Students going over the maximum or under the minimum time limit shall be penalized one rank. No speaker may be coached or prompted in any manner during the presentation.
Duet- Duet acting is a 12 minute maximum event. This event is a partnered event. Due to COVID-19, all duet acting submissions must be performed and recorded with a split screen. Competitors will record performances using available technology, but they must utilize Zoom for the actual recording. It can be recorded repeatedly until competitors are content with the recording. Recording will need to be done in SPEAKER VIEW (which will be visible in the top right corner of the Zoom meeting) so that each of the performers appear side-by-side. Performances on Zoom will be saved as mp4 files. These performances will be routed to coaches who will do a quality check and make sure the videos adhere to the rules and are of the sound, visual, and performance quality deemed sufficient by the coach. Video editing is not permitted. In the event that video editing is discovered, the competitor will be disqualified. Competitors may not move the camera during the recording. Besides the competitor, no other bodies may be on a screen during a recording. Competitors may not use a virtual background. Competitors may choose to wear a headset or cordless earbuds, but they may not be used as a prop. In the unique circumstance that Duet partners are siblings or living together, in the interest of equality, these partners must perform on two separate devices on Zoom (like all other competitors).
Impromptu Speaking- Impromptu speaking is an event where students will give a speech off the cusp about a topic they have randomly selected. Due to the virtual world of the competition, topics will be emailed to each school’s UIL coordinator and impromptu coach the day before videos are due (more detailed schedule is provided below). Students will have a window of 24- hours to choose from the list of topics (given to them by their coach) and record their speech. Coaches may not assist or show the students any topics until the student is prepared to record. Over Zoom, coaches are required to record the student’s selection process, 3 minutes of prep time, and the 5-minute-maximum speech. This must be 1 continuous video and may not be edited by any means. If editing is discovered, the student will be disqualified. The same process will be done for the final round.
IMPROMPTU SCHEDULE Friday, January 29 – 5:30 PM – 6th Grade Preliminary Impromptu topics are released via email Saturday, January 30 – 5:30 PM – 6th Grade Preliminary Impromptu video links are due on Speechwire - 7th Grade Preliminary Impromptu topics are released via email Monday, February 1 – 5:30 PM – 7th Grade Preliminary Impromptu video links are due on Speechwire - 8th Grade Preliminary Impromptu topics are released via email Tuesday, February 2 – 5:30 PM – 8th Grade Preliminary Impromptu video links are due on Speechwire - 6th Grade Final Impromptu topics are released via email Wednesday, February 3 – 5:30 PM – 6th Grade Final Impromptu video links are due on Speechwire - 7th Grade Final Impromptu topics are released via email Thursday, February 4 – 5:30 PM – 7th Grade Final Impromptu video links are due on Speechwire - 8th Grade Final Impromptu topics are released via email Friday, February 5 – 5:30 PM – 8th Grade Final Impromptu video links are due on Speechwire
IMPORTANT DATES *All entries must be registered on Speechwire between January 5th-11th *All videos links (except impromptu) are due on Speechwire no later than January 29th
We look forward to seeing you!
Speech Tournament Host Julia Wise Coakley Middle School
Speech Tournament Director Christopher Esparza Harlingen High School Christopher Esparza Mailing address 1402 S 6th St SpeechWire Tournament Services - Copyright 2004-2024 Ben Stewart. All Rights Reserved. Terms of use - Privacy and Security Policy
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