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Friends: 

The Elgin Community College Forensics Team and the department of Communication Studies are excited to invite you to the “Shadwell Invitational Tournament” to be held on Saturday December 3, 2016. For those that aren’t aware, Gail Shadwell was a Speech faculty member at Elgin Community College for almost fifty years, and was instrumental in creating many student centered activities, including ECC’s Speech Team.

Please note that this will be a novice tournament. A “novice” will be defined as any student with less than 2 years (four semesters) of intercollegiate competitive experience.

Our tournament will have two rounds of preliminary competition, and finals in all events (providing that size of the event allows for such).  Please also note the special approaches that we will be utilizing for the events of CA and POI.

As an FYI: this tournament will utilize SpeechWire for registration and tabbing, so keep that in mind when it is time to register.

Enclosed in this packet you will find information regarding logistics (registration, parking, food, etc.) and tournament fees. Should any question arise, feel free to contact me.

We hope to see you on December 3, 2016!                                  

Sincerely,

Tim Anderson on behalf of the ECC Speech Team and  ECC Communication Studies Department

GENERAL INFO

Students may enter up to three events per flight pattern.

Each school is limited to six entries for each individual eventWith the exception of Communication Analysis and Programmed Oral Interpretation (please review the event description in "Info and Fees") all events will follow Phi Rho Pi rules, accessible at www.phirhopi.org

SPECIAL EVENT RULES FOR COMMUNICATION ANALYSIS

The event of Communication Analysis will have an educational twist for this tournament. At the end of each speech, a brief amount of time will be allotted (an additional 2-3 minutes) for the judge to ask the speaker a critical question (or questions, should time allow) about the analysis performed. It should be noted that the purpose of this approach is not for the judge to ask the speaker to repeat/rephrase information, nor is it to "trick" a speaker into contradicting their analysis. Further, the purpose is to extend the educational aspect of the event, and also to promote the deeper level of critical thinking that is unique for this event. To the best of our ability, the tournament staff will format the number of students in each CA preliminary section to accommodate for this approach. Please note that should a final round of CA be needed, it will follow standard final round protocol and no extra time will be given for questions from the judging panel.

SPECIAL EVENT RULES FOR PROGRAMMED ORAL INTERPRETATION

POI will also have an education twist for our tournament. At the end of each performance, a brief amount of time will be allotted (an additional 2-3 minutes) for the judge to ask the performer a critical question (or questions, should time allow) regarding their performance choices. It should be noted that the purpose of this approach is not for the judge to ask for a repeat of authors/titles, nor is it to “coach” the performer. The purpose is to extend the critical thinking necessary when POI performers choose literature, develop characters, etc. To the best of our ability, the tournament staff will format the number of students in each POI preliminary section to accommodate for this approach. Please note that the final round of POI will follow standard final round protocol and no extra time will be given for questions from the judging panel.

AWARDS

Trophies will be awarded to the top six entrants in each individual event. Further, the top five speakers in Individual Sweeps will be recognized. In order to qualify for Individual Sweepstakes, a student must be entered in a minimum of four events (one must be an Interp event, and one must be a PA/LP).

Team Sweepstakes awards will also be given to the five schools accumulating the most sweepstakes points. 

QUALITY TEAM SWEEPSTAKES

The Shadwell Tournament will also award Quality Sweepstakes for the top five schools. Quality sweepstakes will be determined by calculating the total number of team sweeps points divided by number of slots entered in the tournament.

TOURNAMENT FEES AND ENTRY DEADLINES

The entry fee is $8.00 for each IE slot; and an additional $10.00 per uncovered slot. Schools are required to provide one judge for every six slots. 

Entry Deadline is 5 PM, Wednesday Nov 30 through SpeechWire. The following schedule will be used for changes/drops:

Changes after deadline, until 12 PM on Thursday Dec 1: No charges.

Drops Thursday Dec 1 until 5PM: $10/per slot

Drops by Noon Friday Dec 2: $15/per slot

Drops at registration: $25/per slot

Judge drop: $60

 

PLEASE HELP US GIVE BACK!!

Forensics is more than friendly competition: forensics cares! So that our speech community can help those less fortunate this time of year, we are requesting that each school bring one item per student registered to donate to ECC’s Spartan Food Pantry. Please keep in mind that this is only a request, and no student/school will be turned away if they do not have a donation to the pantry.

The goal of SFP is to help benefit the roughly one-third of ECC students who are economically disadvantaged. As a Phi Theta Kappa officer put it, “The food pantry is a key resource for financially struggling students. It allows them to attend class, pay for books and not have to worry about where their next meal is coming from.”

Here is a list of items of which the pantry is in most need:

-          Fruits (snack cups or cans)

-          Starches (rice, pasta, instant potatoes)

-          Canned veggies (not green beans - we have unlimited amounts of green beans and tuna!)

-          Deodorant

-          Toothpaste

Again, please keep in mind that this donation is not a requirement, only a request. No student/school will be turned away if they do not have a donation to the pantry

 

SECURING EXTRA JUDGES

If you know of anyone that would be willing/able to serve as a hired judge, please let Tim Anderson (tanderson@elgin.edu) or Jim Dittus (jdittus@elgin.edu) know as soon as possible (along with contact info for the person…preferably email).


 

Flight A

Flight B

STE

POI

CA

DI

Impromptu

Persuasion

 

Extemp

Poetry

Prose

Duo 

Info

 

NOTE: Students may be no-more than triple entered in a flight.

TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE

7.30 - 8.15 - Registration in F Foyer

8.15 - Round 1-A

9.45 - Round 2-A

10.45 - 12 PM - Lunch

11.45 - Extemp Prep

12.00 - Round 1-B

1.15 - Extemp Prep

1.30 - Round 2-B

Flight A and B Finals and Awards: ASAP

 


 

LODGING

Holiday Inn and Suites

495 Airport Road, Elgin, IL

(847) 488-900

 

Hampton Inn Chicago/Elgin

405 Airport Road, Elgin, IL

(847) 931-1940

 

Quality Inn

500 Tollgate Road, Elgin, IL

(847) 608-7300

 

Super 8

435 Airport Rd., Elgin, IL 60123

(847) 888-0088

 

 

 

Marriott TownPlace Suites

2185 Marriott Dr. West Dundee, IL 60118

(847) 608-6320

 

Courtyard by Marriott

2175 Marriott Dr., West Dundee, IL 60118

(847) 429-0300

 

Comfort Suites

2480 Bushwood Drive, Elgin, IL

(847) 836-9500

 

Country Inn and Suites

2270 Point Boulevard, Elgin, IL

(847) 426-6400


 

 

You can find information about the ECC campus at:

 

http://elgin.edu/maps.aspx

 

Registration will be held in the Building F Foyer, and you can freely park in the F Lot.

Our Cafeteria will be closed on the day of the event.  Therefore, we suggest going off-campus for lunch.

When choosing locations for lunch, there are many convenient options within a couple miles of campus, some which offer delivery. We will supply a listing of restaurants at registration.

 

Manager contact information

Tim Anderson
Email address: tanderson@elgin.edu
Phone number: 847-214-7275

Mailing address

1700 Spartan Dr
Elgin, IL 60123

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