Ranking and Ballot Oratorical Declamation

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SECTION

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ROOM
JUDGE

UTAH FORENSICS ASSOCIATION OFFICIAL BALLOT
ORATORICAL DECLAMATION
Actual Time Used: ______ min. ______ sec.
Oratorical Declamation consists of a speech written by a person other than the person making the presentation in the contest. The speech should be of extremely good quality and should demonstrate wholesome qualities of our society. The declamation must be between 7 and 10 minutes in length. No notes are to be used.
Title: _____________________________________
Author: _____________________________

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ROUND
Ranking: __________

Each contestant must be ranked according to performance in this round.
Rank 1,2,3,4,5 where “1” is the best. Larger sections may have ties at fifth place. No other ties are allowed in rankings.
Each contestant must also be rated according to skill. Ratings of S, E, G, F must be consistent with the average of the ratings in the boxes below and with the rankings in the round (i.e., 1S, 2S, 3E, 4G, 5G, are acceptable, 1G, 2E, 3S in the same section would not be acceptable) Ties in ratings are allowed

Superior
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II.
III.
IV.

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CONTESTANT
Rating: __________

Excellent

Good

Fair

CHOICE OF SUBJECT AND CONTENT:
Appropriate material, significant and interesting. ORGANIZATION: Definite ideas systematically developed; good introduction and conclusion.
DELIVERY: Emotional content and phrasing, grammar, diction, posture and gestures. INTRODUCTION: Name of work and author, gives background information and establishes mood.

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