Good Afternoon Teachers --
Below
you will find important information regarding the upcoming Sub Area
CDEs. Remember that the top 3 students in each leadership area will
advance to the Area CDEs to be held in March. We will announce the top 3
students who will be moving on from the sub area after the competitions
have ended, but no ranking (1st, 2nd, 3rd) will be announced at these
events.
REGISTRATION
Schools that have registered to attend the Lowndes Sub Area CDE see attachment.
JR/SR SPEECH MANUSCRIPTS
Manuscripts are due in the office today.
Materials to be
submitted:
- Three doubled-spaced typewritten copies of the
speech on 8 1/2 " x 11" white bond paper
with cover page that gives the speech title, participant's name, chapter
and date. The body of the
manuscript should have 1" margins and the character font should be
10-12 per inch. Format,
bibliography and reference questions should be answered by the APA style
manual. Do not bind manuscripts,
only staple. Manuscripts must be
sent to the regional offices for initial level of competition.
- Each participant should submit a signed statement
that the manuscript is original work. Original work means that
this speech is researched and written by the student who is presenting
the speech this year. Manuscripts that have been used in previous
years by other students with changes is not considered "original work".
- Each manuscript must be accompanied by a complete
and accurate bibliography. Any
plagiarism will result in dismissal from the competition. Consult the APA style manual with
documentation questions.
JR PREPARED
4-6 minute speech
No questions from judges
SR PREPARED
6-8 minute speech
Questions from judges over topic to last no more than 5 minutes
CREED
Allowed up to 4 minutes total time to present
No questions from judges at sub area unless deemed necessary by judging panel
EXTEMPORANEOUS SPEAKING
If
you have an extemp speaker and can arrive by 4pm to allow them time to
begin the writing process please do so. Students will select 3 topics
from 12, review those three and then determine one topic they wish to
speak on. Students may use his/her resource materials to write their
speech within the 30 minute time frame using notecards we will provide.
Remember -- NO handwritten documents can be brought into the Extemp
Prep Room. Textbooks and notebooks of printed/compiled information are
permitted. Cell phones will not be allowed in the Extemp Prep Room,
however cell phones or a stopwatch can be used by the student when
delivering their speech to judges.
4-6 minute speech
Questions from judges over topic to last no more than 5 minutes
--
James Hunter
South Region Ag Mechanics Teacher
ABAC 34 2802 Moore Hwy
Tifton, GA 31794
Phone - 229-386-3868
Fax - 229-391-6838
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