Trinity Christian School Spring Festival

Speech Division

Purpose
To provide an opportunity for students to acknowledge their talents and glorify the Lord through Speech. To display students’ mastery of the skills necessary in communicating during public performance.

1. Categories

Grades 1 - 4:
Poetry
Bible Memorization

Grades 5 & 6:
Poetry
Bible Memorization
Patriotic Oration
Dramatic Bible Prose
Original Speech

2. Entry Limits
a. A school may send one student for each category from each homeroom, at every grade level.
***Homeschoolers may enter one student for each category for every 25 students at that grade level.
b. A student may participate in only one category.

3. Entry Fees
a. $4.00 per student
Please send entry fees and entry form to Debbie Nordstrom by March 11

Debbie Nordstrom
11401 Pawnee Rd.
Omaha, NE 68142
dsnordstrom@juno.com

Entry form (Microsoft Word)

4. General Information
a. A student may participate in only one category of the Speech Meet.
b. All presentations must be memorized (notes/note cards are not permitted.)
c. Prompters are permitted but strongly discouraged.
d. Eye contact should be with the audience, not with the judges.
e. Costumes and/or props are not permitted in any of the categories.
f. Decisions of the judges will be final.
g. Picture-taking and/or camcorders are not permitted during student presentations.
h. Emphasis will be on the use of voice and facial expression, not on movement and gestures. Some bodily movement may be appropriate to enhance the presentation, but not required. Students are not acting, as in a play. Gestures should not be overdone to detract from the selection, there should be no walking around during a presentation.

5. Category Descriptions

• A. Poetry
  • 1. Selections
    All presentation must be from published works. Selections must be
    compatible with Christian morality and propriety. Length of selections should be appropriate for the age level.
    Suggested resources:
    ACSI Speech Materials
    Favorite Poems Old and New selected by Helen Ferris
    The Children’s Book of Virtues by William J. Bennett
    Bedtime Hugs for Little Ones by Debby Boone
  • 2. Introductions
    Students should begin their presentations by stating the title and author only.
• B. Bible Memorization
• 1. Selections
  Grades 1 & 2: 2 - 6 Verses
  Grades 3 & 4: 6 - 12 Verses
  Grades 5 & 6: 10 - 15 Verses
  Scripture passages must come from one of the following Bible versions:
  King James Version(KJV)
  New American Standard (NAS)
  New King James Version(NKJV)
  New International Version(NIV)
• 2. Introduction
  Students should state the Scripture reference and Bible version.
• 3. Delivery
  Students will give the introduction, present the passage, and give a brief summary of the passage meaning, all from memory. The brief summary of the passage meaning should be in the child’s own words.
• C. Patriotic Oration
  • 1. Selection:
    This category is for patriotic material written by or presented by famous persons. Selections should be 300-500 words. Patriotic poems are not appropriate for this category.
  • 2. Introduction
    The introduction should include the title and some background on the piece to be presented (one to three sentences).
• D. Dramatic Bible Prose
  • 1. Selection
    This category is for the dramatic presentation of a Bible story, in the form of a speech or interpretation. Selections should be approximately 300-500 words in length. Students may (but are not required to) select passages out of the Message or Living Translation.
  • 2. Introduction
    Students should begin by stating the title and/or Bible reference.
• E. Original Speech
  The entire speech must be written and presented by one student. No more than 60 words of quoted material may be used. The speech should be approximately 300-500 words in length. While it is not intended to be a sermon, the speech must relate to Christian principles and/or Christian influence.

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