2004 SpeechPlay Production

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2004 Speech/Play Production
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Legislative Changes for 2004-05

• Speech
• Participation in interschool speech competition
  by any high school student shall be limited to
  TWO meets per calendar week with a maximum of 12
  meets in addition to the state sponsored series
  of tournaments.

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Play Production

• Play Production
• Class C1 District Contests -Wednesday (Week 22
  of NSAA Calendar)

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Speech and Play Production

• Play Production
• Classes D1 D2 6 districts
• Speech
• Classes D1 D2 8 districts

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Judge Registration Deadlines

• Open Book Test Due
• October 22

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2004 District Contest Dates

• Play Production
• Class D1 Monday, November 29
• Class D2 Tuesday, November 30,
• Classes C2 C1 Wednesday, December 1
• Class B Friday, December 3
• Class A Saturday, December 4

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2005 District Contest Dates

• Speech
• Any Class Saturday, February 26
• Class A Monday, February 28
• Class B Wednesday, March 2
• Class C1 Tuesday, March 1
• Class C2 Monday, March 7
• Class D1 Tuesday, March 8
• Class D2 Wednesday, March

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NSAA State Championships

• Play Production
• Thursday, December 9
• CLASS D1 800 AM University of Nebraska-Kearney
• CLASS D2 200 PM University of Nebraska-Kearney
• CLASS B 200 PM Kearney High School
• Friday, December 10
• CLASS A 800 AM University of Nebraska-Kearney
• Class C2 Noon University of Nebraska Kearney
• Class C1 200 PM Kearney High School
• Passes issued will be for that day use ONLY.

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NSAA STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Speech University of Nebraska-Kearney
• Thursday, March 17
• 800 am Class A
• 930 am Class B
• 1130 am Class C1
• Friday, March 18
• 800 am Class C2
• 930 am Class D1
• 1130 am Class D2

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nsaahome.org

• Classifications
• District Assignments
• Rules Meeting
• Extemp Topics
• District Entry Forms
• District Results
• State Qualifiers
• State Results
• Important Notices

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Tie Breaker

• Predominance of 1s
• This method looks first to determine if any
  speaker has a predominance of 1s.
• Example
• Judge 1 Judge 2 Judge 3 Rank
• 1 3 1 5
• 2 1 2 5
• 3 2 3 8

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Tie Breakers

• Reciprocals require that each rank be assigned
  the decimal equivalent of its reciprocal,
• 1st place 1.0
• 2nd place 0.5
• 3rd place 0.33
• 4th place 0.25
• 5th place 0.20
• 6th place 0.16
• When reciprocals are added, the speaker with the
  highest cumulative reciprocal score places higher.

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Tie Breakers

• Judges Preference this method compares the
  judges rank to determine which performance is
  preferred.
• Example
• Judge 1 Judge 2 Judge 3 Total
• 3/59 3/57 1/57 7/173
• 1/60 4/57 2/57 7/174
• Declared winner since two of the judges
  preferred that performance with a higher rank.

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Applying Tie Breaker

• Two are tied Three or More are tied
• Predominance of 1s Predominance of 1s
• Judges Preference Reciprocals
• Rating Points Judges Preference
• Reciprocals Rating Points

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Play Production

• Performance shall be performed within a fifteen
  to thirty-minute time limit.
• Judges shall not time the set-up or takedown
  time. The time involved in the set-up and
  takedown has no bearing on the performance time.

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Play Production

• District Competition
• Prior to the awards ceremony coaches shall have
  access to their ballots.

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Play Production Ballot

• I. Acting
• A. Physical Characterization
• Clarifies facial expressions and vocal variety

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Speech and Play Production

• Each coach is reminded to select literature that
  will not offend the moral standards of the
  community to be in bad taste. It is advisable to
  eliminate all cursing, profane references to the
  deity, and immorally suggestive comments.

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Time Limit

• If a student/performance fails to meet minimum
  time limits by more than 30 seconds, the judge
  shall lower the contestant one assigned rank.

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Supervision of Students

• Neither a school team nor individuals shall be
  permitted to compete in a competition unless the
  team or individual is accompanied by the head
  coach, school administrator or certificated staff
  member.

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Protests

• Protest regarding the decision of judges will not
  be heard.
• The contest director or NSAA Executive Staff may
  correct clerical errors in team scoring when
  discovered.

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Judges Manual

• Points of Emphasis
• Page 8-9 Codes for Fair Play
• Page 11 What is Sportsmanship?

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Dissecting a Ballot

• Time Limit upper left hand corner
• Indicates the parameters for each event on each
  ballot.
• Contestants Code upper right hand corner
• Non-identifiable code assigned to the contestant
  by the director.

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Event

• Title/Selection
• Round
• Section
• Judge

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Rating Points

• Lowest Highest
• 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
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• Total Rating Points
• Rating Scale
• 45-50 Superior
• 35-44 Excellent
• 25-34 Good
• 5-24 Fair

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Thesis/Theme/Topic Drawn/Selection/Title

• Clear/valid/reasonable/persuasive/relevant
• Definite/appropriate/suitable/purpose achieved
• Is it a speech?
• Unified/transitions suitable
• Introduction effective
• Well arranged
• Effective Cutting

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Organization/Physical Responsiveness/Presentation/
Understanding

• Clear structure/unity in presentation
• Suitable introduction and conclusion
• Points supporting main theme
• Script handled well
• Build to climax
• Sustain mood
• Convey understanding, believable
• Good poise, gesture, posture

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Supporting Material/Content

• Relevant/reliable/documented
• Clearly address the topic
• Original
• Appropriate for event
• Adequate support material
• Visual/audio media effective

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Delivery/Language/Style/Characterization

• Enhance rather than interfere
• Direct, good delivery techniques, poise
• Clarity, simplicity,specificity, color
• Catch the nuances of character
• Nonverbal as well as verbal communication
• Note card if required
• Gain Attention of the audience

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Total/Overall Effect

• Left with feeling of completeness/understanding
• Balanced/unified presentation
• Presentation spontaneous and genuine
• Convey mood of selection
• Purpose accomplished

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Final Points on a Ballot

• The contestant is disqualified for.
• The contestant lowered one rant for .
• Time
• Rank (1,2,3,4)

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Questions

• Nebraska School Activities Association
• 8230 Beechwood Drive, P.O. Box 5447
• Lincoln, NE 68505
• Phone [phone]
• Fax [phone]
• dvelder_at_nsaahome.org
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