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All RCS Middle School students who wish to compete for a spot on the RCS PSIA Speech Team should register at the applicable link(s) below by December 6, 2024.
6th Grade: Sign up for Oral Interpretation (Poetry) Qualifier (3 spots available)
Poetry Interpretation Qualifier will be: January 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM in H205 (Mrs. Strange’s room)
Poetry Interpretation is “read” from a binder. You will select between five readings: The Giving Tree, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, “The State of the World," "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories - Little Red Riding Hood," and "The Scarlet Ibis." Links to the five selections are below on this page. You will be supplied with a competition binder at the Qualifier with the speech piece inside. You are responsible to write your own 2-3 sentence introduction which should include the title and author (memorized and recited before the reading).
If you would like to practice with a binder prior to the Qualifier, you may come check one out from Mrs. Strange and she will print the cut piece for you to put in the binder.
Please NOTE: The Qualifier piece will NOT be the piece you bring to competition, it is solely to secure a spot on the team. Once the team has been selected, competitors will be sent Poetry options to choose from for competition.
Click HERE for the PSIA Instructions for Oral (Prose/Poetry) Interpretation.
Please see Mrs. Strange with any questions.
Register - 6th Grade Poetry Interpretation
7th/8th Grade: Sign ups for Oral (Poetry) Interpretation, Modern Oratory, or Impromptu Speaking (3 spots available in each contest)
Poetry Interpretation Qualifier will be: January 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM in H205 (Mrs. Strange’s room)
Poetry Interpretation is “read” from a binder. You will select between five readings: The Giving Tree, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day, “The State of the World," "Politically Correct Bedtime Stories - Little Red Riding Hood," and "The Scarlet Ibis." Links to the five selections are below on this page. You will be supplied with a competition binder at the Qualifier with the speech piece inside. You are responsible to write your own 2-3 sentence introduction which should include the title and author (memorized and recited before the reading).
If you would like to practice with a binder prior to the Qualifier, you may come check one out from Mrs. Strange and she will print the cut piece for you to put in the binder.
Please NOTE: The Qualifier piece will NOT be the piece you bring to competition, it is solely to secure a spot on the team. Once the team has been selected, competitors will be sent Poetry options to choose from for competition.
Click HERE for the PSIA Instructions for Oral (Prose/Poetry) Interpretation.
For Modern Oratory or Impromptu Speaking, please sign up below and see Ms. Chloe Geil.
The 2025 Modern Oratory topics are as follows:
1. Should schools ban cell phones?
2. Does artificial intelligence negatively impact the American workforce?
3. Can Texas government solve the state's water crisis?
4. Is achieving the "American Dream" more difficult today compared to previous generations?
5. Is the fast-food industry to blame for obesity in America?
Register - 7/8 Oral (Poetry) Interpretation
6-8 Oral (Prose/Poetry) Qualifier Selections:
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
"Politically Correct Bedtime Stories - Little Red Riding Hood"
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