Format: Single Presenter, Memorized, Max Time: 10:30

Available to freshmen and sophomores, declamation, or memorized speech, is the high-school interpretation and presentation of a non-original speech. Speeches may be historical (such as Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech) or adapted from magazine articles, commencement addresses, or other adaptations of non-original material (including forensics speeches from previous years). Declamations are generally persuasive (although do not need to be), and the competition is similar to Original Oratory. Like Oratory, speeches are about eight minutes long.

Sources: http://www.forensicscommunity.com/declamation-pieces

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