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Badger High Badger High School Forensics School Forensics

TeamTeamBuilding a Tradition of Building a Tradition of Excellence in Public Excellence in Public SpeakingSpeaking

Special thanks to Coach Jankowski, Waterford H.S.

What is Forensics?What is Forensics?

A team dedicated to individual A team dedicated to individual and group speaking events and group speaking events performed for competition performed for competition

Why should I join?Why should I join?

Provides important life-speaking Provides important life-speaking skillsskills

Meet fun and exciting peopleMeet fun and exciting people Win trophies and medalsWin trophies and medals Impress colleges and employersImpress colleges and employers Express yourself!!!Express yourself!!!

What is the time What is the time commitment?commitment?

Required Weekly practices: Required Weekly practices: – Tuesday-Friday (once a week for about 45 minutes)Tuesday-Friday (once a week for about 45 minutes)

Individual rehearsals of performanceIndividual rehearsals of performance Saturday festivals /tournamentsSaturday festivals /tournaments

– Mid-January to Mid-March Mid-January to Mid-March – Evening performance at Conference & SubdistrictEvening performance at Conference & Subdistrict– State competition @ UW-Madison in AprilState competition @ UW-Madison in April

See WHSFA or WFCA websites See WHSFA or WFCA websites

listed on Badger’s forensics page.listed on Badger’s forensics page.

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What will practice include?What will practice include?

Select piece and/or write speech for Select piece and/or write speech for performanceperformance– Revise wording / add contentRevise wording / add content– Improve organizationImprove organization

Perform speech/piece for coach/peersPerform speech/piece for coach/peers– Work on spoken deliveryWork on spoken delivery– Improve blocking and movementImprove blocking and movement

Kindly critique others to improve Kindly critique others to improve performanceperformance

What can I expect at a What can I expect at a meet?meet?

Bus departure Bus departure aroundaround 6:45 a.m. 6:45 a.m. Three rounds of preliminary competition Three rounds of preliminary competition

against students from other schoolsagainst students from other schools Munchies, socializing, and funMunchies, socializing, and fun ““Power” round of best speakersPower” round of best speakers Awards ceremony – tournaments onlyAwards ceremony – tournaments only Return home with an occasional detour for Return home with an occasional detour for

a “fine” dining experiencea “fine” dining experience

How do I know which category How do I know which category to choose?to choose?

ProseProse PoetryPoetry

FarragoFarrago Storytelling Storytelling

Solo Serious & HumorousSolo Serious & Humorous

Group interpretationGroup interpretation

Play actingPlay acting

Public addressPublic address OratoryOratory

Special OccasionSpecial Occasion RadioRadio

DemonstrationDemonstration Four Four MinuteMinute

Moments in HistoryMoments in History

ExtemporaneousExtemporaneous

InterpretationInterpretation: : Perform something Perform something

by a published authorby a published author Many performersMany performers Highly competitiveHighly competitive

SpeechSpeech:: Present an informative piece Present an informative piece

that you writethat you write Small categoriesSmall categories Big trophy potential!Big trophy potential!

16 different categories!16 different categories!

Speech CategoriesSpeech Categories Public Address: 6.5 to 8 minute Public Address: 6.5 to 8 minute

speech on a contemporary issuespeech on a contemporary issue2007-20082007-2008

– Working Teens:Working Teens: What impact, if any, does What impact, if any, does teen employment during the school year have on teen employment during the school year have on academic performance and co-curricular participation?academic performance and co-curricular participation?

– NASA:NASA: To what extent, if any, should the federal To what extent, if any, should the federal government continue to fund NASA?government continue to fund NASA?

– Presidency:Presidency: What qualities have made past presidents What qualities have made past presidents successful?successful?

– Downloading Music and MP3 File Sharing:Downloading Music and MP3 File Sharing: To To what extent, if any, should consumers be able to what extent, if any, should consumers be able to download and engage in MP3 file sharing without download and engage in MP3 file sharing without compensating the record artists and record companies?compensating the record artists and record companies?

*May use one notecard!

Speech Categories Speech Categories … … continuedcontinued

Special OccasionSpecial Occasion: 6.5 to 8 minute : 6.5 to 8 minute speech on one of these occasions speech on one of these occasions (may be humorous or serious)(may be humorous or serious)

2007-2008 topics are…2007-2008 topics are… A Presentation of a Gift or AwardA Presentation of a Gift or Award A Speech of ProtestA Speech of Protest A Graduation SpeechA Graduation Speech A Speech to an At Risk GroupA Speech to an At Risk Group



OratoryOratory: 6.5 to 8 minute persuasive : 6.5 to 8 minute persuasive speech on a significant topicspeech on a significant topic

Examples may includeExamples may include

– Medical issuesMedical issues– Media controversiesMedia controversies– Cell phone/technology securityCell phone/technology security– Transportation efficiency/safetyTransportation efficiency/safety



DemonstrationDemonstration: 8 to 10 minute speech : 8 to 10 minute speech showing how to do something or showing how to do something or explaining how something worksexplaining how something works

Examples may includeExamples may include

– DancesDances– Arts/craftsArts/crafts– MaintenanceMaintenance– Sign languageSign language



Moments in HistoryMoments in History: 5 to 6 minute : 5 to 6 minute speech on a topic occurring during the speech on a topic occurring during the years of a specific time periodyears of a specific time period

2007-2008 time period2007-2008 time periodThe Decade of the 1920’sThe Decade of the 1920’s

– (ie. people, sports, inventions, monuments, entertainment, (ie. people, sports, inventions, monuments, entertainment, etc.)etc.)

Four MinuteFour Minute: 4 minute informative : 4 minute informative speech on an interesting topicspeech on an interesting topic– 30 second grace period30 second grace period



RadioRadio: 5 minute radio presentation: 5 minute radio presentation– News, weather, and sports News, weather, and sports – Prepared 30 minutes before each roundPrepared 30 minutes before each round– Reader performs by reading script and timing self Reader performs by reading script and timing self

with watch (no eye contact)with watch (no eye contact)

ExtemporaneousExtemporaneous: 6 to 7 minute speech: 6 to 7 minute speech– Related to current events (news, politics, etc.)Related to current events (news, politics, etc.)– Prepared 30 minutes before each roundPrepared 30 minutes before each round– Choose between 3 topics, one notecard permittedChoose between 3 topics, one notecard permitted

Interpretative CategoriesInterpretative Categories

ProseProse: 6.5 to 8 minute selection : 6.5 to 8 minute selection from from qualityquality prose literature which prose literature which surrounds a specific theme or emotion. surrounds a specific theme or emotion. – Introduction must be memorized.Introduction must be memorized.

PoetryPoetry: 6.5 to 8 minute selection : 6.5 to 8 minute selection of various of various qualityquality poems which surround poems which surround a specific theme or emotion. a specific theme or emotion. – Introduction and transitions must be Introduction and transitions must be

memorized.memorized.*Note: these are huge categories!

Interpretative Categories … Interpretative Categories … continuedcontinued

FarragoFarrago: 8.5 to 10 minute selection of : 8.5 to 10 minute selection of two or more literary genre of two or more literary genre of very high very high qualityquality pieces surrounding a specific pieces surrounding a specific theme or emotiontheme or emotion

Themes may includeThemes may include

– JourneyJourney– ChangeChange– CourageCourage– DespairDespair

*Introduction and transitions must be *Introduction and transitions must be memorizedmemorized


StorytellingStorytelling: 6.5 to 8 minute story : 6.5 to 8 minute story told told from memoryfrom memory on these topics on these topics

2007-20082007-2008– A Native American StoryA Native American Story – A Fractured Fairy TaleA Fractured Fairy Tale– A Scary StoryA Scary Story – A True StoryA True Story – A Story of RivalryA Story of Rivalry

*Speaker sits in a chair to perform.


Solo ActingSolo Acting: 6.5 to 8 minute : 6.5 to 8 minute memorized selectionmemorized selection– QualityQuality dramaticdramatic or or humoroushumorous piece of piece of

literature. literature. – May be a monologue or piece with a May be a monologue or piece with a

number of charactersnumber of characters

*This category has entry limitations.


Group InterpretationGroup Interpretation: 2 to 5 readers : 2 to 5 readers present a piece of literature through present a piece of literature through vocal and physical action vocal and physical action

This is This is notnot an acting category! an acting category!– 10 to 12 minutes10 to 12 minutes– Introduction/transitions must be Introduction/transitions must be

memorized.memorized.


Play actingPlay acting: 2 to 4 people act out a : 2 to 4 people act out a scene or cutting from a scene or cutting from a qualityquality, , approved playapproved play– Must be memorizedMust be memorized– 10-12 minutes10-12 minutes

*This category has entry limitations.

Can if I miss a practice or Can if I miss a practice or meet?meet?

Practices are Practices are requiredrequired each week. each week. – If you are sick, arrange a practice the next day.If you are sick, arrange a practice the next day.– If you must be late, bring a pass from your teacher. If you must be late, bring a pass from your teacher. – If you fail to practice, you will not be allowed to compete.If you fail to practice, you will not be allowed to compete.

Absences from a meet must be submitted Absences from a meet must be submitted

(in writing)(in writing) at least at least two weekstwo weeks before the event. before the event.

– If you are If you are extremelyextremely sick, call the coach so that we do not worry. sick, call the coach so that we do not worry.– The team must pay for your entry whether or not you show up The team must pay for your entry whether or not you show up

once the two week deadline has passedonce the two week deadline has passed..

Cost = Each entry fee ($7-10 person) + judge fee ($15 entry)Cost = Each entry fee ($7-10 person) + judge fee ($15 entry) That means the team throws away That means the team throws away $25$25 for every missing entry!!! for every missing entry!!!

Informational MeetingInformational Meeting

November 28, 2007November 28, 20073:00 p.m.3:00 p.m.Room 610Room 610

(see Mr. Zastrow or Mrs. Mabon (see Mr. Zastrow or Mrs. Mabon if unable to attend)if unable to attend)

Barnes and Barnes and Noble bookstore Noble bookstore

triptripWednesday, Wednesday, December 5December 5

Leave at 3:00Leave at 3:00

Return by 8:00 Return by 8:00

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