SAUSD Winter Classic

2024 — Hybrid: Online & Saddleback HS, CA/US

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Intermediate Storytelling

Event Description:

1. A single published, printed story, anecdote, tale, myth, or legend must be retold without notes or props. Any theme/topic area may be used.

2. Time: The maximum time limit is 5 minutes with a 30-second “grace period.” Should a student go beyond the grace period, the student may not be ranked 1st. T.No minimum time is mandated.

3. The student may not tell a story they have used previously in a national tournament.

4. The delivery must be extempore, not read. No book or script may be used. The story may be delivered standing or seated. If a chair is used, students may choose the original position of the chair. Use of the chair is not considered a prop as long as: 1) Once the performance begins, all legs of the chair remain stationary on the ground and do not move from their original position, and 2) Competitors do not kneel or stand on the chair.

5. Gestures, pantomime, and characterization may be used with restraint, but the focus must be on the narrative.

The retelling must be true to the original tale. The contestant may not add original material or materially change the content of the story.