2025 Blacksnake NIETOC
2025 — Pocatello, ID/US
Retold Story
Event Description:
Retold Story - 6:00 minutes maximum, no “grace period.” Time
signals provided.
1. Performance: Competitors shall retell the story as if they are
presenting in front of an elementary-age audience. The story
shall follow the basic storyline of the book being retold.
2. Expectations: The story shall be retold without notes but
must not be memorized.
3. Procedure: Contestants will enter the round in staggered
intervals and will hand the selected book to the judge before
starting his/her presentation. The judge will return books to
the tab room after each round but will not read each book
while the contestant is retelling the story. At the conclusion
of the presentation, judges shall review the selected book to
ensure the competitor followed the basic storyline of the
book.
4. Time: This event has a 6:00 minute maximum with no grace
period. After which a timing violation will result in being
dropped one rank by the judge. Time signals are provided.
Students may time themselves for reference, but the judge is
the official timekeeper of the round.