RULES AND REGULATIONS – CATEGORY II (Std II, Std III, Std IV)
Choral Recitation Competition(20) ( Dur : 6 min )
What is Choral Recitation?
Choral Recitation is the interpretation of poetry or prose by a group, comprising anything from half a dozen to a hundred speakers. It involves a full and varied use of the individual voices that make up the group. There may be divisions of the whole group into light and dark voices, broken and unbroken, male and female, treble and so on. Individual voices may be used as solo.
Objective
The Choral Recitation aims at raising the level of interest and motivation among students in learning literature, building their confidence in using the language as well as enabling them to enjoy the beauty of the language. In addition, it also hopes to promote teamwork, discipline and creativity among the students.
RULES AND REGULATIONS:
Only prose/poetry pieces will be allowed. Copy of choral speaking texts must be submitted to the organizers two weeks prior to the competition.
ELIGIBILITY:
This is a team competition and not individual. Each school may send only one (1) team. All team members MUST be from the same school.
NUMBER OF ENTRANTS
Total number of competing teams is limited to 20.
The team must be accompanied by their teacher/parent throughout the competition. All participants must be in their school uniform during the competition.
PRESENTATION
i. Its duration should not exceed 6 minutes.
ii. Team members are to stand in 2-tiered rows with each row not more than 10 persons.
iii. The name of the poet/writer and the book from which the poem/passage is taken must be announced before the presentation.
iv. Microphones will NOT be used.
v. Any inclusion of singing, skit or physical movement should enhance and not dominate the presentation.
vi. Team members are not allowed to refer to any notes, printed or electronic materials or devices during the performance.
JUDGING CRITERIA
The judgment will be based on:
a. Choice
b. Clarity & Audibility
c. Ability to convey emotions through voice modulation, non-verbal communication techniques,
d. Facial Expression and body language.
e. Presentation
Points will be awarded according to the scoresheet. The decision of the judges is final and abiding.