These are known as the IE events. IE means Individual Events, even though some, like Reader's Theater and Dramatic Interpretation, have two or more students. Click the name of the event to go to its Critique Sheet and ballot.
- Oral Interpretation of Poetry
- Oral Interp of Prose
- Children's Literature
- Original Oratory
- Dramatic Interpretation (monologue or duet)
- Extemporaneous Speaking (entering this event precludes double entering with another event)
- Declamation (5 to 10 minute limit)
- Reader's Theatre (two to ten people)
A word here about the Poetry category from Mrs. Burnett, who runs the Harford County tournaments: "Poetry programs can have as many pieces as the student wishes to meet the time limit. I coach my students by the rule that if you have more than 3, you should offer a "thematic" intro at the beginning of the piece. The intro is the speaker's own explanation of the piece(s) about to be read. Otherwise, have one intro for each piece. If the poem is very long, I have had students choose one cutting, paraphrase a section, and then conclude with another section of the poem. The aim should be for a smooth establishment of mood."
On to debate (discussion).
There are two debate events.
Here is a simplified explanation of Team and Lincoln Douglas (LD) debate. Debate ballots are produced on a national level, so they are not available online.
The biggest difference between Team and LD is the number of debaters. Team Debate has two students from the school debating two other students from another school (although sometimes teams from the same team compete against one another if the tournament is small). One round the team is affirmative, the next round the team is negative. The two students must keep their partners for the tournament. There is no rule about changing partners for each tournament. LD is one debater from each school. Each debater must argue affirmative one round and negative the next. Also, team debaters debate the same topic all year. LD debaters change topics every two months.
The biggest difference between Team and LD is the number of debaters. Team Debate has two students from the school debating two other students from another school (although sometimes teams from the same team compete against one another if the tournament is small). One round the team is affirmative, the next round the team is negative. The two students must keep their partners for the tournament. There is no rule about changing partners for each tournament. LD is one debater from each school. Each debater must argue affirmative one round and negative the next. Also, team debaters debate the same topic all year. LD debaters change topics every two months.
More info about these events can be found on the nfl.org website (National Forensics League).
Finally, a word about the Finals held at the end of the season. A student has to compete in 1 tournament over half, which would be 5 of the total of 9. Students can compete in any event they like for finals; they do not have to go to five tournaments in the same event.
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