Discuss your performance at the Competition at NEHS.
What piece/area did you compete with/in?
How did you fare overall? Did you meet or exceed your expectations?
How could you improve your rank the next time?
Also: Give a tip or two to a teammate.
My performance at the Northeast High School competition was good but it could have been better. The piece that I took to the competition was meanwhile back at the ranch. I competed in HI, which is humorous interp. Overall judging by the comments I felt that I have done good. Even though I didn't break, I still feel as though that I have grown. I didn't meet my expectations, because I didn't prepare as much as I should have. To improve my right next time I will take more time to prepare for the peace, and be Sharp.
ReplyDeleteTips for teammates, always be kind and courteous to others when they're performing and always think the judge for judging. take advantage of the time that you have to put your all into the piece that you want to break with.
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ReplyDeleteOn Saturday, February 3 we went to North East High School to compete in their speech competition. I participated in the Poetry event with my piece entitled Acceptance. All of my judges mentioned that I was "okay." One of my judges said that it was boring, so I'm working now to improve my performance by adding rise and fall, as well as trying to change my tone in the second poem.
ReplyDeleteTo do that, I'd really like to turn my second poem into a more comical piece rather than a serious one. It has some really funny elements that I think that if I focus on those, then I can make it that much more entertaining.
I've also learned that I need to add some kind of movement so that I'm also entertaining to watch. Why do I have to do that when poetry is made to be read/spoke rather than acted? I don't know, but I'm going to try and figure something out. What? Beats me.
Some tips for my teammates would be to make friends with people that you're competing with. They know a lot more than you do, and if they don't, then you can all become better friends by not knowing anything. Also, get a map. Get. A. Map.
I agree. I think that making it a funny piece could really make you stand out from the other poetry competitors.
DeleteI think that the humor really makes people pay attention to your piece. I would suggest giving the audience time to giggle at the jokes if they want, just a pause.
DeleteThe piece I did was called The Story of the Teacher from the Black Lagoon. I entered this in the category storytelling. Overall, I think I did pretty well, but could have done better as well. I think that I could have probably put more effort into it and used more energy then I did.
ReplyDeleteWhile performing I did add a lot of more sound effects and movements. It was kind of on the spot though and I feel like it most likely just made my time longer and not better necessarily. I honestly do think I met my expectations, but I did not exceed them.
I still want to add more character development and make my characters more distinguishable. I would also like to just clean up the piece because right now I feel like it's sloppyish. I think I can put more sound effects and little cute things that makes the character that specific character. Also I would like to become more confident in my piece and performing as the character Mrs. Green.
My advice to you would be don't be afraid to really dive into this piece. I know it's annoying and can be time consuming and you always run the risk of not even breaking. But I'm telling you once you break and you're standing on the stage waiting for your award there's no feeling like it. All of your hard work and time that you put into it will be all worth it in the end I promise. But nobody can do it for you, you have to want it for yourself. I know the potential your piece has, you just have to go the extra mile.
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ReplyDeleteI competed in Prose at the recent competetion at Northeast High School. It was somewhat unique in the fact that it’s so close to home. Even though it wasnmt our school and there werennt very many familiar people, it was sort of like defending our territory. Playing home field. At least we got a couple more hours of sleep than them.
ReplyDeleteSadly, I will be laying A Clockwork Orange to rest. It has come to my conclusion that no matter how much I (extra capitalize on I) get the piece, love the whole story, very few other people understand it at all. I placed 3rd, 4th, then 5th in the rounds, respectively. The first judge, who ranked me third, had seen the movie and commented on how he liked my interpretation of it. He understood. However, neither of the other judges did. The judges last competition also found it confusing. So, I’m going to retire it, keep it as my own summary of the book. I was fairly disappointed just because I was proud of my cutting of the piece. I really hoped people would know it.
I’ll be competing in duet acting for the districts competition. Which is good, because I need a new piece anyways. And I should probably get cracking on that. I would really love to place in this next competition. It doesn’t matter if I just want to though, just have to go do it. Get ‘er done.
I have never heard of A Clockwork Orange until you preformed it, and I understood. I think duet acting could be fun for you if you choose your piece and partner wisely.
DeleteOn Saturday February 3 we attended our first competition that was located within the same town as us. Though this was a competition it was also used to see where we would most likely be placed in districts. I decided to participate in two different categories, Humorous Interpretation with the piece Appropriate Audience Behavior; and Storytelling performing 17 Things I am Not Allowed to do Anymore.
ReplyDeleteI broke in both categories, I am very proud and honored to say that I was the first in West Creek speech and debate history to double break in anything. In storytelling rounds 1 through 3 I placed 1st, 3rd, and 1st again. Within my finals rounds I received a 6,2, and a 4, overall I placed 4th in storytelling. I am very proud of that, considering I was only in storytelling for the fun of it, I went over the time limit in finals, and it was my first time competing in that category and I broke in it, it was an amazing accomplishment.
As far as H.I. I felt fairly descent about it, the one thing I would say I didn't like was how hesitant I was, I wasn't as comfortable and confident as I was previously performing this piece. The reason for that was being in two categories I focused more on storytelling because it was new to me and I was stressed the whole competition about forgetting lines which I would say affected my performance. With that being said I placed within in the first three rounds, 2nd, 3rd, and 3rd. I just BARELY broke in H.I. which kind of shocked me. Within the finals I placed 3rd, 1st, and 3rd. Ultimately I finished in 2nd place again which was very bittersweet. I was grateful because I barely broke into the finals and it was a great comeback. However seeing the score sheets and knowing how close I was to beating her and knowing my potential and that this piece is not a 2nd place piece gave me so much motivation for districts.
Some feedback I will definitely take in to consideration for districts is making sure my character changes are more sharp. That I make sure I enunciate when I change my character's voices. I need to work on the character that texts, how she holds a phone. A judge suggested to interact more with the environment and showing how hard it is to move in between seats. Also that when my characters are talking to one another to not necessarily look at the audience. Lastly I need to show progression in frustration with Carol (the normal character), one judge even suggested to whisper in the beginning to show that she is the good one, who has appropriate audience behavior.
Overall this was a good experience I definitely learned a lot this competition and how to improve my piece moving forward.
I first want to say I can't believe I placed higher than you in R2. I'm not saying it to gloat, because when I saw the room list and we were in the same room TWICE I just said they might as well give me 7 now. You're a really talented actress and I don't think I could do what you did. I will be cheering uber loud when you go to state.
DeleteJannelle I think you are more talented then you think you are . I love your pieces so much . You are what I aspire to be as an actor . A tip for you to be is shorten your storytelling piece and anuncuate just a little bit more in both your story telling and HI pieces .
DeleteMy performance at NEHS was better than I expected, because I actually broke and won third place. It was my first time in that category and I was really surprised. I competed in storytelling. My performance piece was "If You Give A Moose A Muffin" by Laura Joffe Numeroff.
ReplyDeleteI thought others in the room were better than me, maybe because I wasn't that confident with my piece. Then after seeing the winners piece I realized if I had more 'umf' to my piece and be confident with it I could go to state. I am not sure why I went from a 5 to a 7 from one of the judges, but all I can do is convince them I am a 1.
I hope I break again and get my rank up. I have seen other schools in storytelling, so I have to see what I can do to my piece to stand out from them. I am thinking of adding another character and more movement. Also I am thinking of doing a different piece.
Be confident in your piece. I promise you it's really entertaining and funny. I personally liked your piece better than the winner and I think that you have what it takes to be 1st. You have a good piece that you perform well in, don't doubt yourself, girl!
DeleteErykah!I was so proud of you for not only breaking but getting 3RD place out of 7 people! When I saw you perform in class I already knew that this could be a winning piece. I was SO proud of you and I know you will do AMAZING at districts! Be C-O-N-F-I-D-E-N-T in yourself and your piece. You got it girl!
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ReplyDeleteI honestly felt like I did pretty good at Northeast. I really didn’t feel emotionally attached to my piece like how I was when I performed it during the midterms,and I guess one of my judges saw that, because she put that I wasn’t there emotionally. And I kept struggling with that throughout the rounds. The piece I performed was “I Dream of Lillian” by Elise Sharron, which was about a woman with breast cancer who tries to have a baby, and that was for dramatic interpretation.
Overall, I felt like I should’ve broke, because even though I didn’t feel fully attached to my piece, I still believe that I did good enough to break, but I guess the judges disagreed. A way I can improve is by trying to get emotionally into my piece next time. Maybe going over it and finding a good place to get emotional.
On February 3rd, 2018, I attended NEHS in our hometown for our Speech and Debate competition. I competed in Prose with my piece, 'This Side of Home' and I learned a lot from this competition.
ReplyDeleteI went into this competition not confident at all and surprised myself with what I received for my placement. I always have this fear that us kids who go to a public school are not as smart or equipped to perform like the kids who go to 'Academies', so it's always a little rough in the beginning. In my first round I placed 4th, the second round I placed 2nd and the third round I placed 3rd. I was not too shocked that in the first round I was fourth because I believed that the first room had a lot of competition but I knew I did better than at least two others. The second round sort of puzzled me because I felt I was decent but not second place worthy. The last round took me by total surprise because that was the most competitive I was in ALL day. I truthfully believed I might have place second to last because I didn't even perform up to par and I ended up placing third. I exceeded my expectations more than I can imagine because I didn't even see myself getting 4th, 3rd and especially not 2nd!
For districts being the last and final time performing at a Speech and Debate competition the biggest way I can improve my piece, rank, and performance is TIME and DEDICATION! I can believe that only working on my piece during class will make me performance ready but in reality I know its not possible. I plan on working this piece to a place that I can be proud of it.
The two tips I would give a teammate is to put time and dedication into your piece and believe in yourself! It's easy to get tired and doing the same thing over and over but I promise you, it pays off in the end. And believe in yourself! You're just as good and talented as everyone else if you choose to put the time in!
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