JR/JV Story Reading
Description: In Story Reading, the student chooses a children's storybook and reads aloud a selection of their choice from the book. The selection and presentation of the story should captivate the audience. The student is encouraged to use voice inflection, tone, volume, expressiveness, character differentiation and facial expression to animate the characters and bring the story to life.
Goal: To select a story or portion of a story book and in reading it aloud bring the book and characters to life through the creative use of voice, inflection and facial expression.
JR/JV Story Reading Presentation Rules:
1. The student has up to 5 minutes to READ from an actual children’s storybook.
2. The student must read verbatim from the storybook, without added interpretive wording.
3. The student must bring and use an actual book in this event.
Speaking Time Limit– five (5) minutes. No minimum time.