Tabb Forensics Club
We
are pleased to
again offer an after-school program to encourage reading, public
speaking, and
Oral Language SOLs….FORENSICS. Many students have enjoyed learning how
to stand
up in front of a class and do presentations, how to practice, and what
tools they
can use to help them prepare for them. So…here
we go again this year. I hope that the program will continue to be a
success.
For
those new to
TES, here is some basic information. Forensics is an individual
competition.
Students choose material in the areas of Poetry, Prose, Duo, Original
Oratory,
and/or Storytelling. Each grade level, 5-2, is scheduled for a
four-week cycle.
They are given four weeks to prepare their presentation(s); and then
after the
fourth week, they present their work to another grade-level class. The
first
week is an Introductory Week, the second week is used for Auditory
Recording of
presentations, the Third Week is used for Video Recording, and the
Fourth Week
is used to learn about using the computer for recording and to practice
their
presentations one more time. Recordings are erased at the end of the
cycles,
and are used only for training. During the competition we use a
modified scale
from the High School Forensics Team, and our students are scored on
Volume,
Eye-contact/Reading, Speed, Posture and Inflection. The scoring is
similar to
the game of Golf, in that the lowest score is the winner: 1=highest
score,
5=lowest score. First, Second, and Third place awards are given in each
area
for each grade-level during the end-of-school-year awards ceremonies.
Parents
are
required to give written permission for students to participate, and
are also
asked to approve your child’s literary selection. We will be meeting on
Thursdays this year and you must provide pick-up transportation at 4:15
p.m. If you are consistently late to pick up your child, they
will no
longer be allowed to stay after school.
We
continue to be
"The Forever First Forensics
Team"
for York County Elementary Schools!
Here’s
Talkin’ To
Ya!
Linda
Powell
Bergeron and Betsy Mitchell, Coaches
Schedule
for SY 07-08
Fifth Grade
Fourth Grade
January 3rd,
10th, 17th, and 24th, 2008.
Third Grade
February 7th,
14th, 21st, and 28th, 2008.
Second Grade
March 6th,
13th, 20th, and 27th, 2008.
End of the Year Awards Gathering
(all
grades 5-2)
May 29th,
2008
Forever First Forensics!
