2024 Speech Festival English Syllabus

August 15, 2024
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solo verse speakingN1OpenAges 5 & 6Boys and GirlsThere Are Big Waves by Eleanor Farjeon
(* Video Submission )		The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems – Edited by June Crebbin, page 75
First line:
There are big waves and little waves,
Last line:
Running on the shore.
solo verse speakingN2OpenAge 7Boys and GirlsGranny Goat by Brian Moses
(* Video Submission )		The Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems – Edited by June Crebbin, page 16
First line:
Eat anything		Last line:
with YOU!
solo verse speakingN3OpenAge 8Boys and GirlsBed in Summer by Robert Louis StevensonThe Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems – Edited by June Crebbin, page 103
First line:
In winter I get up at night		Last line:
To have to go to bed by day?
solo verse speakingN4OpenAge 9Boys and GirlsThe Fox and the Grapes by Celia WarrenThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 75-76
First line:
Grapes are growing, round and ripe,		Last line:
By pretending it’s bad.
solo verse speakingN5OpenAge 10Boys and GirlsSilver by Walter de la MareThe Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems – Edited by June Crebbin, page 99
First line:
Slowly, silently, now the moon		Last line:
By silver reeds in a silver stream.
solo verse speakingN6OpenAge 11Boys and GirlsSounds Like Magic by Celia WarrenThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 170-171
First line:
I listened to a sea-shell		Last line:
booming in my ear.
solo verse speakingN7OpenAge 12Boys and GirlsA Friend… by Trevor MillumThe Poetry Store – Compiled by Paul Cookson, page 76
First line:
A friend is someone who borrows your ball		Last 2 lines:
Who knows your family but, when invited, says
‘Yes, please!’
solo verse speakingN8OpenAge 13Boys and GirlsWillow Pattern by Tony MittonThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 462-463
First line:
Look. On my plate		Last line:
a long time ago.
solo verse speakingN9OpenAge 14Boys and GirlsDear Mum by Brian PattenThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 343
First line:
While you were out		Last line:
I’ve gone over to Gran’s to lie low for a bit.
solo verse speakingN10OpenAge 15Boys and GirlsDaffodils by William WordsworthThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 514
First line:
I wander’d lonely as a cloud		Last line:
And dances with the daffodils.
solo verse speakingN11OpenAge 16Boys and GirlsThe Road Not Taken by Robert FrostThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 507-508
First line:
Two roads diverged in a yellow wood,		Last line:
And that has made all the difference.
solo verse speakingN12OpenAge 17Boys and GirlsSolitude by Ella Wheeler WilcoxThe Poetry Store – Compiled by Paul Cookson, page 386
First line:
Laugh, and the world laughs with you,		Last line:
Through the narrow aisles of pain.
SonnetN13OpenAge 14 and overBoys and GirlsSonnet by Christina RossettiThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 511
First line:
Remember me when I am gone away.		Last line:
Than that you should remember and be sad.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 20Non-OpenP1&2GirlsOver the Park by Charles ThomsonTwinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar – Compiled by John Foster, page 63
First line:
I want to go on the see-saw,		Last line:
Pleeeeeeeeeeeese . . .
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 21Non-OpenP1&2GirlsMud by Ann BonnerTwinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar – Compiled by John Foster, page 45
First line:
Take a bucket of soil.		Last line:
a Mudpie cake.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 22Non-OpenP1&2GirlsToes by Judith NichollsTwinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar – Compiled by John Foster, page 38
First 2 lines:
Toes, handy to wiggle,		Last line:
on the end of your feet!
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 23Non-OpenP3GirlsNight Owl by Andrew CollettThe Works 5 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 56
First line:
Clouds look like broomsticks		Last line:
of a wise and distant owl.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 24Non-OpenP3GirlsNew Puppy Ralph by Eleanor McLeodEven More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too by Eleanor McLeod, page 118
First line:
We’ve got a little puppy		Last line:
And we’ll be friends forever.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 25Non-OpenP3GirlsSwinging by Leila BergTwinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar – Compiled by John Foster, page 62
First line:
Swinging, swinging,		Last line:
And down I go.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 26Non-OpenP4GirlsDon't by John KitchingTwinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar – Compiled by John Foster, page 40
First line:
Don’t do this, don’t do that.		Last line:
Whatever can I do?
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 27Non-OpenP4GirlsA Dibble-dubble Day by Joan PoulsonTwinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar – Compiled by John Foster, page 79
First line:
it’s wet		Last line:
splish! splash! splosh!’
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 28Non-OpenP4GirlsThe Mud-pie Makers Rhyme by Janet PaisleyTwinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar – Compiled by John Foster, page 44
First line:
Mud is squidgy,		Last line:
Mud is oozey-woozey too.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 29Non-OpenP5GirlsA Garden by Leila BergTwinkle Twinkle Chocolate Bar – Compiled by John Foster, page 60
First line:
If I should have a garden		Last line:
To settle on my hand.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 30Non-OpenP5GirlsMagic Spell by Eleanor McLeodPoems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too! By Eleanor McLeod, page 5
First line:
Where magic is, where fairies weave their spell,		Last line:
Cinderella, you shall go to the ball!
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 31Non-OpenP5GirlsWriting Poems by Eleanor McLeodEven More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too by Eleanor McLeod, page 59
First line:
I like writing poems,		Last line:
And in your heart they dance.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 32Non-OpenP6GirlsHoliday Choices by Eleanor McLeodEven More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too by Eleanor McLeod, page 44
First line:
If you could go on a holiday now,		Last line:
No tidying, no driving – just take me away!
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 33Non-OpenP6GirlsThe Ancient Wizard's Daughter by Pam GidneyThe Works 5 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 105-106
First line:
Over hill and dale and water		Last line:
Needs no spells: her heart has wings.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 34Non-OpenP6GirlsGood Morning Mr Magpie by Eleanor McLeodEven More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too by Eleanor McLeod, page 90
First line:
Good morning Mr Magpie,		Last line:
I’m always pleased to see you.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 35Non-OpenS1GirlsA Friend's Prayer by Karen Costello-McFeatThe Poetry Store – Compiled by Paul Cookson, page 77
First line:
Let me be the kind of friend,		Last line:
The kind of friend you’ve been to me.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 36Non-OpenS1GirlsDaisies by Eleanor McLeodEven More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too by Eleanor McLeod, page 40
First line:
Daisies show their faces		Last line:
In all sorts of places.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 37Non-OpenS1GirlsOn a Swing by Jane ClarkeThe Poetry Store – Compiled by Paul Cookson, page 402
First line:
Higher than houses,		Last line:
Back to Earth, with a thump.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 38Non-OpenS2GirlsDiving Lesson by Stephen ClarkeThe Poetry Store – Compiled by Paul Cookson, page 68
First line:
Our sports teacher looked like an Olympic contender,		Last line:
as he sunk to the bottom, his shorts floated up.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 39Non-OpenS2GirlsThe Teacher's Gift by Steve TurnerThe Poetry Store – Compiled by Paul Cookson, page 63
First line:
Every time I tell the time		Last line:
Way back when I was young.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 40Non-OpenS2GirlsFairies by Eleanor McLeodMore Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too! by Eleanor McLeod, page 85
First line:
Do you believe in fairies? Are they really true?		Last line:
For though I cannot see them, I know that they are there.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 41Non-OpenS3GirlsThe Three Little Pigs by Marian SwingerThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 59
First line:
The first little pig in a house of straw		Last line:
and he hobbled off home. He’d had enough.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 42Non-OpenS3GirlsHarvest Time by Eleanor McLeodEven More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too by Eleanor McLeod, page 8
First line:
We bring our thanks for all the food we have,		Last line:
The good that can define our shared humanity.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 43Non-OpenS3GirlsTuen Ng (The Dragon Boat Races) by Judith NichollsThe Poetry Store – Compiled by Paul Cookson, page 136
First line:
The air is hushed		Last line:
the beating drum.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 44Non-OpenS4GirlsSick by Shel SilversteinThe Puffin Book of Modern Children’s Verse – Edited by Brian Patten, pages 101-102
First line:
‘I cannot go to school today,’		Last line:
G’bye, I’m going out to play!’
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 45Non-OpenS4GirlsThe Apple-Raid by Vernon ScannellThe Works 5 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 261-262
First line:
Darkness came early, though not yet cold;		Last line:
In an orchard in France beneath apple trees.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 46Non-OpenS4Girlsfrom The Lady of Shalott Part II by Alfred Lord TennysonThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 524-525
First line:
There she weaves by night and day		Last 2 lines:
‘I am half sick of shadows,’ said
The Lady of Shalott.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 47Non-OpenS5GirlsThe Witches’ School of Flying by Marian SwingerThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 368
First line:
‘To fly your broomstick, take one cat		Last line:
Report next week for lesson two.’
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 48Non-OpenS5GirlsYou Are the Future by Eleanor McLeodEven More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too by Eleanor McLeod, page 156
First line:
So now the future of this world is yours,		Last line:
You must be loving, caring, kind – you must.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 49Non-OpenS6GirlsThe Scarecrow by Walter de la MareThe Works 5 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 72-73
First line:
All winter through I bow my head		Last line:
For harvest once again.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 50Non-OpenS6GirlsUpon Westminster Bridge by William WordsworthThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 516
First line:
Earth has not anything to show more fair:		Last line:
And all the mighty heart is lying still!
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 51Non-OpenP1&2BoysThe Caterpillar Fair by Irene RawnsleyThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 47-48
First line:
Ten little caterpillars		Last line:
on the whirly whirly wheel!
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 52Non-OpenP1&2BoysThe Seaside Sand by Clare BevanThe Poetry Store – Compiled by Paul Cookson, page 97
First line:
The seaside sand in summer		Last line:
That scamper home for tea.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 53Non-OpenP3BoysAdvice to Children by Roy FullerThe Works 5 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 101
First line:
Caterpillars living on lettuce		Last line:
‘Far worse for me than him.’
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 54Non-OpenP3BoysThe Great Wall of China by Eleanor McLeodEven More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too by Eleanor McLeod, page 98
First 2 lines:
I stood on the top of the world
today.		Last 2 lines:
Than being here on the Great Wall
Of China.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 55Non-OpenP4BoysThings I'd Do if It Weren't for Mum by Tony MittonThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 259
First line:
Live on cola, crisps and cake.		Last line:
Buy a ticket to Laserland.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 56Non-OpenP4BoysMy Neighbor's Dog Is Purple by Jack PrelutskySomething Big Has Been Here by Jack Prelutsky, page 41
First line:
My neighbor’s dog is purple,
Last line:
it was a crocodile.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 57Non-OpenP5BoysPigeons by Eleanor McLeodEven More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too by Eleanor McLeod, page 84
First line:
Wobbling along the path,		Last line:
They’re happy!
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 58Non-OpenP5BoysMarbles in My Pocket by Lydia PenderThe Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems – Edited by June Crebbin, page 32
First line:
Marbles in my pocket!		Last line:
And marble-time’s begun!
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 59Non-OpenP6BoysDreams by Eleanor McLeodEven More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too by Eleanor McLeod, page 78
First line:
How do dreams come into your head		Last line:
The carousel of nightly dreams.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 60Non-OpenP6BoysThe Yo-yo Man by Anne LoganThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 45
First line:
There’s a man I know		Last line:
In his sleep!
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 61Non-OpenS1BoysJack Frost Is Playing Cards at the Roadside by Brian Patten The Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 198-199
First 2 lines:
Jack Frost
Is playing cards with the leaves.		Last line:
And vanish from the grass.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 62Non-OpenS1BoysMagic Cat by Peter DixonThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 102-103
First line:
My mum whilst walking through the door		Last line:
And Tibby’s living in our house.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 63Non-OpenS2BoysWorms Make Me Squirm by Alan PriestleyThe Works 5 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 236
First line:
I’m not afraid of spiders		Last line:
to pick up a worm!
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 64Non-OpenS2BoysHaircut by Michael HarrisonThe Works 5 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 120
Macmillan ISBN 9780330398701
First 2 lines:
What I hate
about having a haircut		Last line:
telling me I’ve had my hair cut.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 65Non-OpenS3BoysPegasus by Eleanor FarjeonThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 94-95
First line:
From the blood of Medusa		Last line:
Who sings as he flies.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 66Non-OpenS3BoysThe Moon Is Up by Alfred NoyesThe Works 5 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 211
First line:
The moon is up: the stars are bright:		Last line:
Beyond the Spanish Main.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 67Non-OpenS4BoysThe Donkey by G. K. ChestertonThe Works 5 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 48-49
First line:
When fishes flew and forests walked		Last line:
And palms before my feet.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 68Non-OpenS4BoysCome Camping by Daphne KitchingThe Works 5 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 164
First line:
Come camping, come camping,		Last line:
So come with us and camp!
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 69Non-OpenS5BoysThe Charge of the Light Brigade by Alfred Lord TennysonThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 466
First line:
Half a league, half a league,		Last 2 lines:
Into the mouth of Hell
Rode the six hundred.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 70Non-OpenS6BoysWill You Welcome an Alien? by Eleanor McLeodEven More Poems for Children to Enjoy and Teachers Too by Eleanor McLeod, pages 138-139
First line:
Greetings Earthlings how are you doing?		Last line:
Will you have me?
Solo Prose SpeakingN139OpenAge 5-6Boys & GirlsThe Velveteen Rabbit by Margery Williams
(* Video Submission Mode )		Pages 9-10
From:
Near the house was a wood…		To:
…But there was no answer.
Solo Prose SpeakingN140OpenAge 7-8Boys & GirlsMatilda by Roald Dahl
(* Video Submission Mode )		Chapter 1, The Reader of Books, pages 6-8
From:
By the time she was three, Matilda...		To:
…You’re getting spoiled, my girl!’
Solo Prose SpeakingN141OpenAge 9Boys & GirlsThe 52-Storey Treehouse by Andy GriffithsChapter 7, The Vegetable Kingdom, pages 188-190
From:
The prince, startled, falls backwards and...		To:
…‘We’d better get out of here. Come with us.’
Solo Prose SpeakingN142OpenAge 10Boys & GirlsThe Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettChapter 16, ‘I won’t!’ said Mary, pages 191-192
From:
Mary flew into a fine passion. She could...		To:
…You’re the most selfish boy I ever saw.’
Solo Prose SpeakingN143OpenAge 11Boys & GirlsThe World’s Worst Teachers by David WalliamsMiss Spick’s Trike of Terror, pages 84-86
From:
Soon it was impossible to even set foot...		To:
…On-the-spot FINES for littering!
Solo Prose SpeakingN144OpenAge 12Boys & GirlsWorlds Collide (The Land of Stories 6) by Chris ColferChapter 18, Fairies VS. Witches, page 297
From:
The gingerbread soldiers had been baking for...		To:
…and gain your strength before the big battle.”
Solo Prose SpeakingN145OpenAge 13Boys & GirlsArthur High King of Britain by Michael MorpurgoChapter 2, Nobody’s Child, pages 35-36
From:
Father took my hand and helped me up...		To:
…stone is the rightful High King of Britain”.’
Solo Prose SpeakingN146OpenAge 14Boys & GirlsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenChapter 20, pages 127-128
From:
‘Oh! Mr Bennet, you are wanted immediately...		To:
…and I will never see you again if you do.’
Solo Prose SpeakingN147OpenAge 15Boys & GirlsLydia: The Wild Girl of Pride & Prejudice by Natasha FarrantTuesday, 17th December, pages 58-59
From:
My stomach lurched as the trees in...		To:
…“And I just make you laugh,” I said sourly.
Solo Prose SpeakingN148OpenAge 16 and overBoys & GirlsThe Dry by Jane HarperChapter 3, pages 37-38
From:
The rabbit was only a baby, shivering...		To:
…its eyes black and vacant.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 158Non-OpenPrimary 1 and 2Girls
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery WilliamsPages 1-20
From:
There was once a Velveteen Rabbit…		To:
…who helped him to be Real.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 159

Non-OpenPrimary 3 and 4Girls
The 52-Storey Treehouse by Andy GriffithsChapter 12, A Crazy Plan, pages 278-291
From:
‘Happy Birthday, Andy!’ says Jill...		To:
…trouble to rescue me from my enchanted sleep.’
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 160


Non-OpenPrimary 5 and 6Girls
Matilda by Roald DahlChapter 9, The Parents, pages 131-139
From:
The door was opened by a small ratty-looking...		To:
…‘The name is Honey,’ Miss Honey said.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 161



Non-OpenSecondary 1Girls
The World’s Worst Teachers by David WalliamsMiss Palaver’s Theatrical Theatrics, pages 192-199
From:
MISS PALAVER COULD TURN anything...		To:
…beloved teacher who ever walked the Earth”.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 162
Non-OpenSecondary 2Girls
Worlds Collide (The Land of Stories 6) by Chris ColferChapter 18, Fairies VS. Witches, pages 297-301
From:
The gingerbread soldiers skulked toward the...		To:
…only use their magic to help others.”
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 163
Non-OpenSecondary 3
Girls
Arthur High King of Britain by Michael MorpurgoChapter 4, Guinevere, pages 90-93
From:
When I woke I found myself lying in bed...		To:
…all the honour you would have wished my lord.’
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 164

Non-OpenSecondary 4

Girls

Coraline by Neil Gaiman		Chapter 5, pages 59-62
From:
Coraline locked the door of the drawing room...		To:
…and, after a while, she went back to sleep.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 165
Non-OpenSecondary 5


Girls
Wuthering Heights by Emily BronteChapter 4, pages 49-53
From:
Before I came to live here, she commenced...		To:
…who was too mischievous and wayward for a favourite.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 166

Non-OpenSecondary 6



Girls
Lydia: The Wild Girl of Pride & Prejudice by Natasha FarrantWednesday, 27th November, pages 41-44
From:
Every ball in the world should be like Netherfield...		To:
…I am not going to think about it.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 167


Non-OpenPrimary 1 and 2Boys
The Velveteen Rabbit by Margery WilliamsPages 1-20
From:
There was once a Velveteen Rabbit...		To:
…who helped him to be Real.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 168



Non-OpenPrimary 3 and 4
Boys
The 52-Storey Treehouse by Andy GriffithsChapter 8, The Dungeon, pages 197-210
From:
‘Mr Big Nose?!’ says Terry…		To:
…and enter the dungeon. ‘It’s lunch time!’
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 169




Non-OpenPrimary 5 and 6Boys
Code Name Bananas by David WalliamsChapter 16, Stop That Boy!, pages 134-137, Chapter 17, SID’s Secret, pages 138-139
From:
One of the policemen blew his whistle…		To:
…no one paid much attention to this little stowaway.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 170

Non-OpenSecondary 1Boys
The World’s Worst Teachers by David WalliamsMr Pent’s Balls, pages 30-34
From:
The bell rang for lunch break…		To:
…was like a dog chasing its own tail.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 171


Non-OpenSecondary 2
Boys
Worlds Collide (The Land of Stories 6) by Chris ColferChapter 3, The Frog in the Mirror, pages 61-64
From:
All the portraits of the White Dynasty…		To:
…the pirate said with a sinister grin.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 172



Non-OpenSecondary 3

Boys
Arthur High King of Britain by Michael MorpurgoChapter 5, Lancelot, pages 103-107
From:
I was woken one morning by a commotion…		To:
…and offered it to him with a smile.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 173




Non-OpenSecondary 4


Boys
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Last Olympian (Book 5) by Rick RiordanChapter 8, I Take the Worst Bath Ever, pages 117-119
From:
My sword reappeared in my pocket…		To:
…something logical like that. I let him go.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 174
Non-OpenSecondary 5



Boys
Knights of the Borrowed Dark by Dave RuddenChapter 16, Where the Monsters Are, pages 166-170
From:
Crosscaper had darkened…		To:
…Destruction for destruction’s sake.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 175

Non-OpenSecondary 6
Boys
The Dry by Jane HarperChapter 39, pages 367-371
From:
Whitlam’s office was empty…		To:
…out from the log. He sounded oddly calm.
Public Speaking SoloN192
Open
 Primary 5 and 6Boys & GirlsTopic:
Colour Affects the Way People Feel (2mins)		Context: Class Project
Your Role :
Aspiring Class Captain		Target Audience:
Peers
Public Speaking SoloN193

Open
Secondary 1 and 2Boys & GirlsTopic:
The Benefits of Regular Exercise (3mins)		Context :
Health and Fitness Class
Your Role :
Student Leader		Target Audience: Fellow Classmates
Public Speaking SoloN194


Open
Secondary 3 and 4Boys & GirlsTopic:
The Role of Pets in Our Lives (4mins)		Context:
Mental Health Day
Your Role :
Class Representative		Target Audience: Secondary School Students
Public Speaking SoloN195
Open
Secondary 5Boys & GirlsTheme :
The Importance of a Healthy Diet (5mins)		Context :
World Health Day
Your Role :
Health Professional		Target Audience:
School Sports Department Meeting
Public Speaking SoloN196
Open
Secondary 6 & University/Post-secondaryBoys & GirlsTheme :
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder (5mins)		Context :
English Speaking Competition
Your Role :
Competition Competitor		Target Audience :
Fellow Competitors
Shakespeare MonologueN212Open
Age 15 and overBoys & Girls(a)
Hamlet, Act 3, Scene 1		Character: Hamlet
From:
To be, or not to be…
To:
…And lose the name of action.
(b)
The Taming of the Shrew, Act 5, Scene 2		Character: Katherine
From:
Fie, fie, unknit that threat’ning…
To:
…My hand is ready, may it do him ease.
Shakespeare MonologueN213
Open
 Ages 10 to 14Boys & Girls(a)
Henry V, Act 3, Scene 2		Character: Boy
From:
As young as I am, I have observed…
To:
…and therefore I must cast it up.
(b)
Twelfth Night, Act 2, Scene 2		Character: Viola
From:
I left no ring with her…
To:
…It is too hard a knot for me t’untie.
Shakespeare MonologueU/E/K/Y 214

Non-OpenAge 15 and overBoys & Girls(a)
Henry IV, Part 2, Epilogue		Character: Dancer
From:
First my fear, then my curtsy…
To:
…but, indeed, to pray for the Queen.
(b)
Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scene 2		Character: Juliet
From:
Gallop apace, you fiery-footed steeds…
To:
…And may not wear them.
Shakespeare MonologueU/E/K/Y 215

Non-OpenAges 10 to 14Boys & Girls(a)
A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Act 3, Scene 2		Character: Puck
From:
My mistress with a monster is in love…
To:
… Titania waked and straightway loved an ass.
(b)
Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 2		Character: Juliet
From:
Thou knowest the mask of night is…
To:
…Which the dark night hath so discoverèd.
Solo Dramatic PerformanceN216Open
 Age 15 and overBoys & Girls5mins
Solo Dramatic PerformanceN217Open
Ages 13 and 14Boys & Girls4mins
Solo Dramatic PerformanceN218Open
Ages 11 and 12Boys & Girls4mins
Solo Dramatic PerformanceN219Open
Ages 9 and 10Boys & Girls3mins
Solo Dramatic PerformanceN220Open
Ages 7 and 8Boys & Girls3mins
News Feature PresentationN238Open
Secondary 1 and 2Boys & Girls2mins
(video submission)
News Feature PresentationN239Open
Secondary 3 and 4Boys & Girls2mins
(video submission)
News Feature PresentationN240Open
Secondary 5 and 6Boys & Girls2mins
(video submission)

 

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