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Modern Woodmen Oratory Contest In 1948, Modern Woodmen of America developed this contest to offer students an opportunity to develop skills in clear thinking and public speaking. Today, it is an important event in schools across the nation. Students at St. Joseph School will first participate with their speeches in a school wide (5-8 grade) competition. Our school competition is scored by a panel of three independent judges and takes place in our main church. The two top scoring speeches will represent St. Joseph Catholic School at the District level. If honored with a win at District level, our student(s) and their speech(es) will advance to the State level of competition and then finally on to the National level of competition.Develops lifelong skills:
2007 Topic - "A Great American Leader": The 2007 topic is "A great American leader." Whether reading today's newspapers or yesterday's history books, people agree America's greatness is the product of many great leaders. For this contest, students are asked to prepare and deliver a speech about one person who stands out as a particularly great American leader. Students may select a great leader who is living or dead. They may select someone born here or abroad. To help students begin their brainstorming, ask them to consider presidents and other elected officials, first ladies, leaders of industry, Native American chiefs, religious leaders and activitists, military leaders, local leaders in their community, and others. After selecting a great leader to profile, the students may want to include:
Judging criteria:
Contest Date: DBA
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