November 8-10th, 2007
Florida Community
College South Campus
11901 Beach Blvd - Jacksonville, FL 32246
August 15, 2007
Dear Coaches & Competitors,
It’s once again time for “The Star” to rise over Florida. We enthusiastically invite you and your team to the Ninth Annual Star Invitational to be held November 8th through the 10th on the South Campus of Florida Community College.
If you've never been to “The Star” or it has been a couple of years since you have been, we hope that this is the year you will give us a try. If you have been a regular supporter of “The Star,” we extend our sincere appreciation and welcome your return. Our philosophy has always been to provide a well-run, enjoyable tournament for all.
Let us highlight some of the features that make “The Star” unique:
n You get to stay in a brand new hotel! We are pleased to announce that the Hampton Inn is the official hotel and sponsor of this year’s tournament. This newly opened hotel is conveniently located to restaurants, grocery stores and other types of shopping. Please make reservations by October 24th.
n We include all 11 Individual Events, Readers Theater, LD and Parliamentary Debate.
n The Joy of Tournaments software will facilitate registration and tabulation again this year. Just think - easy online registration and all the dropping and adding you care to do up until November 4th.
n We give away CASH! This year we will continue to offer the following cash awards at the tournament (We are hoping to broaden this list of cash awards by the time of the tournament):
o As usual, the Samuel Jackson Pentathlon Award will be awarded to the top Pentathlon competitor. This $200 cash award is just the motivation for your students to get all those new events ready.
o We also honor one of our former FCCJ forensics family members. The Richard O’Bryant After Dinner Speaking Award will be awarded to the top ADS speaker at the tournament. This is a $100 cash award.
o We’re also awarding the Norm Will Poetry Interpretation Award to the top Poetry interpreter at the tournament. Dr. Will was the president of South Campus and was an eager host of the tournament for years. Dr. Will was also an ardent supporter of intercollegiate forensics. This is a $100 cash award.
n We take care of our coaches.
We are excited about hosting a great tournament and look forward to seeing you here. As always, we’ll work to keep
the judging loads light, the tournament running on schedule and the coaches and competitors happy!
If you have any questions, please contact us through one of the channels of communication listed below.
Sincerely,
Kristopher Copeland Charles Smires
Tournament Director & Director of Forensics Dean of Liberal Arts & Forensics Coach
904-646-2338 or kcopelan@fccj.edu 904-646-2031 or csmires@fccj.edu
The Official Hotel of the Star Invitational
Hampton Inn
8127 Point Meadows Dr.
Jacksonville, FL 32256 USA
Phone: 904-363-7150
Fax: 904-363-7151 Property Website: www.jacksonvillebaymeadows.hamptoninn.com
Rate: Double Queen Rooms: $75 per night
King Room: $69 per night
13% sales tax (Schools with a valid FLORIDA tax exempt form will have tax waived).
There are two easy ways to make reservations:
Log onto http://hamptoninn.hilton.com/en/hp/groups/personalized/JAXBYHX-SFT-20071107/index.jhtml
Or call 904-363-7150 for reservations.
Block Name: “Star Invitational Forensics Tournament”
The Hotel Features:
· Complimentary continental breakfast
· Dinner delivery service from local restaurants
· Self service laundry facilities
· Free High-speed wireless internet access
· Cable/satellite TV / All-news channel
· Refrigerator in room /Microwave in all rooms/Complimentary in-room coffee
· Iron and ironing board / Hairdryer
Directions to Hotel:
From I-95 South - Take exit 341 Baymeadows Road/FL 152 and turn
East. Travel 3.2 miles to Point Meadows
Drive and turn Left. Travel .03 miles, hotel sits on Right.
Or
From 1-95 North – Take exit onto SR9A toward Jacksonville Beach. Take the Baymeadows Road/FL 152 exit and
turn West. Travel 2 blocks to Point Meadows way and turn Right. Travel 1 block and turn right onto Point Meadows
Drive, hotel sits on Right.
Directions to FCCJ South Campus:
From Hotel:
Take 9A North to Beach Blvd. exit. Turn right onto Beach Boulevard. The South Campus will be approximately
one mile on the left hand side of the road. Turn left at the light into the campus and follow the signs straight to the
Wilson Center (Thursday) or around the “lake” to your right (Friday and Saturday).
From I-95 S:
Take exit 344 (J. Turner Butler Blvd.) Proceed east on J. Turner Butler Blvd. Continue to Highway 9A. Turn left
onto 9A North. Continue to the Beach Boulevard exit. Turn right onto Beach Boulevard. The South Campus will be
approximately one mile on the left hand side of the road. Turn left at the light into the campus and follow the
signs around the “lake” to your right.
From I-95 N:
Exit onto SR9A toward Jacksonville Beach. Take 9A North to the Beach Blvd. exit. Turn right onto Beach
Boulevard. The South Campus will be approximately one mile on the left hand side of the road. Turn left at the
light into the campus and follow the signs straight to the Wilson Center (Thursday) or around the “lake” to your
right (Friday and Saturday).
South
Campus
11901 Beach Blvd
Jacksonville, FL 32246
Interactive Driving Directions are available here:
South Campus Map on http://www.mapquest.com
Event Descriptions
Public Address
Persuasive speaking: An original speech by the student designed to inspire, reinforce or change the beliefs, attitudes, values, or actions of the audience. Audio-visual aids may or may not be used to supplement and reinforce the message. Multiple sources should be used and cited in the development of the speech. Minimal notes are permitted. Maximum time limit is 10 minutes.
Informative speaking: An original, factual speech by the student developed to inform the audience on a realistic subject. Audio-visual aids may or may not be used to supplement and reinforce the message. Multiple sources should be used and cited in the development of the speech. Minimal notes are permitted. Maximum time is 10 minutes.
Communication analysis: An original speech by the student designed to offer an explanation and/or evaluation of a communication event such as a speech, speaker, movement, poem, poster, film, campaign, etc., through the use of rhetorical principles. Audio-visual aids may or may not be used to supplement and reinforce the message. Manuscripts are permitted. Maximum time limit is 10 minutes.
After Dinner Speaking: An original humorous speech by the student, designed to exhibit sound speech composition, thematic coherence, direct communicative public speaking skills, and good taste. The speech should not resemble a nightclub act or impersonation, or a comic dialogue. Audio-visual aids may or may not be used to supplement and reinforce the message. Minimal notes are permitted. Maximum time limit is 10 minutes.
Limited Prep
Extemporaneous speaking: Contestants will be given three topics in the general area of current events, choose one, and have 30 minutes to prepare a speech that is the original work of the student. Maximum time limit for the speech is 7 minutes. Limited notes are permitted. Students will speak in listed order. Posting of topics will be staggered. Round one: International; round 2: domestic; round 3: economic. Judges may ask to see specific citations used during the speech.
Impromptu speaking: An impromptu speech, serious in nature, with topic selections varied by round, section by section. Speakers will have a total of 7 minutes for both preparation and speaking. Timing commences with the acceptance of the topic sheets. Limited notes are permitted. Topics will be quotes for the first round, cartoons for the second round, and objects for the third round. Final round topic will be a rhetorical situation.
Interpretation of Literature
Poetry: A selection or selections of poetry of literary merit, which may be drawn from more than one source. Play cuttings prohibited. Use of manuscript is required. Maximum time limit is 10 minutes including introduction and any necessary transitions.
Prose: A selection of prose material of literary merit, which may be drawn from more than one source. Play cuttings are prohibited. Use of manuscript is required. Maximum time is 10 minutes including introduction and any necessary transitions.
Dramatic Interpretation: A cutting which represents one or more characters from a play or plays of literary merit. This material may be drawn from stage, screen or radio. Use of manuscript is required. Maximum time limit is 10 minutes including introduction and any necessary transitions.
Duo Interpretation: A cutting from a play, humorous or serious, that involves the portrayal of two or more characters presented by two individuals. This material may be drawn from stage, or screen, or radio. This is not an acting event; thus, no costumes, props, lighting, etc., are to be used. Presentation is from the manuscript and the focus should be off-stage and not to each other. Maximum time limit is 10 minutes including introduction and any transitions.
Programmed Oral Interpretation: A program of thematically linked selections of literary merit, chosen from at least two of the three recognized genres of competitive interpretation (prose/poetry/drama). Use of manuscript is required. Maximum time limit is 10 minutes including original introduction and/or transitions.
Debate
Lincoln/Douglas Debate: Random pairings for all rounds. Speaking times are 6/2/9/2/3/4/4. 6 minutes prep time.
Parliamentary Debate: Random pairings all prelim rounds. Speaking times are 7/8/8/8/4/5. Preparation time is 15 minutes. Only word dictionaries may be used during the preparation time. NOTE: No coaching is allowed during the preparation time.
*Each team will debate an equal number of affirmative (government) and negative (opposition) rounds in the preliminaries. Debaters will flip for the third round of L/D. For the elimination rounds of the two types of debate, we will bracket the teams in rank order. If two debate teams from the same school are paired together, we will break brackets if possible. A ten-minute forfeit rule will be strictly enforced.
The NFA LD
Resolution:
RESOLVED: That the United
States Federal Government should substantially increase assistance to the
Greater Horn of Africa in one of the following areas: economic development,
human rights protection, or public health.
Readers Theatre
The College will be marketing
the readers theatre competition so there is a good chance of a large audience
attending the round. Guidelines from the Phi Rho Pi National Tournament will be
in effect. Maximum presentation time is 25 minutes. Schools are limited to two
readers theatre entries.
Awards
Individual Events and Debate 1st through 6th
and top non-advancing novice
Readers Theatre 1st through 6th
Pentathlon 1st through 6th
Debate Sweepstakes 1st through 3rd
Individual Events Sweepstakes 1st through 3rd
Debate & Individual Sweepstakes Large school 1st through 3rd*
Small school 1st through 3rd*
*For 16 or more school entries. If less than 16 school participate we will have 1st through 6th sweepstakes.
Rules
1. An individual(s) may not use prepared material from competition prior to the 2007-2008 school year.
2. Time limits will allow a 30 second grace period with no penalty. Judges will drop a competitor one rank after 30 seconds and will drop the competitor to last rank if presentation is over one minute.
3. The pentathlon will require one interpretation event, one public address event, one limited preparation event and any two other events (readers theatre not included).
4. Extemporaneous questions will be taken from periodicals 09/01/07 or later. Judges may ask competitors to produce the documents that were cited in their extemporaneous speech.
5. Individual event rules are as stated in the above “event description” section unless otherwise noted.
6. If any conflict occurs in tournament procedure, decisions will be the responsibility of the tournament director.
7. A novice is considered any competitor in her or his first term of college competition.
8. Schools are limited to 6 entries per individual event, 5 entries for Parliamentary Debate & LD Debate and 2 entries for Readers Theatre. Competitors may not Quadruple enter in any flight.
9. Host school participants will be eligible for debate and individual events awards but will not be eligible for any sweepstakes awards.
10. Debate Teams (Parli & LD) must be present during registration on the day of the tournament or they will be dropped from the event and charged accordingly.
11. The number of team competitors will designate school size.
12. No coaching allowed during the preparation time of parliamentary debate.
13. Sweepstakes will be divided by large and small schools only if 16 or more schools are in competition.
1st 12 points
2nd 10 points
3rd 8 points
4th 6 points
5th 4 points
6th 2 points
Debate speaker awards will not be included in sweepstakes scoring.
One point will be awarded for every 1st place rank in all preliminary rounds of individual events and for each win in all preliminary rounds of debate (RT excluded). Elimination rounds (octa, quarter and semi final rounds of all events) will not be included.
Cash Awards
The Samuel Jackson Pentathlon Award - $200
The Richard O’Bryant After Dinner Speaking Award - $100
The Norm Will Poetry Interpretation Award - $100
Sanctioning
This tournament will be sanctioned by N.P.D.A.
The Star Invitational Entry Fees:
School Registration Fee = $30
Individual Event Entries @ $7/ slot
Readers Theatres @ $25/ slot
Number of Debate Teams @ $25/ slot (LD & Parli)
Uncovered I.E. slots @ $10/ slot
Uncovered Debate Teams @ $25/ slot
Pentathlon Competitors @ $10/ slot (Samuel Jackson Award Event)
Drop fees after Nov. 8, 12:00 noon @ $10/slot*
Day of Tourney drops @ $30* (Strictly enforced.)
*Drop fees are assessed in addition to regular slot fees
One judge is required for every six contestants in IE, one judge for every two debate entries (and fraction thereof). All judges must have prior forensics / public speaking experience as a competitor or judge. No competitors from last season may judge (coaches and graduate students excepted).
Please bring payment to the tournament and make checks payable to:
Florida Community College at Jacksonville
Registration Deadlines:
· Registration will start on October 15th at www.joyoftournaments.com
· Deadline for Registration is November 4th at 5:00 p.m. (E.S.T.)
· No adds after November 9th at Noon
· No phone or snail mail entries
· Changes can be made until Wednesday, Nov. 7th, at 10 a.m.
· Drop fees will begin to accrue after Nov. 8th, Noon
All Tournament Entries and Add / Drops will be handled online at:
http://www.joyoftournaments.com/fl/star
The 2007 Star Invitational Schedule
9:30 - 10:30 a.m. Registration/Wilson Center Lobby
10:30 – 10:50 a.m. Opening Assembly-Wilson Center Main Stage
11:00 - 12:20 p.m. Parliamentary Debate Round One
12:20 - 1:40 p.m. Parliamentary Debate Round Two
1:40 – 3:00 p.m. Parliamentary Debate Round Three
3:00 - 4:20 p.m. Parliamentary Debate Round Four
4:50 – 6:10 p.m. Parliamentary Octa-Finals
6:15 – 7:30 p.m. Parliamentary Quarter-Finals
7:30 - 9:00 p.m. Readers Theatre-Wilson Center Studio
8:00-10:00 a.m. Registration-U-153 (Cafeteria)
8:00 - 9:15 a.m. Parliamentary Semi-Finals
9:30 - 10:45 a.m. Parliamentary Finals
10:15 Extemp. Prep
10:45 – 12:00 Flight A, Round One
12:00 – 12:30 p.m. Lunch
12:15 p.m. Extemp. Prep.
12:45 – 2:00 p.m. Flight A, Round Two
2:00 p.m. Extemp. Prep.
2:30 – 3:45 p.m. Flight A, Round Three
3:45 – 5:00 p.m. Flight B, Round One
5:00 – 6:15 p.m. Flight B, Round Two
6:15 – 7:30 p.m. Flight B, Round Three
7:30 – 8:30 p.m. L.D. Semi-Finals
9:15-10:30 a.m. Flight C, Round Two
10:30-11:45 a.m. Flight C, Round Three
12:45 p.m. Extemp Draw
1:15-2:30 p.m. Impromptu Semi-Finals & Flight A, 1/2 Flight B, L.D. Finals
2:45-4:00 p.m. ½ Flight B & C Finals
5:15 p.m. Awards Ceremony-Wilson Center Main Stage
(NOTE: We often have the ability to “move up” the schedule and get teams out earlier and will work to do so this year if possible.)