Section 1. An original oration shall be defined as a memorized, original persuasive speech with a unique approach to a universal theme.

Section 2. Original orations shall be the work of the student

a. If a student qualifies for regional or state speech and drama festival or state speech championship, and it is found he/she has been guilty of plagiarism, he/she shall be disqualified. Plagiarism shall be defined as a quotation of more than four words without giving the source.

b. Students should be encouraged to use standard persuasive format; such as, Monroe’s Motivated Sequence (Attention, Need, Satisfaction, Visualization, Action) or Problem-cause solution.

Section 3. Original Orations shall not be more than ten (10) minutes in length.

Section 4. Original Orations shall be memorized ad given without notes. Prompting shall not be allowed. Charts, displays, maps, graphs, or any other materials which could be used for demonstration purposes are not permissible.