The Comments / Suggestions for the 2013English ReaderTheater

Date:102/05/18

School Levels / Comments / Suggestions
Senior High
School / Good work + energy put into performances.
Short “i” sound was mispronounced often.
Don’t speak too quickly, as it makes it difficult to hear your meaning clearly.
Don’t use music while you are speaking, it is distracting + makes it hard to hear you.
Using gestures is good, but make sure they are used in a way that is related to what you are saying; some gestures seemed out of place, and were confusing.
Great teamwork! I can tell the students worked hard to prepare for today! Good job!
A tie was given for the senior high school category because we thought that group #1 did a good job, but lacked some creativity; they were well organized but didn’t tell a clear story. Group #2 on the other hand told a story clearly, but they didn’t illustrate great teamwork. Overall both teams had strengths and weakness and we couldn’t choose between tem, so a tie was given. Group 3 and Group 4 did well, but they didn’t seem like reader theater; rather they seemed like a drama.
Junior High
School / Good teamwork + creative stories.
Don’t say “bow”, it is distracting; just bow together.
Introduction was very exaggerated at times. Having lots of energy is good, but it must be used in the correct context.
Remember this is “Reader Theater” not a drama/ play; at times there was too much acting/ movement.
Speak closer to the microphone; it was hard to hear some students.
Short “i” sound was mispronounced often.
Don’t say “Thank you for your listening.”
Students did a great job and were well prepared. Keep up the good work!

Judge: Number 1

The Comments / Suggestions for the 2013English ReaderTheater

Date:102/05/18

School Levels / Comments / Suggestions
Senior High
School / Remember not to end all sentences with an increasing intonation (souds like a question).
Short vowelsounds are important.
hit ≠ heat, sit ≠ seat … etc.
For RT, less emphasis on acting and more on the actual storytelling.
Scripts were interesting and creative –good!
Use songs only when needed.
Emphasize ending sounds “th”, “t”, “d” etc to make pronunciation clearer.
Overall, impressive! Good work everyone!
Tie was given because of inconsistent RT but excellent English, and excelled RT but English with imperfections. Both groups deserve #1 ranking, but for different qualities of their performances.
Junior High
School / Speak slower, especially for longer sentences. This will make your meaning clearer.
Most students were enthusiastic … good! Remember to make voice enthusiastic.
Make sure all voices are loud enough; speak louder than you think you need to.
Scripts were creative- good!
“Thank you for your listening.”
Hard ending sounds are very important (D/T/K/…). Stress these sounds.
I was impressed, keep up the goodwork. All students worked really hard.

Judge:Number 2

The Comments / Suggestions for the 2013English ReaderTheater

Date:102/05/18

School Levels / Comments / Suggestions
Senior High
School / Comments:
Very interesting selection and presentations- keep making daring, bold choices!
Appropriate movements and gestures!
Keep up the great work with vocal expression!
Suggestions:
Rely on vocal expression and English fluency to convey story as opposed to movement/ gesture/ acting.
Follow through on word pronunciation- sometimes unclear.
Strive for rhythmic fluency. Lines= staccato at times
*The judges decides to award a tie for the following reasons:
One performance was very much in the traditional RT style, yet lacked the creative edge of the other performance. The judges recognize this is the traditional RT standard and, as such, felt the first performance excelled at this while the second performance was more creative. Both are deemed important.
Junior High
School / Comments:
Very entertaining selections representing a wide variety of genres. I encourage you to keep making dancing, bold choices.
Overall, appropriate use of gesture and movement. Choices added to meaning and presentation instead of deter.
Keep up the great work!
Suggestions:
Follow through on word pronunciations- don’t drop the endings!
The “th” sound is always difficult= practice, practice, practice!
Strive for rhythmic fluency.

Judge:Number 3

The Comments / Suggestions for the 2013English ReaderTheater

Date:102/05/18

School Levels / Comments / Suggestions
Senior High
School / First year, some performances were like plays/ drama and not RT. Very entertaining bot not RT. Gesture, props costume are all important parts of RT but remember it is still reading!
Students should be provided the elements of RT before hand. It is NOT a radio broadcast with no facial expressions or gestures but it is reading with accuracy and fluency (voice tone, expression) a performance.
The Senior High School competition had a tie between the 1st and 2nd performance because while the first performance was RT style they didn’t have a cohesive story instead of lines related to one topic (resolution). The 2nd performance had a story but they also had a narrator who only speaks a few lines and the performance was a little more drama style. The 3rd performance was highly entertaining but more drama style. The 4th performance was drama/ a play and not RT.
Junior High
School / It is not American style but in Taiwan and Taiwanese judges / organizer competition like students to use chorus response/ parts. This should be made clear to students/ teachers so there is no confusion.
RT is a performance more than isn’t read-aloud so remember to interact cast-males, gestures, and use correct facial expressions and tone of voice. AS a judge i felt very rushed to give a winner. The % point breakdown seems arbitrary.

Judge:Number 4

The Comments / Suggestions for the 2013English ReaderTheater

Date:102/05/18

School Levels / Comments / Suggestions
Senior High
School / RT精神從劇本到整體表現都是一大工程，學校指導老師都是比賽的重要因素，每組的團體表現都很好，加油，傳承下去。
劇本及RT劇本需要重新理解，建議指導老師三家語文競賽技巧指導研習（5/25、6/1東華大學2場），以免準備方向偏離，學校指導教師的努力無法達成極致。
RT的表現重在聲音表現，不在肢體或道具，以廣播劇的概念來思考，所以道具跟服裝都是多餘的。（不過因為這不完全是廣播劇臉部表情也很重要）
進場、出場表演起始的設計建議融入整體，才不會突兀，也不需要說”bow”！
第一組符合RT精神，但整個故事內容無特別吸引人，聲音表情也需要加油（不是肢體）。
第二組劇本非常有趣，聲音表情很好（不是肢體），但是劇本的呈現需修改達合RT精神，”Narrator”, 重複句子，（獨念、合念、輪念）的設計需再加強，Narrator跟說話者的差別也要考量。
花蓮的RT比賽表演目標若是第一組＋第二組的優點就太棒了！加油！
讀出來的聲音要自然，不要叫來叫去，這樣故事就不好聽了。發音清楚很重要。
高中組給2個同分是因為第一組的劇本編寫方式符合RT精神，但整體的故事區縣不完整且有讓人突兀的感覺。第二組的整體表現很好，但是劇本再編寫有待加強，尤其是Narrator，要發揮他們功能。
Junior High
School / 劇本改編很好，但要注意表演的適切度，有的時候太複雜反成了絆腳石。
其實如高中組。

Judge:Number 5