Please……….

1.Take a few quiet minutes to read the criteria for the category that you are judging. If something is unclear, please come to the tab room and ask.

2. Be sure you know a student's name & his/her school-you may have the student write his/her name and school on the chalkboard.

3.If you are judging several levels within one room, be very certain that you ask the student his/her level - and make the critique sheet accordingly.

4. Stay until ALL performances and/or all entries have been judged.
Be patient. Many students are entered in several events; they may have to reschedule their performances, so try as best you can to be patient and work them in! (Bring a book to read as you wait) Do not quit early even if it may seem that no one else is coming-they may be performing in other areas! These are middle school and high school students, and many of them are entered in more than one event.

5.It is important that the same judges, and all judges in the category view all entries.
Be sure that all judges agree on the final RANKING and that all of you stay until your judging sheets have been checked off in the tab room.
Fill out all sheets completely; your judging sheets are returned to the students to assist them with future language learning and event preparation. Be positive and give each student some tips for imrpoving.

6.Rather than disqualify a performance for any reason, lower the ranking or the rating of that entry. Even the best English-speaking performers occasionally forget a line; it's even more difficult in a foreign language. If someone needs prompting, help him/her out.

7.Try to rank at 70 or above if at all possible. American students interpret 69 and below as failing and often focus only on the score rather than the comments. BE POSITIVE. We want them to love German.

8.Rank entries through ten places. Place the names and the schools on the proper sheet. The form will be used at the"Awards Assembly".

9.Phrase your comments positively. Be positive and encouraging with your comments. Constructive criticism is always welcome and may be instrumental in that one student's further study of German.

10.In all skits(1-4) and Plays select a "Best Actress" and a "Best Actor"

11.Write the total score clearly and double check your math!
When making the final listings of winners, write/print as clearly as possible.
It is from that list that the winners are read at the awards ceremony

12. Don't leave campus until you turn in your results.

Thank you so much for giving up your Saturday to assist with the judging. It helps our programs tremendously for our students to see that this is important enough for adults to use a day off to help them improve!

The coordinator for your area will be coming by to see that you have enough judging forms and to answer any questions.

Sincerely

The State Contest Coordinators

These basic Guidelines were formulated in 1998
by Carolyn Kemplin(Frisco High School)and Sue Weber(Retired, from Lee, SA)
and have been updated annually.

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