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The act must not exceed SIX MINUTES IN LENGTH. This time limit will be enforced.
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Skits, songs, stunts, short one-act plays, dances (folk, square, modern, tap), plus other entertainment will be acceptable.
Working Exhibit Purpose: Working exhibits provide an opportunity for youth to communicate and interact with an audience in an informal way. The youth’s subject should be an outgrowth of his/ her 4-H experience. It is important that the subject used in the working exhibit be of interest to fair audiences. 1.
Age for participation – Clover Buds and 4-H youth in grades 4–12 are encouraged to participate. However, to be selected for the Iowa State Fair, youth must have completed 5th grade through 12th grade (or that equivalent).
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A 4-H’er may participate in only one working exhibit per year at the Iowa State Fair.
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Working exhibits may be given by one or more 4-H’ers. Teams consisting of youth of mixed grades must be entered in the class of the oldest team member. (i.e. A team with a 5th grader and 8th grader must be entered in the Intermediate class.) Working exhibits will be scheduled up to a 30-minute period during the Madison County Fair, depending on time and number of entries.
Extemporaneous Speaking Purpose: This contest is designed to encourage the development of the communication life skill through enhancing the ability to think, to organize, to speak and to answer questions readily by participating 4-H’ers before an audience when given a limited amount of preparation time. 1. 2.
Age for participation – youth must be senior 4-H’ers, 9th through 12th grade or that equivalent in 2021. Contest format: a. Each contestant will draw three of the available topics, selecting one to speak on, 30 minutes before the contest. The selected topic will not be available to the other contestants. The general nature of the topics will relate to 4-H. The other two topics will be returned to the available topics for the other contestants. b. A preparation room is to be used with one contestant per speaking site admitted initially and one additional contestant per speaking site admitted each 10 minutes as the contest progresses. A contestant may not leave the preparation room until it is time to speak, nor may a contestant receive help from a parent, leader, other adult or any other youth. Each contestant will have 30 minutes preparation time. A contest official will assist contestants with the time requirements. c. All reference material will be screened by a contest official on the following basis: i.
Contestant may bring his/her own books, magazines or newspaper clippings for reference during the 30 minutes of preparation.
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Reference material must be printed materials such as books or magazines (cannot be notes, outlines or speeches prepared by the contestant or by another person for use in this contest). Page 87
