Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 09, 2020 (SKNIS): Sanjana Bhoojraj of the Deane Glasford Primary School is the winner of this year’s Ministry of Education 37th Independence Celebration’s Primary Schools Elocution Contest.
Sanjana competed against seven other students including Taijah Peats of the Maurice Hillier Memorial Junior School, Shakaylia Tatem of the Tucker Clarke Primary School, Faith Richards of the Dieppe Bay Primary School; Alania Maximique Isiah of the Saddlers Primary School; Rainer Martin of the Immaculate Conception Catholic School; Taveah Williams of the Newton Ground Primary School; and Mia Isaac of the Cayon Primary School.
First runner up was Taveah Williams of the Newton Ground Primary School and second runner up was Alania Maximique Isiah of the Saddlers Primary School.
Students were evaluated using a number of criteria including memorization, accuracy of knowledge, hesitation, confusion and the need for prompting, diction, articulation, pronunciation, enunciation, fluency, use of voice, pitch tone and pace.
They were also evaluated on communication using eye contact, their ability to hold the audience; their ability to establish mental rapport with the audience; use of the body including posture, facial expression, gesture, movement and distracting mannerisms.
In addition, they were judged on their interpretation, comprehension by proper emphasis to create mood, contrast, expression and emotional effect.
The judges evaluated overall effectiveness, organization of thought, spiritual and emotional effect and the effective use of time.
]]>Basseterre, St. Kitts, October 9th , 2020 (ZIZ News):
By: Chaïra Flanders
Sanjana Bhoojraj of the Deane Glasford Primary school is the winner of the Ministry of Education’s 2020 Primary Schools Elocution Competition.
11 year old, Sanjana beat out her competitors with a total of 47 points out of a total of 50.
Taveah Williams of Newton Ground Primary followed closely in 2nd place after scoring a total of 44 points.
With just a one point difference, Alaina Maximique of Saddlers Primary School captured third place with a total of 43 points.
The competition which was held at the Antioch Baptist Church on the evening of Thursday October 8, formed part of the 37th Independence Anniversary Celebrations.
Chief Judge of the competition, Mr. Clair Pemberton announced the winners and runners up.
Each student was required to creatively deliver a dramatic piece titled “El Dorado” during the speech competiton.
El Dorado was written by Creighton Pencheon in 1989.
At the end of the presentations, the audience was treated to an impromptu performance of the calypso piece by the writer, Mr. Pencheon himself
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