The teams must collaborate and then have a spokeperson answer the qeustion for the team. The teams gather points based on correct responses to questions. The last round for the final three teams consists of the more difficult questions so the point values of the correct responses increases during this round. Each school team has the opportunity to present a favorite book in the form of a mini play. All fifth graders across the district have the opportunity to participate in school level and district level Oral Reading Festivals.
Students select a piece of literature that they feel they can read to engage the audience.
The selections have to be fictional and have a time limit expectation. A predetermined rubric is used by a set of unbiased judges to determine the oral expression, inflection, and . The two students with the highest scores at the school festival go on to represent their school at the annual district festival. During SY 1999-2000, the 12 th annual Oral Reading Festival was held in the Kaiserslautern District. All sixth graders across the district have the opportunity to participate in school level and district level Storytelling Festivals.