Putting it all Together
What does it mean to have a
fully integrated solution?
Putting it all Together
Central Challenge: 240 Points
Team Choice Elements: 60 Points
Instant Challenge: 100 Points
Storyline
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Technical Challenge
Scientific Challenge
Fine Arts
Improvisational
Structural
Project Outreach
Rising Stars
45 points out of 240
55 points out of 240
100 points out of 240
40 points out 300
70 points out of 240
N/A
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STORY MAP
CHARACTERS
SETTING
CONFLICT
IMPORTANT EVENTS
RESOLUTION
THEMES
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Storyline
Can someone understand the story
without reading the Challenge?
Integration.
Costumes
Stage costumes can provide audiences with
information about a character's occupation, social
status, gender, age, sense of style and tendencies
towards conformity or individualism. As well,
costumes can:
reinforce the mood and style of the production.
distinguish between major and minor characters.
suggest relationships between characters.
change an actor's appearance.
suggest changes in character development and age.
be objects of beauty in their own right.
Example
These costumes are made completely out of recycled
materials. No cost items on the DI budget!
Props and Sets
 There are many different ways in which backdrops can be used
in the theater. One of the most important considerations is
how easily backdrops can be moved and set up. Every
Challenge except the Improv Challenge has a time limit that
includes set-up.
 Props are items that actors can use to make the story come to
life, while backdrops help put audience members in a specific
frame of mind. Although backdrops are not necessary, they
definitely make the play more interesting to watch.
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Example
Team Choice Elements
• Team Choice Elements give your team a chance to really
show off your specialties!
• Specialties are the skills, talents, interests, and areas of
strength of your team.
• Your team may create anything they wish for Team
Choice Elements.
Goals
• Know that Team Challenge is comprised of the Central
Challenge and 2 Team Choice Elements
• Locate helpful information about Team Choice Elements in
the Rules of the Road
• Understand how Team Choice Elements contribute to the
Team Challenge solution and how they are scored
• Understand how Team Choice Elements can contribute to
the Instant Challenge solution
• Use the Team Choice Elements Specialties Inventory to
identify strengths of the team members and the team as a
whole
What to choose
• Your team must create two Team Choice
Elements, each worth 30 points, and present
them as part of your team’s Presentation.
• Team Choice Elements should have a meaningful
connection to the team’s Central Challenge
solution
Evaluation of Team Choice Element
is subjective..
• Each Team Choice Element will be evaluated in
three ways:
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for the Creativity and Originality of the Team Choice
Element;
for the Quality, Workmanship, and/or Effort that is
evident;
and for the Integration of the Team Choice Element into
the Presentation
• Please note that no Team Choice Elements are required
for the Improvisational Challenge, Change in Realitee
Evaluation
• Each Team Choice Element must be capable of being
evaluated as a standalone item.
• Appraisers must be able to quickly and easily identify
your team’s Team Choice Elements.
• The way in which the Team Choice Elements are written
on the Tournament Data Form is very important.
Example
What to choose?
• A Team Choice Element may be presented at the same
time as another Team Choice Element only if both can
be easily identified and scored separately.
• For example, a team might choose to present two Team
Choice Elements in the form of an original dance set to a
piece of original music. Both Team Choice Elements (the
dance and the music) can be easily identified and
evaluated as separate items.
Make it Unique!
A Team Choice Element may not be a specific item
that is required in the Central Challenge that is
already being evaluated.
A Team Choice Element may be a single unique
part of a required item, as long as an Appraiser
can identify it by itself.
The Team Manager’s Job Is to Help
Team Members
• Recognize that together, team members possess a unique
combination of interests, talents, strengths and skills
• Discover and respect the individuality of one another
• Celebrate diversity
• Learn to value and utilize the wide variety of abilities and interests
on the team
• Figure out ways the TEAM is unique and exceptional
• Design Team Choice Elements that showcase those unique and
exceptional intelligences of the TEAM and all team members
• Help the team practice writing clear instructions as to what is
actually to be evaluated in practice Team Choice Elements or
situations
Time Management
• Do Not wait until the last minute for your team
to decide on their Team Choice Elements!
• They should keep them in mind as they
develop their Central Challenge.
• 60 Points or 15% of their overall score is from
the Team Choice Elements. Make sure the
team chooses the strongest elements.
Steps: What the Team Needs
Help the team brainstorm:
Create a list of the things they absolutely need.
Create a second list of things they would like
to have.
Prioritize items on the lists.
Steps: Materials
Help the team brainstorm:
What makes a prop noticeable and
memorable?
How can they use old materials?
How can they use materials in unusual ways?
Where might they find free or inexpensive
materials?
How can they embellish or combine things?
Steps: Construction
Help the team brainstorm ways to construct their
backdrops and props.
Team members have to do all the work
themselves.
Safety is a concern. Don’t allow team members to
use tools they can’t use safely. Teach them how to
use the tools or have them figure out a different
construction method.
Team Managers or other adults cannot do
construction for the team under any circumstances.
Questions