Click on the links below to learn about our many categories:
Category Descriptions, Rules, Rubrics pages
Time Period for Moments in History
- 2016-2017 Season – Time Period: 1930’s
Changes At A Glance…
Category Letters from Tournament Scheduler
Click below for Rules and Rubrics in pdf format
- MLFA Rules & Rubrics Merged for front/back copying 2017
- MLFA Rules and Category Information 2016-2017
- MLFA Rubrics and Category Information 2016-2017
| Categories for Individual Students | Website Page | Rules | Rubric | Merged |
| Humorous Solo Acting | Link | Link | Link | Link |
| Serious Solo Acting | Link | Link | Link | Link |
| Non-Original Oratory | Link | Link | Link | Link |
| Persuasive Speech | Link | Link | Link | Link |
| Moments in History | Link | Link | Link | Link |
| Informative Speech | Link | Link | Link | Link |
| Prose | Link | Link | Link | Link |
| Impromptu Speaking | Link | Link | Link | Link |
| Poetry | Link | Link | Link | Link |
| Storytelling | Link | Link | Link | Link |
| Farrago | Link | Link | Link | Link |
| Categories for Individual Students &/or Partners | Website Page | Rules | Rubric | Merged |
| Infomercial | Link | Link | Link | Link |
| News Reporting | Link | Link | Link | Link |
| Demonstration | Link | Link | Link | Link |
| Special Events | Link | Link | Link | Link |
| Categories for Groups | Website Page | Rules | Rubric | Merged |
| Group Interpretation | Link | Link | Link | Link |
| Group Acting | Link | Link | Link | Link |
| Group Improvisation | Link | Link | Link | Link |
Category Descriptions Slideshow:
Storytelling should be told as the narrator (third person) as if he or she is recalling the story. Although you could certainly memorize a story word-for-word, it’s easiest to memorize the outline of a story, then fill in with the details. The storyteller is not allowed a script or a prompt.