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 2016 Orange County Academic Decathlon
JV Competition Outline
Essay – 40 minutes
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1 prompt on the novel, 1 prompt on Social Science, and 1 prompt on Science
Students will choose one prompt to write on
Speech
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Prepared speech only – 2 to 2.5 minutes in length
Students will only be given a “30 second remaining” & “time has expired” time card warnings
Maximum score for speech - 700 points (since there is no impromptu)
Art
Section I – Elements of Art, processes and techniques only (pages 33-43)
Section II – Buddhist and Hindu Art and Architecture (pages 45-67; selected works – Bust of a Man,
Possibly a Priest; Seated Buddha; The Great Stupa; Nataraja, Shiva as the Lord of Dance; and Detail of a
Wall Painting in the Rajah’s Palace)
Section III – Selected work: Taj Mahal (pages 81-85)
Section V – Postcolonial Art and Architecture (pages 106-121; selected works – Indian Currency; PK Kelkar
Library; and The Tables Have Turned)
Literature (Novel: Nectar in a Sieve)
Section I – Critical Reading (pages 4-10)
Section II – Nectar in a Sieve (1954) by Kamala Markandaya (pages 10-37)
Section III – Shorter Selections (pages 39-47; selected works – “Quit India” speech by Mahatma Gandhi,
1942; and “Tryst with Destiny” speech by Jawaharlal Nehru, 1947)
Mathematics
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(No graphing calculators for the 9/10 math test - ONLY basic scientific calculators allowed.)
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General math, algebra, and geometry
Music
Section I – Introduction to Music Theory and the Music of India (pages 6-21)
Section II – India’s Regional Music Traditions and Devotional Music (pages 23-38) – including Listening
Examples 1-6
Section IV – Film and Popular Music (pages 59-70) – including Listening Examples 12-14
Science
Section II – Community Ecology (pages 29-44)
Section III – Ecosystem, Landscape and Global Ecology (pages 46-57)
Social Science
Section III – From High Colonialism to Independence, 1857-1947 (pages 43-59)
Section IV – “Tryst with Destiny:” Independent India, 1947-1991 (pages 61-73)
Section V – Contemporary India, 1991-2014 (pages 74-87)
Super Quiz Relay
Super Quiz will be based on 5 events: art, language/literature, music, science, & social science.
Scoring plan: 10 questions per GPA category (2 per subject). 40 points per question = 400 points.
For 2016, scoring will be same as main competition. Super Quiz is a completely separate event.
No Impromptu speech
No Interview
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No Economics test