My Favorite Declamation Pieces
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My Favorite Declamation Pieces
When I was in high school, my teacher asked me to represent our school in an Oratorical Contest and I happened to love my two declamation pieces and I am glad to share it with you. The thing is I don't know who wrote them.
"AM I TO BE BLAMED?"
They're chasing me, they're chasing, no they must not catch me, I have enough money now, yes enough for my starving mother and brothers.
Please let me go, let me go home before you imprisoned me. Very well, officers? take me to your headquarters. Good morning captain! no captain, you are mistaken, I was once a good girl, just like the rest of you here. Just like any of your daughters. But time was, when I was reared in slums. But we lived honestly, we lived honestly in life. My, father, mother, brothers, sisters and I. But then, poverty enters the portals of our home. My father became jobless, my mother got ill. The small savings that my mother had kept for our expenses were spent. All for our daily needs and her needed medicine.
One night, my father went out, telling us that he would come back in a few minutes with plenty of foods and money, but that was the last time I saw him. He went with another woman. If only I could lay my hands on his neck I would wring it without pain until he breaths no more. If you were in my place, you'll do it, won't you Captain? What? you won't still believe in me?. Come and I'll show you a dilapidated shanty by a railroad.
Mother, mother I'm home, mother? mother?!. There Captain, see my dead mother. Captain? there are tears in your eyes? now pack this stolen money and return it to the owner. What good would this do to my mother now? she's already gone! Do you hear me? she's already gone. Am I to be blamed for the things I have done?
"JUVENILE DELINQUENT"
Am I a juvenile delinquent? I'm a teenager, I'm young, young at heart in mind. In this position, I'm carefree, I enjoy doing nothing but to drink the wine of pleasure. I seldom go to school, nobody cares!. But instead you can see me roaming around. Standing at the nearby canto (street). Or else standing beside a jukebox stand playing the nerve tickling bugaloo.Those are the reasons, why people, you branded me delinquent, a juvenile delinquent.
My parents ignored me, my teachers sneered at me and my friends, they neglected me. One night I asked my mother to teach me how to appreciate the values in life. Would you care what she told me? "Stop bothering me! Can't you see? I had to dress up for my mahjong session, some other time my child". I turned to my father to console me, but, what a wonderful thing he told me. "Child, here's 500 bucks, get it and enjou yourself, go and ask your teachers that question".
And in school, I heard nothing but the echoes of the voices of my teachers torturing me with these words. "Why waste your time in studying, you can't even divide 100 by 5! Go home and plant sweet potatoes".
I may have the looks of Audrey Hepburn, the calmly voice of Nathalie Cole. But that's not what you can see in me. Here's a young girl who needs counsel to enlighten her way and guidance to strenghten her life into contentment.
Honorable judge, friends and teachers...is this the girl whom you commented a juvenile delinquent?.
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thanks Aya. Glad you like it.
thanks for posting this......
you really helped me!!!
I'm a high school now
currently in the 1st year
and my teacher wanted as to perform a declamation
with this
i have something beautiful to present..!!!!
THANKS AGAIN!!!
ELAINE
Hi Elaine, you're welcome and I am so glad to be of help.
Good luck.
Thanks for this i now have declamation to recite!
Thanks again!
Hi Marko, thanks for stopping by too...good luck on your recital...
i really like this declamation..it has a wonderful meaning..its inspire ma a lot..it reflect to the people in our generation..i hope that it can inspire more person to realize the importancce of family,friends,and other member of the sociaty to improve there attitude!!!
i really like this declamation..it has a wonderful meaning..its inspire ma a lot..it reflect to the people in our generation..i hope that it can inspire more person to realize the importancce of family,friends,and other member of the sociaty to improve there attitude!!!
Hi Gaylee! Thanks...it inspired me too the first time I've read this declamation...and I am so happy you are too...
i like it too...
wow nice declamation piece i really like the juvenile delinquent did you made those?? its nice ha
hi angela...thanks...glad that you like it...no, i didn't ...it was actually the declamation piece i used during a contest when i was in high school...
thanks for posting,...it gives me lot of ideas
sorry for me coz i have to translate it in tagalog
but then its worth my time,...thanks
nice of you to have started this thread. it has proven helpful to a lot of "stage" moms, haha! btw, been looking for a piece entitled "VENDETTA". would you have any idea where i can get one? or is there a way you can provide one? thanks very much, any help will be deeply appreciated. :-)
hi jenerose...thanks...and cris...thanks too for appreciating it...and i'll try and find that piece for you and i'll post it here and if i can't i'll still let you know...
Thanks FOR this! it helps! Im 4th Year HS,! Thanks A lot!
Hi! your welcome and thanks for dropping by...
Thanks a lot by posting this,,,,,,
You help me,,,
im currently 4th year,,, i need this as my project,,,,
pls. post more,,,,,
thanks again ^_^
HI me to i really like it
keep it up!!!!!
bagerz@yahoo.com
hello! thanks for posting this declamation piece. i need to present this for our public speaking club :))
thank you!!!!ammm what website did you get this?
hello....thanks a lot for dropping by and I promise I'll post some more...and seeeeeedee hi, i got it when i was in high school my teacher gave it to me because i represented our school for a declamation contest...
i haven't read it yet
thanks 4 posting itxD
hi thank you for posting it here im very much need it for my performance in our school...... T.Y godbless pray for me
hi rain your welcome and good luck...you'll do well...
mganda ung juvenaile ..........
salamat joseph...very inspiring 'yan...
hi...
i would like to thank you!!!!
omigosh
i really need a piece...im glad you're here....
waaaaa...u're an angel
thank you very much!!!!
xoxo
hi...
i would like to thank you!!!!
omigosh
i really need a piece...im glad you're here....
waaaaa...u're an angel
thank you very much!!!!
xoxo
ur welcome abbie...glad to be of help.
hi, thanks for juvenile delinquent...
do you have your video, wn you acted ds?
i want to see..tnx
hi mizzelle...you're welcome...no, sorry but i don't...it's been a long time since i acted that...i even used it during an inter-school competition...about 17 years ago...
nice!
this is really good you helped me. thank you ?
haii ..
i like the "JUVENILE DELINQUENT" .. i am goin to present this coming september 2,2009 hehe ..
hope my teacher like it i can earn big score :D
im a high school student 2nd year :D
HI thanks for posting this i got an inspiring declamation to present this coming 3rd week of september thanks a lot
both declamation peice is so inspiring but i have to choose one so i choose "AM I TO BE BLAMED?" thanks a lot hope my english teacher will like it
pls. pray for me wish me luck!!!
Hi...Thanks Natzie, Mikee and Bea, I am glad you like it and it was my english teacher who gave me those pieces... Good Luck to you all...I know you will do well...
tnx for posting it!
tnx for posting it!
i will perform the i am to be blame
coz i like it and its a reality in our community today.
hi,,
thankz for sHaring yoUr deClamation piece..
it'z awesome.., I think your so nice as your declamation pieces.. thankz..god bless..take care always..
thnkz 4 sharing ha...h0w nice
Hi....Twinkle, Precious and Jen, thanks a lot for dropping by and I am so glad that u like it...
U reaLly help me! Thankz i w0uld like t0 use it f0r our dEClamati0n piece oN satUrday!I realLY like wat u did!Thankz! M0re p0wer
You're welcome Tine and GOOD LUCK.....
youre welcome,, God bless and Take care always
hi rain i like ur style can i have it!!!! hehehehehe joke lng
thank you very much for making it well..i really appreciate
thank u very much!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
you know what?,, i like dis piece so much.
i like d way you use words in a very unique manner.
hope that i can meet you :) i like your piece's personality.
:)
hi!! thank you for your nice declamation piece.. it helps me to enhance my skills in speech.. thanks a lot..!!
THANKZ FOR A GOOD DECLAMATION.IT REALLY HELP'S ME IN MY PROJECT IN ENGLISH THANKZ AGAIN!
a million tnx!
I am so glad that you like it...Thanks so much for the appreciation.
hi, how are you?
where do you live?
I love what you wrote. It inspire me to pursue also my talent in writing literary pieces. its very relevant especially in this materialistic world wherein youths and people are blind. thanks a lot. may God bless you and your family.
Thank you for posting those two declamation.
hey,,tnx for the declamation piece..
It's nice.super nice....
promise that i will be reciting it perfectly...
for the one who wrote it.... promise i will keep this declamation piece.
I found a perfect declamation piece to perform this coming October at our final oral exam.....
Thanks to you all for the appreciation and good luck Jessa..
.hi!ui add niu q sa fs.janjan_heya@yc.
.tnx :)
thank u so much you really really really really really really HELP HELP HELP HELP meeeee...........
thnks agian......
hu's the author of the declamation piece?
Hi Mhadz...that's what I don't know...my teacher gave it to me a long time ago for a contest...
nice now this really is the best declamation piece
nice, it helps me a lot in my subject
hus the author? thankz
Hi...I wish I knew who wrote this sorry...thanks guys for dropping by...
sana poh!!! mas marami pah...THEYNX pOh.....c',)
hayz thanks for posting this declamation poem i wish there's more like this......you helped me a lot...thanks again
can post some more??hehe..i lie it..
i mean,i like it..
hi!!!
u allready declame this?
it's so nice piece
if u allready dclamed it
can i watch it?
bec. we have a declamation competition so that i can get an action of it
thank you??????
thanks to u all...I'll try to post more...darkdemonanger, yes but i don't have a video, sorry. that was long time ago when I was in my sophomore and junior year.
Upon reading the "juvenile deliquint" Wow! I really appreciate it... just post more..plz..thanx!
hi!thank you now i have a declamation !!
hi!thank you now i have a declamation !!
Good!
_ thnks to your piece.
ganda n2
tNx.. theSe will help me a loT.........
hi!!!
u allready declame this?
it's so nice piece
if u allready dclamed it
can i watch it?
bec. we have a declamation competition so that i can get an action of it
thank you??????
OMG ! haha..thank you for this piece...I joined a pageant and its the mr. and ms. sk of malinta..here in valenzuela..and it will help me a lot in our talent night because I want to show some uniqueness ! and I choose to do some acting..and use this piece...and honestly when I read this piece..I lav it ! haha...so thank you very much cause a have something to show...hahahah...
hi Mayvelyn, thanks and I have performed it but I don't have a video sorry..Maycuh, that's nice, my brother used to join a pageant before and he also used "Am I to be blamed?" during the talent presentation...he won the best in talent trophy as well...Good Luck...
who is the author of "juvenile delinquent"?
ur answer will be much appreciated.. tnx..
ha ha..I'm actually memorizing the piece until now..and practicing my speech..do you have any idea on how can I do it with action ?? pls. help me..2 weeks from now is our talent night..and realy ?? your brother used it ?? ha ha..I want to meet you and your brother too..if its ok ??
thankyou VERY MUCH for your post :D
@RenyAnne, thanks for dropping by but I am really sorry I really don't know who wrote that one...because when my teacher gave it to me she didn't even wrote the name of the author..
@Maycuh...marco, I am happy for u...which one are u doing? so I can give u an idea...
@checaii, thanks a lot for the appreciation..
Hi.I need your help to find my declamation.I need to perform it next month but i don't have a copy yet.I want a copy of the declamation ,The title "MIDNIGHT SHOCK".It was a true story about the Earthquake that was happened in Olonggapo city in 1991 in the Philippines.Thank you if you can help me of my piece.
the piece that I'll be using is the "AM I TO BE BLAMED" do you have any idea on how can I act this ?? thank you..hehe...
BIG THANKS! Super Nice! I love it! "AM I TO BE BLAMED"
@ Alma, I'll try my best to find that piece for you...
@Maycuh...marco, that's really nice I got a flat 1 grade in my speech class for that piece...at the start which is the most important one u'll run to the stage u have to start from the doorway and make ur way to the stage running and looking behind ur back for people who r chasing u then stay still in the middle and pause for 3 seconds and offer ur hands to them (imaginary) to surrender when u said "very well officers".. then u should cry when u see ur mother dead...and appear strong when u relay ur story to the captain...and one thing more u shouldn't say the title of ur declamation before u start...
@Kaithlyn Rose, you're welcome...
thhhankkk youuu so so so much ! haha..very well marriedwoman..haha..I'm wondering..are u a filipino ??
=> very nice speech..!!! i love it,, it is so very inspiring,, thanks for this, im gonna read it tommorow infront of my classm8 and instructor..then im gonna memorizing it to perform this for my second semester on septmber 24...thanks and more power to you...i hope they like it.
@maycuh...marco, good luck and you're welcome...and yes I am Filipino...though I am not in the Philippines anymore...
@mhai, good luck and I'm sure they'll like it...
wow!..the "JUVENILE DELINQUENT" is pretty cute!..nice.. ^_^
the declamaton piece is good eventhough its for girl
and........ammmm; my classmate also declame that and
my teaher says that she is very gooooooooooood. i
hope theat other people also like this declamation piece.
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zxcvbnm,/?/*-0321456987..... thats all i want to say.
can u understand it? hahaha:::
hello,...yeah, the piece are very nice,...
Its a awesome mixture of words
hi, how are you??
i want to become your friend..'
heheeh thanks for posting this kasi i am going to join a declamation contest in our school and i found this one thanks
tnx 4 sharing ur declamation piece.I learn well.very nice piece.it is very inspirational speech.It could be immortal to us..mwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
ang ganda..may i recite na ako .hehe
hi there :)
omg ! ur declamation is soo nice , i really love it .. i want to use it ,but i cnt bcoz' our teacher told us that it should fit to ourselves :( ! nahhhhh ... bt i cnt find one ggrr .. anyway congrtx for a very beautiful declamation piece :)
thnx laking 2long sana may video
thnx laking 2long sana may video
.. thank you very much...
i'm touched with your piece.. i'm a 2nd yer college student and stil childish in ways. thanks for posting this. now, i have sumthing to present to my techer.
thank you very much!!!!!!!!
for having this declamation piece!
thanks a lot!!!!!!!
good luck..
have a great life ahead..
thanks a lot
your one of my factor in sucessing mah alm contest
can u teach me more on how i will act it?plz
god blees u more
ahmmp!in your highskul life?did you won the first prize?
Thanks a lot everyone for dropping by...
@Khym: I did actually and I even used the same piece when I was in college during the finals of my Speech class and thankfully my teacher gave a 1.0 grade which is amazing and yeah I won the first prize and been exempt in my final exam in high school... Just try and put yourself in the character and you'll be fine because you can feel it even more...I was excited when my teacher gave it to me...one more thing make sure you don't mention the title at the start...start your declamation as soon as you emerge on the stage...
ty po sa declamation XD
its really nice;;; it stated my life..//hehehe
its really nice;;; it stated my life..//hehehe
yeah.. i find it very nice.. especially the piece "juvenile delinquent"..
very meaningful. nice one!
thanks!
:)
hi..u know i'm 1st yr.now
my teacher want me2 present declamation piece
and i will present this...!!!
tnx 4 post this..
ur helping more students..
god bless..tc
hi..u know i'm 1st yr.now
my teacher want me2 present declamation piece
and i will present this...!!!
tnx 4 post this..
ur helping more students..
god bless..tc
...wow!naka2touch puh tlga ung declamation na "JUVENILE DELINQUENT"
its really a nice piece...so touching....
I really like your First declamation piece
and for that i might use it for our class recitation
I was really touched by it and will never forget about it
It had showed many emotions throughout that piece
it had showed poverty, hardship and sacrifice
perhaps if i would rate from 1 up to 10 the highest is 10
it would be 10
because i really like it.
thank you??!!!dsjfsijvm
thank you very much because this is my assignment!
and i got a high grades!!
thank you very very very much (+_+)
I HOPE THIS PAGE WILL BE THE MOST USEFUL PAGE!!!
2ND TO THE GOOGLE!!!!!
i like it...can you pls post another piece?or can you help me find some refernces of declamation pieces about this concept "building the minds, shaping characters and nurturing wellness through sports...i would really appreciate it if you can help it.
teacher Kath, i'll try everything i could to find some declamation pieces...Thanks guys...
thank you very much.... i really like it i will use this for ourdeclamation contesst.... TY ;-)
i really like your declamation..... that's very nice
i really like your declamation..... that's very nice
'WOW...!
"xooo..nyc...
'i'll b using ur piece 4 my declamation...
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'i'll b using ur piece 4 my declamation...
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'i'll b using ur piece 4 my declamation...
NICE!! now i have a declamation to present in my classmates! Thanks!!
tnx for this! i now have something to recite next week...
wow! the piece was so nice. this will be the one i will present for our declamation.
i like it so much,,,,,,,,,,,,,
love it,,,,,,,
im also a contestant in english declamation
thanks a lot guys...i am so glad that i share this with you...they're my favorite..
hi!!!!!!!!! i thank u 4 sharing this pieces of declamation...... thankzzz po
tnx a lot because of ur piece ndi na ko mamumublema i hope u post more
DOMO ARIGATO!TNX A LOT. IT REALLY HELPS ME
.. penge po ng advice kung pano i-deliver ng maayos ang declamation .. tnx ..
hi Christine, hope this will help...at the start which is the most important one u'll run to the stage u have to start from the doorway and make ur way to the stage running and looking behind ur back for people who r chasing u then stay still in the middle and pause for 3 seconds and offer ur hands to them (imaginary) to surrender when u said "very well officers".. then u should cry when u see ur mother dead...and appear strong when u relay ur story to the captain...and one thing more u shouldn't say the title of ur declamation before u start...
aza!!!
Super!!!!!!!!Your piece is such a contemporary piece that could awaken the audience's attention. My daughter will declame this next year and you will be a part of her success. Thanks again. God bless
what a nice piece of yours! i had only read this once but I am so amazed!! Thanks for posting it!
I am happy that you like it...
@Rose, good luck to your daughter's declamation and thank you.
@Nomer, thanks a lot.
hey, ummm...these declamations are awsome, but can u pls tell me what website can i look for more declamations for my school play? thanks a bunch!
-a female reader
your declamaition pieces are so beautiful...........................I like it so much....
hi female reader...thanks...you can try checking my site because I posted some more declamation pieces...I don't know which site to look really because all these pieces are either given by a friend or my teachers.
thnx 4 posting this piece
i really love it
i think my teacher will give me a high score for this piece
thank u 4 posting this again
thnx 4 posting this piece
i really love it
i think my teacher will give me a high score for this piece
thank u 4 posting this again
hi!!! TNX 4 UR BEAUTIFUL DECLAMATION PIECE... I HOPE MY TEACHER WILL LIKE IT... SANA MAPLI AKO SA MGA MGPEPERFORM... TNX AGAIN...
hi marriedwoman!
hi there tnx! my grade 1 student needs a declamation piece to memorize and swak2 i found it here...it greatly helps! nice declamation.. post more ^___^
hi leila. thanks. i posted some more it's titled more declamation pieces there's "vengeance is ours" in that site.
thank you for this piece.. its a big help! ü btw, do you have the piece of am i delinquent? or the unpardonable crime? and again, thank you very much!
it's really nice:>
thanks for sharing those wonderful declamation pieces!
i will be using it, thanks again;>
thank you for the piece,,im in college now and our instructor told us that we are going to declaim,, thanks Ive found the nice one
Thanks to you I have something to declame now....
I was thinking of declaming Oh Captain, My Captain but I don't feel like doing it until I found this Declamation piece... I'm so very thankful...
Thanks!!!!
:) :) :)
I wonder who wrote this, it is sooo nice...
i have to declame juvenile DELINQUENT in front of everybody in our school i dont know if i should still do it im very shy hehehe :-)
Hi Cris! You should do it and don't feel shy at all. Don't think about the people watching you just focus all your energy to what you are about to do...Good Luck I know you can do it.
at last i found a nice one ! thanks !
UR DECLAMATION PIECE IS WONDERFUL AND I ALSO USE THAT AS MY DECLAMATION PIECE ON MY 6TH GRADE
it is nice and wonderful
Hmm .. Really Thanks for the Declamation because i have like 2 hours left to memorize a Declamation ! it really Helped me because its half of our Monthly test so i really Need it !
But now i found it ! i have been like searching for 2 hours and havent chose anything because its so long but now u gave me the declamation :} thank You So Much
hai..tnks for your wonderful declamation peace..na touch talaga akoh..i realize something..i hope you cando m0re..
WhAt A nIcE DEcLaMaTioNS,,,,, thAnKs To You.?
WhAt A nIcE DEcLaMaTioNS,,,,, thAnKs To You.?
thank you zoo MUcH fOr HAVING DIS pIeCE It WILl hElP Me a loT FOR OuR eNgLIsH dIs COmINg JaNuaRy!! tnx A Lot
ow.... thanks now i have my declamation piece to perform in our room...................
hey.. THank you very much..
I like that two dec. pieces. it gives meaning to our present generation. Pls. keep posting some, elem and hi-school level. I need it for my grandkids. Could you help me look for my dec. piece in the elem.? the title is NOBODY'S CHILD. I don't know who wrote that but it starts like this.........Alone, in this dreary and pitiless street. Hungry, ..and shivering and nowhere to go..
xD :)) :)) :)) {?:P :P :P :XD :P:F :PP
ye. gunna use dZ ei ~
awwww....im not an emotional person but this really touched my heart and tears started to stream down my cheeks because the pieces may exist in this world..and it just makes me feel sad..it's a nice declamation piece...i've been winning declamation contests competing with diff schools with a humble heart...and i just wish that one day this piece will be the contest piece that the psap people will choose..and i promise that i will put my whole heart into this piece as i declaim it...how i wish it would be soon...thanks a lot for postin this!you're a blessing!:D
AYA says:
6 months ago
NiCe!