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UIL PROSE & POETRY CATEGORIES 2016 - 2017
Ann Shofner, UIL State Advisory Committee Member
Jana Riggins, UIL State Speech Director
POETRYCATEGORY A
•GOAL – TO EXAMINE YOUR CHANGING WORLD AND HOW THIS CHANGE IMPACTED YOU
• PURPOSE – TO INFORM
•WHAT – INFORM ABOUT A SOCIETAL CHANGE• PERSONALIZE WITH IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE
POETRY CATEGORY A
• Published Material• No Plays, Screenplays• No song lyrics unless used as transitions (unless published
as poetry)• No repeat author from Category B• Theme/Subject matter must be different from Category B
POETRYCATEGORY A
•MAY BE ONE SINGLE POEM
•MAY BE AN EXCERPT FROM A POEM
•MAY BE MULTIPLE POEMS – UP TO 6
• IF MULTIPLE POEMS ARE USED, MAY BE WOVEN
POETRYCATEGORY A
• CAUTION:
•MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT A CONTEMPORARY SOCIETAL CHANGE IS
• AVOID PERSUASION
• AVOID THEME/SUBJECT MATTER BEING THE SAME AS CATEGORY B
POETRY CATEGORY A
• INTRODUCTION TO THE CATEGORY
• Refer to handout
POETRYCATEGORY A
• DOCUMENTATION
• Prove piece(s) are published in hard copy
• List the theme/subject matter
• Use the official UIL Documentation form (interactive form to download from online)
• Make copies of the UIL Documentation form for Contest Director and all Judges
POETRYCATEGORY B
•GOAL - TAKE A STAND ON AN ISSUE THAT YOU HAVE A STRONG OPINION
• PURPOSE – TO PERSUADE
•WHAT – SUPPORT YOUR POSITION THROUGH A PROGRAM OF LITERATURE
POETRYCATEGORY B
• Published Material• Online Material• Transcribed Material•Must have multiple selections • minimum of 2• maximum of 6
POETRYCATEGORY B
•One of the Selections may be:
• PLAY (but must be written in verse)
• SINGLE SONG (can be from a musical)
• A POEM TAKEN FROM A PODCAST
POETRYCATEGORY B
•May be anonymous
•May be a woven program
•No repeat author from Category A
POETRYCATEGORY B
• CAUTION:
•MAKE THE MESSAGE CLEARLY PERSUASIVE
• AVOID THEME/SUBJECT MATTER BEING THE SAME OR SIMILAR AS CATEGORY B
POETRY CATEGORY B
• INTRODUCTION TO THE CATEGORY
• Refer to handout
POETRYCATEGORY B
• DOCUMENTATION
• No proof of publication is required
• List the theme/subject matter
• Use the official UIL Documentation form (interactive form to download from online)
• Make copies of the UIL Documentation form for Contest Director and all Judges
PROSECATEGORY A
• GOAL – TO EXAMINE YOUR CHANGING WORLD AND HOW THIS CHANGE IMPACTED YOU
• PURPOSE – TO INFORM
• WHAT – INFORM ABOUT A SOCIETAL CHANGE
•PERSONALIZE WITH IMPACT ON YOUR LIFE
PROSECATEGORY A
• Published Material
• No Plays, Screenplays, Movies, Documentaries, Speeches
• No co-authored works
• No anonymous works
• No repeat author from Category B
• Theme/Subject matter must be different from Category B
PROSECATEGORY A
•MUST BE ONE SINGLE LITERARY WORK
PROSECATEGORY A
• CAUTION:
• MAKE SURE YOU UNDERSTAND WHAT A CONTEMPORARY SOCIETAL CHANGE IS
• AVOID PERSUASION
• AVOID THEME/SUBJECT MATTER BEING THE SAME AS CATEGORY B
PROSECATEGORY A
• INTRODUCTION TO THE CATEGORY
• Refer to handout
PROSECATEGORY A
• DOCUMENTATION
• Prove the piece is published in hard copy
• List the theme/subject matter of the performance
• Use the official UIL Documentation form (interactive form to download from online)
• Make copies of the UIL Documentation form for Contest Director and all Judges
PROSECATEGORY B
•GOAL – TAKE A STAND ON AN ISSUE THAT YOU HAVE A STRONG OPINION
• PURPOSE – TO PERSUADE
•WHAT – SUPPORT YOUR POSITION THROUGH A PROGRAM OF LITERATURE
PROSECATEGORY
• Published Material
• Online Material
• Transcribed Material
• Must have multiple selections
• minimum of 2
• maximum of 4
PROSECATEGORY B
•One of the Selections may be:
• TV SHOW OR TV MOVIE
• PLAY OR MONOLOGUE
•MOVIE OR DOCUMENTARY
• RADIO SHOW
PROSECATEGORY B
•MAJORITY OF THE PROGRAM MUST BE PROSE• FICTION
• NON-FICTION
• NEWS SOURCES
• ESSAYS
• SPEECHES
PROSECATEGORY B
• No Poetry
• No song lyrics or musicals
• No jokes or commercials
• No blogs
• No plays written in verse or novels in verse
• No repeat author from Category A
PROSECATEGORY B
• CAUTION:
•MAKE THE MESSAGE CLEARLY PERSUASIVE
• AVOID THEME/SUBJECT MATTER BEING THE SAME OR SIMILAR AS CATEGORY A
PROSECATEGORY B
• INTRODUCTION TO THE CATEGORY
• Refer to handout
PROSECATEGORY B
• DOCUMENTATION
• No proof of publication is required
• List the theme/subject matter
• Use the official UIL Documentation form (interactive form to download from online)
• Make copies of the UIL Documentation form for Contest Director and all Judges
QUESTIONS?
• Visit the Oral Interpretation webpage of UIL Speech for clarifications.
• Download the UIL Prose & Poetry Handbook from the UIL Online Store for contest rules and procedures, expanded detail of the categories, and information about performance theory and rehearsal techniques.
• Contact the UIL State Office for Official Rulings.
• ]ana Riggins, State Director [email protected]