Teacher: Lacy Folsom Room: D211 Email: lacy.folsom@hayscisd.net

UIL Speech & Debate Event Overview

Prose Interpretation

7 Minutes; no grace

oral interpretation of prose

• prepare 2 performances from 2 specified categories of literature;

• documentation of categories often required

• oral reading

• not memorized except for the introduction

Poetry Interpretation

7 Minutes; no grace

oral interpretation of poetry

• prepare 2 performances from 2 specified categories of literature;

• documentation of categories often required

• oral reading

• not memorized except for the introduction

Informative Speaking

7 Minutes; allowed to finish sentence

speech is informative in nature

• the speaker draws 5 current event topics

• chooses one on which to speak after 30 minutes of preparation time

• 1 3 x 5 notecard allowed

Persuasive Speaking

7 Minutes; allowed to finish sentence

speech is persuasive in nature

• the speaker draws 5 current event topics

• chooses one on which to speak after 30 minutes of preparation time

• 1 3 x 5 notecard allowed

Lincoln-Douglas Debate

6-3-7-3-4-6-3

4 minute preparation

one person on each side debating value resolutions

• UIL fall topic used August - December

• Spring topic used January - May

• Topic available on UIL website

Cross-Examination Debate

8-3-8-3-8-3-8-3-5-5-5-5

8 minute preparation

two-member teams debating policy question

• Topic released each January for the following year

• Broad national topic remains the same all year

• Topic available on UIL website

Congress

3 hour sessions

Participating schools author bills and resolutions which are considered for debate; legislative contestants are divided into chambers where their speeches are scored

Extemporaneous