38th Annual Poetry Declamation
Guidelines for the Poetry Declamation Contest on April 14, 2012
Pre-registration forms must be received by the Department of Spanish and Portuguese no later than FRIDAY March 23, 2012
Each institution can only register 5 students in the same level. This means that students may have to go through a pre-selection process in their home institutions, and only the 5 best contestants will participate and represent their school in the Poetry Declamation Contest.
Students will present two poems. The one selected by the organizers and a second one selected by the participating student.
Important: the second poem should be 4 to 8 lines long for Pre-K and Kindergarten, 8 to 12 to Elementary (1st, 2nd, 3rd grades); and 12 - 18 lines for both Elementary (4th and 5th grades) and Middle Schools, and 14 to 25 lines long for the High School Levels. NO EXCEPTIONS.
Each participant will present the first poem, alone, to the judges only. Family, friends, and teachers are welcomed to listen to the declamation of the second poem, chosen by the participant, not the first poem, chosen by the Department.
Registration must include the poem selected by the participant, with the name of the author and his/her place of origin.
Please arrive 30 minutes prior to your presentation.
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LEVELS
Level K - Pre-K & Kindergarten: All Pre-K and Kindergarten School Students with no background in Spanish
Level KA - Pre-K & Kindergarten: All Pre-K and Kindergarten students with background in Spanish.
Level E1 -Elementary: (1st, 2nd, 3rd grades) Elementary school students with no background in Spanish.
Level E1A-Elementary: (1st, 2nd, 3rd, grades) Elementary school students with background in Spanish.
Level E2 – Elementary: (4th and 5th grades) Elementary school students with no background in Spanish.
Level E2A- Elementary: (4th and 5th grades) Elementary school students with background in Spanish.
Level M – Middle School: All Middle school students with no background in Spanish.
Level MA – Middle School: All Middle school students with background in Spanish.
Level I – High School: (1st and 2nd year) High school students with no background in Spanish.
Level IA – High School: (1st and 2nd year) High school students with background in Spanish.
Level II – High School: (3rd and 4th year) High school students having taken courses Spanish 3, 4, or beyond with no background in Spanish.
Level IIA – High School: (3rd and 4th year) High school students having taken courses Spanish 3, 4, or beyond, with background in Spanish.
1) Each participant will memorize and prepare two poems for the contest: the first poem is chosen by the Department of Spanish & Portuguese, the second is chosen by the Teacher and the student.
Participants will need to provide 3 copies of their selected poem for distribution among the judges. The Department's selections will be included with the announcement.
Award Ceremony will be in MEZ Auditorium (Room 1.306) at 12:00pm
Inquiries: Department of Spanish and Portuguese
Jeff Becker Executive Assistant: jeffbecker@austin.utexas.edu
Professor Gabriela Polit: gabriela@austin.utexas.edu
Professor Chiyo Nishida: cnishida@mail.utexas.edu
