The contest requires knowledge of literary history and of critical terms, and ability in literary criticism. Students are required to select the best answers involving judgment in literary criticism and to analyze literary passages from both the reading list and other sources. A tiebreaker is required in which the student must write a short essay dealing with a specified topic about a selected literary passage.

 

The reading list this year consists of:

Fiction - The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Poetry - Sonnets from the Portuguese and Other Poems by Elizabeth Barret Browning

Drama - The Tragedy of Macbeth by William Shakespeare

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Mrs. Gonzales has books available and more details can be found in the Official 21-22 UIL Reading List PDF

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Contact

Room: 105

Email: belinda_gonzalez@wisd.net