Mr. Barrera offers advice to a member of his Literary Criticism team. She won first place in the Del Valle UIL meet Feb 16, 2008. Go Rams!

Informative & Persuasive Speaking

The purpose of this contest is to stimulate an active interest in current affairs at the state, national and international levels, and to teach the student to present extemporaneously in a clear and impartial manner the facts about a subject as they appear in the best available sources of information. This speaking contest is an exercise in clear thinking and informing the public on the issues and concerns of the American people. The objective is to present information in an interesting way, and an attempt should not be made to change the listener's mind beyond presenting the information.

Gavino Barrera
Team Leader
Room 133
ph. 841-5864
GBarrera@austinisd.org