Transcript Hong Kong Budding Poets (English) Award 2005 –2006

Hong Kong Budding Poets
(English) Award 2006 –2007
Briefing Session
Nov 23 2006
Hong Kong Budding Poets
(English) Award 2006 –2007
• The competition is co-organized by
the Gifted Education (GE) Section
and the Native-speaking English
Teacher (NET) Section.
Aim of the Competition
• To provide a platform for students to think
creatively.
• To inspire them with a passion for poetry.
• To identify those gifted in English and provide
them with further training in writing poems.
Objectives of the Competition
• To develop students’ higher-order thinking
skills and creativity.
• To enhance students’ awareness and
appreciation of poetry.
• To give students an opportunity to strive for
excellence in literature.
Targets of the Competition
• Upper Primary Students
(Key stage 2)
• Junior Secondary Students
(Key stage 3)
Division of Entrants
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Primary section: All upper primary students
except International and ESF schools
Secondary section: All junior secondary
students except International and ESF
schools
Open section: Students of ALL primary and
secondary schools
Entries must be submitted through school.
Division of Entrants
• Each student can only submit 1 copy of his/her
own unpublished poem for each section.
• All entries along with the completed entry form
must be submitted by post or in person on or
before 28 February 2007.
Entry Format Requirements
• Primary section: a minimum of 12 lines
• Secondary section: a minimum of 16 lines
• Open section: a minimum of 20 lines.
• Entrants should write a poem on one of the
four themes provided and adhere to the
theme.
Entry Format Requirements
• The school Entry Record Form must be
completed duly with the information
required.
Entry Format Requirements
• Poems should be typed and printed in Times
New Roman font 14 on the template provided.
• School must submit the printouts of the typed
poems together with the softcopies in Microsoft
Word format.
Entry Format Requirements
• School must assign a student number to each
student and put down the number on the top
left hand corner of the poem as indicated in
the Template.
• School name or student’s name should not be
included on the poem submitted.
Entry Format Requirements
• School should make copies of the poems as all
entries will not be returned and EDB will not
be held responsible for lost or misdirected mail.
• All the forms can be downloaded from the
website of the Gifted Education Section:
http://resources.edb.gov.hk/gifted/bpea
Selection of Entries
• In the preliminary, all entries will be judged by
a panel of adjudicators and 20 entries from each
category (primary, secondary and open) will be
selected.
• In the final, all selected entrants will have to
attend an individual interview to share their
views on their submitted poems with the
adjudicators.
Individual Interview
• In the final, all selected entrants will have to
attend an individual interview to share their
views on their submitted poems with the
adjudicators.
• Interviews will be taped and a video clip will be
shown in the Prize-giving Ceremony or other
related educational activities.
Notification of Finalists
• The list of finalists will be announced in the
web and a notification letter will be sent to
schools.
• Results will be announced in the prize-giving
ceremony.
Awards and Prizes
• Individual Awards (for primary,
secondary and open sections)
The Most Outstanding Student Poet Award
Primary
Secondary
Open
First Prize
Trophy and $500 book
coupon
Trophy and $600 book
coupon
Trophy and $600 book
coupon
Second Prize
Trophy and $300 book
coupon
Trophy and $400 book
coupon
Trophy and $400 book
coupon
Third Prize
Trophy and $200 book
coupon
Trophy and $300 book
coupon
Trophy and $300 book
coupon
Fourth Prize
Trophy and $100 book
coupon
Trophy and $200 book
coupon
Trophy and $200 book
coupon
5th – 10th
Certificate of Merit
Certificate of Merit
Certificate of Merit
11th – 20th
Certificate of
Commendation
Certificate of
Commendation
Certificate of
Commendation
Schools’ Awards
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The Poet of the School Award:
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ONE for each school
not less than 10 students to take part in the
competition, and
the entries demonstrate a high overall standard
each winner will be awarded a certificate
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Prize-giving Ceremony
• The Prize-giving Ceremony will be held in May
2006.
• Award winners will be invited to recite their
award-winning poems at the ceremony.
Teachers’ Role in the Competition
• to motivate students to participate in the
competition
• to stimulate students’ with topic ideas and words
and imagery they might employ
• to demonstrate poetic forms
Date
Nov 2006
23 Nov 2006
1 Dec 2006
22–26 Jan 2007
Major Item
Issuance of school circular along with reply form, inviting
schools to take part in the competition
Briefing session
Deadline for application
Training workshops for teachers
28 Feb 2007
Deadline for submission of entries
March 2007
Judging
April 2007
Individual interview
12 May 2007
Prize-giving ceremony
The Uses of the Entries
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Entrant gives permission to EDB to publish
submitted poem on the Internet in electronic
format, as well as in anthology or future
promotional materials of the competition, or as
curriculum resources.