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The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10. Briefing 8 October 2009 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. Gifted Education Section, EDB. The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10. An annual event since 2005 To develop students’ high-order thinking skills and creativity - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
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The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10
Briefing
8 October 2009
3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Gifted Education Section, EDB
The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10
• An annual event since 2005
• To develop students’ high-order thinking skills and creativity
• To enhance students’ awareness and appreciation of poetry
• To provide students an opportunity to strive for excellence in the use of language and literature
• Eligibility• Primary Section (All primary schools)• Secondary Section (All secondary
schools)• Open Section (All including international
and ESF schools)
• All entries must be nominated by schools.
• Each school can nominate at most 20 entries, choosing any of the three sections
The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10
Primary Section
Secondary Section
Open Section
Length (minimum)
12 lines 16 lines 20 lines
Poetic form Poetic form is open but should exhibit rhyme, rhythm, imagery and structure.
Poetic form is open but should exhibit rhyme, rhythm, imagery and structure, in addition, the use of poetic devices such as alliteration, simile and metaphor.
The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10
16 Themes for the Primary Section
Stationery
Friends
Festivals
Family
Food
Seasons
Fantasy
Dream
Favourite Things
Toys
Animals/Pets
Hobbies
The Holiday
The Recess
When I was…
Once upon a time…
The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10
20 Themes for the Secondary and Open Sections
Miracles
School
Relationships
Heroes
Sports
Achievement
The Future
Environment
Memory
Rules
The Media
Money
Pain
Guilt
Competition
My Place in the World
Appearance and Reality
A New World
Natural Disaster
War and Peace
The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10
• Students can enter poems on any specified themes by the organiser and in any shape they like. Each poem must be given a title. All poems are judged anonymously and the name of the author must not appear on the manuscript.
The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10
• Poems must not have been previously published, self-published or published on a website or broadcast before 1 June 2009.
• Poems must be the original work of the author. Any infringement of competition rules and regulations will disqualify the student from taking part in the competition or winning an award.
The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10
Student Entry Form• Have the contestants give a title to their
entries• Never include school name or student
name on the Student Entry Form• Have the poems typed and printed in 14-
pt Times New Roman• Assign a number to each entry form in
sequence, e.g. 1, 2, 3… • Save all soft copies on to a disc
The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10
CD
Adjudication Phase One:
ScreeningJudging Panel
GE Teacher Network
(Eng Lang)
GE Section NET Section
Adjudication
Phase Two: Final judging and ranking the top
60 nomineesFinal adjudication
Prof. Shirley LIM Geok-linDr. Gillian BickleyProf. Joanna Radwanska WilliamsMr. Nury VittachiProf. Jason GleckmanMr. Martin Alexander
Interview •Each interview will take approximately
10 minutes
•The nominees will share their views
and writing experience to demonstrate
the originality of their entries
•The interview will be video-taped
Prize
Primary Section Secondary Section
Open Section
First Trophy and $500 book coupon
Trophy and $600 book coupon
Second Trophy and $300 book coupon
Trophy and $400 book coupon
Third Trophy and $200 book coupon
Trophy and $300 book coupon
Fourth Trophy and $100 book coupon
Trophy and $200 book coupon
5th - 10th Certificate of Merit
11th - 20th Certificate of Commendation
The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10
Certificate of The Poets of the School Award
• Authors of the best entries selected
from schools nominating not less than
10 students.
• Entries of the winners have to
demonstrate a high standard
overall.
The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10
Important Dates
Application
• Deadline: 30 October 2009• School Application Form• Provide the GE Section with your email
for final-call reminder• http://resources.edb.gov.hk/gifted/bpea/
The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10
Workshops
The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10
Dates are:Primary; 26th November (Thursday)Secondary; 27th November (Friday)
Presenters will be;
Prof. Shirley Geok-lin Lim, English Department of the University of California, Santa Barbara
Prof. Kinglsey Bolton, English Department of The City University of Hong Kong
Submission of entries
• Deadline: 10 February 2010• Entry Record Form• Student Entry Form• Softcopy (CD) of all Student Entry
Forms
The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10
Interviews
Dates: 21st, 22nd and 23rd April 2010
Time:3 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. (approx.)
Venue: Kowloon Tong Education
Services Centre
The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10
Prize-giving ceremony
• 29 May 2010 Saturday
• Award winners will be invited and present their award-winning poems
The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10
Assessment CriteriaCriteria
Use of Language
Artistic Quality
Expression of the Theme
Construction
- Use of anthologies in the
poetry classroom
- Other anthologies
The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10
News and announcementshttp://resources.edb.gov.hk/gifted/bpea/
The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10
Enquiries:
• Dorothy LI
Tel: 3698 3476
Email: [email protected]
• Lily HO
Tel: 3698 3489
Email: [email protected]
The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10