the hong kong budding poets award 2009/10

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.

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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…

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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

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• 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.

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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.

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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/

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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

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News and announcementshttp://resources.edb.gov.hk/gifted/bpea/

The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10

Enquiries:

• Dorothy LI

Tel: 3698 3476

Email: dorothyli@edb.gov.hk

• Lily HO

Tel: 3698 3489

Email: lilyho@edb.gov.hk

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