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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

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The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10

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  1. The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10 Briefing 8 October 2009 3:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. Gifted Education Section, EDB

  2. 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

  3. The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10 • 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

  4. The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10

  5. The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10 16 Themes for the Primary Section

  6. The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10 20 Themes for the Secondary and Open Sections

  7. 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.

  8. 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.

  9. 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

  10. CD

  11. Judging Panel GE Section NET Section GE Teacher Network (Eng Lang) Phase One: Screening Adjudication

  12. Phase Two: Final judging and ranking the top 60 nominees Final adjudication Prof. Shirley LIM Geok-lin Dr. Gillian Bickley Prof. Joanna Radwanska Williams Mr. Nury Vittachi Prof. Jason Gleckman Mr. Martin Alexander Adjudication

  13. 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 Interview

  14. The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10 Prize

  15. 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.

  16. Important Dates

  17. The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10 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/

  18. The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10 Workshops 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

  19. The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10 Submission of entries • Deadline: 10 February 2010 • Entry Record Form • Student Entry Form • Softcopy (CD) of all Student Entry Forms

  20. 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

  21. 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

  22. Assessment Criteria

  23. - Use of anthologies in the poetry classroom - Other anthologies The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10

  24. The Hong Kong Budding Poets Award 2009/10 News and announcements http://resources.edb.gov.hk/gifted/bpea/

  25. 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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