2015/16

HONG KONG BUDDING POETS (ENGLISH) AWARD

INTRODUCTION TO APPLICATION

CONTENTS

• History • Aims and Objectives • Schedule of Upcoming Events • Regulations • Themes • Online School Application & Entry Submission System • Adjudication • Judging Criteria • Improvised Writing and Interview • Awards • Extended Learning Opportunities and HKAGE Student Membership • Serious Problems to Avoid • Important Dates and Reminder • Question and Answer Session • Enquiries

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HISTORY

• An annual event since 2005

• 2013-14 suspended for holistic review of the

competition

• Starting from 2014-15:

Co-organisers: EDB and HKAGE

• 2015-16 HKBPA: Hong Kong Baptist University

is the Service Provider of the competition and

the related learning-activities.

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AIMS & OBJECTIVES

• To develop students’ higher-order thinking skills and

creative abilities

• To enhance students’ awareness and appreciation of

poetry

• To give students the opportunity to strive for excellence

in the use of language and literature

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SCHEDULE OF UPCOMING EVENTS Date Event

2 Nov(Mon) – 18 Dec 2015 (Fri)

23:59

i) Online School Application

ii)Application Deadline for Talks for Participating

Students

23 Jan 2015 Talks for participants (optional)

19 Feb 2016 (Fri) 23:59 Deadline for Online Entry Submission

Feb - Mar 2016 Adjudication

18 Apr 2016 (Mon) Improvised Writing Session & Student Interview

for shortlisted participants

Early May 2016 Final Result Announcement

Late May 2016 Prize-giving Ceremony

Sep 2016 Extended learning workshops for awardees of

"The Outstanding Student Poet Awards"

Sep 2016 An extended learning activity for awardees of

"The Outstanding Student Poet Awards"

and "The Poet of the School Awards"

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Primary Section Full-time students from any primary

schools adopting the local curriculum only

Secondary Section Full-time students from any secondary

schools adopting the local curriculum only

Open

Section

All of the above + full-time students from

any primary/ secondary schools adopting

non-local curriculum, e.g. international

and ESF schools

• All entries must be nominated by schools

• Each school can nominate at most 20 entries.

• Each student can submit more than one poem for one section but

only one poem on each theme. If students want to participate in more

than one section, they should submit different poems on different

themes.

REGULATIONS ELIGIBILITY

Primary Section Secondary and Open

Sections

Poetic

Form

Poetic form is open

but entries should

exhibit rhyme,

rhythm, imagery

and structure.

Poetic form is open but

entries should exhibit rhyme,

rhythm, imagery and structure,

as well as the use of poetic

devices, such as alliteration,

simile and metaphor.

Length Nil.

Students should decide on the most appropriate

length to express the theme of their entry/entries,

but each entry must not have more than 40 lines.

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REGULATIONS

• All poems are judged anonymously and the name of the author must not appear in the entries.

• Poems must not have been previously published, self-published or published on a website or broadcast before 1 June 2016.

• Poems must be the original work of the entrants. Any infringement of competition rules and regulations will disqualify the entrant from taking part in the competition or winning an award.

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Primary Section Secondary Section &

Open Section

1. My Neighbourhood

2. Identity

3. Nature

4. Emotions

5. Public Places

6. A Beautiful Memory

7. Goodness

8. ^The Young Achievers’

Gallery

1. Local Myth and History

2. Culture

3. Exploring Hong Kong

4. Money and Power

5. Heritage and Conservation

6. Nostalgia

7. Connectedness

8. ^The Young Achievers’

Gallery

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THEMES

^ To visit the Gallery:

Address: Podium Level, West Block, Education Bureau Kowloon Tong Education

Services Centre, 19 Suffolk Road, Kowloon Tong

Website: http://www.edb.gov.hk/yag

Reservation Hotline: 3698 4490

ONLINE SCHOOL APPLICATION & ENTRY SUBMISSION

http://www.hkage.org.hk/en/competitions/detail/2508

ONLINE SCHOOL APPLICATION & ENTRY SUBMISSION

Before teachers

submit students’ entries

to the organisers, they may

view, comment (optional),

and/or return the

entries to students

for their edit.

All users of this online

platform, including

teachers and students

who are participating in

the 2015/16 Hong Kong

Budding Poets (English)

Award, are advised to

use Internet Explorer 9,

Chrome 40, or Firefox 30

to execute any functions

and compose entries on

this platform.

ONLINE SCHOOL APPLICATION

18 December, 2015

18 December, 2015

18 December, 2015

ONLINE SCHOOL APPLICATION

•The school information is given and

changes may be made after your

school’s account is activated and TIC

is sent the log-in information.

•Fill in the required information in the

TIC section and then click “Submit” to

complete Part 1 registration. Please

provide valid email accounts and

check the accounts frequently for the

updates of the Award.

Given in the

beginning

Step 1: Login TEACHER ZONE

All users of this online

platform, including

teachers and students

who are participating in

the 2015/16 Hong Kong

Budding Poets (English)

Award, are advised to

use Internet Explorer 9,

Chrome 40, or Firefox 30

to execute any functions

and compose entries on

this platform.

TEACHER ZONE

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Step 2: Edit School Profile (if necessary)

Step 3: Edit Student Accounts

Step 4: Edit Students Poems

Add

- Create student

account

TEACHER ZONE

1. Composing

2. to be viewed

3. Viewed

4. Returned

5. submitted to the organisers

19 Feb, 2015

STUDENT ZONE Step 1: Login

All users of this online

platform, including

teachers and students

who are participating in

the 2015/16 Hong Kong

Budding Poets (English)

Award, are advised to

use Internet Explorer 9,

Chrome 40, or Firefox 30

to execute any functions

and compose entries on

this platform.

STUDENT ZONE

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Step 3: Edit Poems

Step 2: Edit Profile

“HOW TO USE”

For platform user manuals, please read

“How to Use/Online School Application”

“How to Use/Teacher Zone”

“How to Use/Student Zone”

REMINDER

• For TIC personal information, please provide your valid email address for notification emails related to the competition and communication with the organisers.

• When creating student’s accounts, please input STUDENTS’ email addresses to facilitate the notification to and communication with students.

• Deadline for Online Entry Submission by Teacher In Charge:

19 Feb 2016 (Fri) 23:59

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ADJUDICATION Phase One:

Preliminary

Screening

Judging Panel

Frontline

English Language

Teachers

Academics Poets Writers

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ADJUDICATION

Phase Two:

Final judging and

ranking the top 60

nominees

Final Judging Panel

Academics Poets Writers

JUDGING CRITERIA

• I. Artistic Quality: Diction, Rhythm/Rhyme,

Image, Figures of Speech

• II. Expression of the Theme: Feeling and Thought

• III. Use of Language: Language Conventions

• IV. Construction: Form

IMPROVISED WRITING & INTERVIEW

Date: 18 April 2016 (Mon)

Venue: Hong Kong Baptist University

• List of nominees and details will be released in early Apr 2016 on HKAGE website.

• The Improvised Writing Session and Student Interview are parts of the adjudication process. Student who do not attend any part of the Improvised Writing Session and Student Interview at the scheduled time will be deemed to have withdrawn from the competition.

• Please remind the relevant students to reserve time for the writing session and interview.

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IMPROVISED WRITING & INTERVIEW TO DEMONSTRATE STUDENTS’ TALENTS IN CREATIVE WRITING

AND THE ORIGINALITY OF THEIR SUBMITTED ENTRIES

The nominees will write a stanza on a given topic

The Best Improviser of the Year Award

(for the outstanding author(s) whose improvised entry

demonstrates a high standard overall)

The nominees will share their views and feelings

on their previously submitted poems via online system

AWARDS THE OUTSTANDING STUDENT POET AWARDS

Primary Section Secondary Section Open Section

First Trophy, Certificate and $600 book coupon

Second Trophy, Certificate and $400 book coupon

Third Trophy, Certificate and $300 book coupon

Fourth Trophy, Certificate and $200 book coupon

5th - 10th Certificate of Merit

11th - 20th Certificate of Commendation

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•Author of the best entry from school nominating

not fewer than 10 students

• Entry has to demonstrate satisfactory standards

• Each Poet of the School will be awarded a

certificate.

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THE POET OF THE SCHOOL AWARDS

EXTENDED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES & HKAGE MEMBERSHIP

• Awardees of The Outstanding Student Poet Awards from primary four to secondary six will be eligible to participate in the extended learning workshops held in Sep 2016 and will be admitted as HKAGE student members in Humanities Domain (for Secondary School Awardees) or Languages & Humanities Domain (for Primary School Awardees) through the “Nurturing the Gifted Scheme”.

• Awardees of The Outstanding Student Poet Award and The Poet of the School Award from primary four to secondary six will be eligible to participate in an extended learning activity held in Sep 2016.

• All awardees will be invited to a prize-giving ceremony to be held in late May 2016.

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ENTRY 1

Theme: Food

Salt, mustard, vinegar, pepper,

French almond rock..

Bread and butter for your supper,

That’s all mother’s got.

Fish and chips and coca-cola,

Put them in a pan,

Irish stew and ice-cream soda,

We’ll eat all we can.

SERIOUS PROBLEMS TO AVOID PROBLEM 1

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ENTRY 1

Theme: Food (Cont’d)

Salt, mustard, vinegar, pepper,

French almond rock..

Bread and butter for your supper,

That’s all mother’s got.

Eggs and bacon, salted herring,

Put them in a pot.

Pickled onions, apple pudding,

We will eat a lot.

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What’s the problem with Entry 1?

Ans: Lack originality/plagiarism.

This poem has been published.

Student probably has just

downloaded it from the internet

and made slight amendment.

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ENTRY 2

Theme: Once upon a time

Once upon a time, on a fine summer’s day,

There stood a cottage, in a land far away.

Inside the house lived Little Red Riding Hood.

She lived with her mother, and was indeed very good.

“My little girl, your grandma’s sick,” she said,

“She’s running a fever, and is staying in bed.

You can take her a few cakes and buns,

There are some in the pantry, those chocolate ones.

And sweetheart, don’t talk to strangers on the way,

Keep your eyes on the road and don’t go astray!”

PROBLEM 2

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ENTRY 2 Theme: Once upon a time (Cont’d)

Little Red Riding Hood nodded and set off meekly,

Not knowing that behind a tree, a Wolf was watching her sneakily.

“Ho!” The evil creature sniggered to himself,

“I’ll have this nice, juicy girl all for myself!”

He stepped out and said, “Excuse me, young lady, where are you

going to?

I know a shortcut where you can go through.”

“That’s a fabulous idea,” she said without bothering to ponder,

“Where I’m going is that house yonder.

Inside lives my grandmother, who’s very ill.”

“Ha!” thought the Wolf, “I’ll eat her first, I will.”

The Wolf slipped away as quietly as a mouse

And ran all the way to Granny’s house.

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ENTRY 2 Theme: Once upon a time (Cont’d)

The Wolf barged in and gobbled her whole –

Every single finger and every single toe.

Little Red Riding Hood then stepped through the door,

Took off her shoes and laid them on the floor.

The Wolf in Granny’s night gown was lying in bed,

He looked at her greedily, and in Granny’s voice he said,

“Little Red Riding Hood, dear, it’s me.

Thank goodness you’re here, I’m so bored, you see.”

“What enormous ears you’ve got, Granny,” she cried.

“All the better to hear you with, honey,” the Wolf lied.

“What a massive mouth you’ve got, Granny,” she gasped.

The Wolf grinned devilishly and in a terrible voice he rasped,

“All the better to eat you with, you stupid girl!”

The Wolf flung himself off the bed and on her he hurled.

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ENTRY 2

Theme: Once upon a time (Cont’d)

A woodcutter passing by saw this happen and came to her aid.

And of the fearsome Wolf he wasn’t a bit afraid.

With a single swing of his axe, he chopped off the Wolf’s head.

The wolf dropped down; it was dead.

Then with his great gleaming axe, he sliced open the Wolf’s belly.

Out climbed Granny, petrified, shivering like jelly.

The girl and her granny thanked the woodcutter again and again.

They cheered, “Thank goodness the wolf has been slain!”

The house pealed with their mirthful laughter.

And so they lived happily ever after.

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What’s the problem with Entry 2?

Ans: Originality.

This poem is a mere reproduction of a classic fairy tale “The Little Red Riding Hood” in a poetic form.

Remarks for Teachers:

Teachers are advised to guide students to be more creative and to produce original entry, e.g. by changing the characters or the ending of the fairy tale.

ANTHOLOGY

Past anthologies can be found HERE for reference.

http://resources.edb.gov.hk/gifted/ge_resource_bank/files/Awards/hkbpea.htm

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TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES FOR TEACHERS

• Professional Development Programmes for Heads and Teachers of Primary Schools (Web Version) 2015/16

• http://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/curriculum-development/resources-support/booklet_on_professional_development_programmes/pdp_for_heads_and_teachers_web_1516/PDP_2015-16_Pri_Eng_10.7.15.pdf

• Professional Development Programmes for Secondary School Principals and Teachers (Web Version) 2015/16

• http://www.edb.gov.hk/attachment/en/curriculum-development/resources-support/booklet_on_professional_development_programmes/pdp_for_heads_and_teachers_web_1516/PDP_2015-16_Pri_Eng_10.7.15.pdf

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IMPORTANT DATES

Be aware of deadlines! Keep to them~

• Deadline for school online application: 18 Dec 2015 (Fri) 23:59

• Online application deadline for Talks for Participating Students:

18 Dec 2015 (Fri) 23:59

• Deadline for school online entry submission: 19 Feb 2016 (Tue) 23:59

ONLINE ENTRY SUBMISSION

• Teacher may change choice of entry on or before the above

deadline by unchecking/ checking the “Submit to the organisers”

button at “Teacher Zone/ Students’ Poems”.

However, no amendment could be made after the deadline.

The system will identify and record the last submission before

the deadline as the final entry/entries for each school.

• A confirmation email will be sent to the Teacher-in-Charge upon

each entry submission to the organisers.

• Please save your final record of submission for your own

reference.

REMINDERS TO TEACHERS

• Each student can submit more than one poem for one section but only one poem on each theme. If students want to participate in more than one section (e.g. primary section & open section), they should submit different poems on different themes.

• For TIC personal information, please provide your valid email address for notification emails related to the competition and communication with the organisers.

• When creating student’s accounts, please input STUDENTS’ email addresses to facilitate the notification to and communication with students.

• Check your mail box / junk mail frequently for not missing important messages from the organisers.

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• Tel: 3940 0102

• Fax: 3940 0202

• Email: ale@hkage.org.hk

ale@hkage.org.hk.

ENQUIRIES