English Language Essay Writing Competition Concept Paper 2022

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION CONCEPT PAPER 2022
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ESSAY WRITING
COMPETITION CONCEPT
PAPER 2022
Organized by;
The Sports, Co-curricular and Arts Division
Ministry of Education Malaysia
1.0 INTRODUCTION
Essay writing is a presentation of ideas from the perspective of the writer. This
competition provides a platform for students to share their views, stories and
experiences expressed creatively through writing following provided theme.
2.0 OBJECTIVES
2.1 To increase pupils’ proficiency in English language writing skills
2.2 To provide a platform for students to display their talent in writing skills
using correct use of language, grammatically apt and precise creative
expression
2.3 To inculcate pupils’ interest in writing English language essays
3.0 ELIGIBILITY
This competition is open to all primary and secondary school pupils from
government-aided schools. The competition is divided into four categories;
3.1 Primary School : Year 4 – Year 6 pupils

3.2 Lower Secondary School : Form 1 – Form 3 pupils
3.3 Upper Secondary School : Form 4 and Form 5 pupils
3.4 Form 6 College/Class : Form 6 pupils
4.0 TOPICS
4.1 The essay topics given in 4.2 are for use at district and state levels
only. For national level competition, the Ministry of Education Malaysia
will provide new essay topics to the state representatives two weeks
before judging via the State Education Departments.
4.2 The topics are according to the following categories;

4.2.1 Primary and lower secondary school categories -
‘Precious’
4.2.2 Upper secondary and form 6 categories -
‘Liberty is growth’
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5.0 RULES AND GUIDELINES

5.1 Participants are allowed to submit ONLY one essay under one
category.
5.2 Essays must be submitted in .pdf file and uploaded via a link provided
by the organizer. The organizer will not be responsible for corrupt files
submitted.
5.3 Essays must be the pupil’s own work, authentic and original and must
never have been published or have won a prize in any other competition
prior to this competition. Plagiarized or translated works will be
disqualified immediately.
5.4 Essays must not touch on sensitive issues of ethnic, race and religion of
any kind.
5.5 Essay writing format:
5.5.1 Essays must be given a title. Any personal information should be
specified in the entry form.
5.5.2 Essays must be typed with font Times New Roman, 12 with 1.5
spacing.
5.5.3 Completed essays must be submitted in .pdf file and given to the
teacher in charge.
5.5.4 Schools will submit the essays through a link given by State
Education Department to be judged at district and state level.
5.6 Word limit is based on categories as follows;
i) Primary School 250 to 350 words
ii) Lower Secondary School 400 to 500 words
iii) Upper Secondary School 750 to 1,000 words
iv) Form 6 1,000 to 1,300 words
5.7 All essays upon submission cannot be corrected or edited. Essays

submitted via schools will be going through district and state or national
level without any editing incurred.
5.8 The organizer reserves the right to print and publish the winning essays
of this competition for educational purposes.
5.9 The organizer will not be liable for any form of claim related to plagiarism
against participants by any relevant party.
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6.0 ADJUDICATION
6.1 Essays will be vetted by a panel of 3 to 5 judges appointed by the State
Education Departments or the Ministry of Education.
6.2 Marks will be allocated according to the following criteria:-
i) Content - 50 marks
ii) Language - 50 marks
6.3 Judges will collectively determine the placing by a clear majority vote.
6.4 Individual marks are confidential and will not be disclosed.
6.5 All decisions are final. No appeal is allowed.
6.6 A participant found in violation of rule 5.3 after the official results
announcement will be stripped of their title and prizes reclaimed as
appropriate.
7.0 PRIZES
7.1 Prizes are awarded as follows:-
● Champion
● Second Prize winner
● Third Prize winner
● Two Consolation Prize winners
7.2 Trophies and certificates of achievement will be awarded to the winners.

Certificates of participation will be awarded to all participants.
8.0 EXCEPTION
All matters not stated in the concept paper or any exclusion to the rules and all
other unexpected matters and issues on interpretation will be decided by the
organising committee of the competition.
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*This concept paper is valid as of 2022 until further notification or revision from the Ministry
of Education and can be used at all levels for competitions organised by the Ministry. The
competition will abide to the above rules ONLY.
*All rights reserved by the Ministry of Education Malaysia. Usage or adaptation by any entities
outside of the ministry requires prior permission.
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ENGLISH LANGUAGE
ESSAY WRITING
COMPETITION 2022
ADJUDICATION FORMS
Organized by;
The Sports, Co-curricular and Arts Division
Ministry of Education Malaysia
ENGLISH LANGUAGE ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION

CONCEPT PAPER 2022
RUBRIC
REMARKS
i. The essay is assessed based on impression.

ii. The essay should be original.
iii. The essay must not touch on sensitive issues.
iv. If the essay does not meet the required number of words, the essay will be
graded a band lower.
SCORE CONTENT LANGUAGE

RANGE (50 marks) (50 marks)
A ● Content is unique, provides a ● Exceptionally clear and logical

new perspective and highly organisation of ideas
(41 - 50) relevant to the theme
● Shows mastery of the language
● Able to capture reader’s
attention and sustain interest ● Uses a variety of sentence
throughout. structures
● Broad lexical repertoire
● Maintains a high degree of

grammatical accuracy
B ● Content is interesting and ● Logical and clear arrangement

clearly relevant to the theme of ideas
(31 - 40)
● Able to connect to reader and ● Highly accurate use of the
sustain interest language
● Good range of vocabulary

SCORE CONTENT LANGUAGE

RANGE (50 marks) (50 marks)
C ● Content is generally relevant to ● Attempts to organise ideas and

the theme manages some correctly
(21 - 30)
● Attempts to connect to readers ● Language is generally accurate
and able to sustain interest
sufficiently ● Simple vocabulary
D ● Content has limited relevance ● Haphazard organisation of

(11 - 20) to the theme ideas
● Attempts to connect to readers ● Simple structures and limited

but with little success vocabulary
● Frequent errors
E ● Content has very limited ● Hardly any coherence

(0 – 10) relevance to the theme
● Serious structural errors
● Unable to connect to readers
● Makes little sense

____________________ CATEGORY
_____________ LEVEL / YEAR _________
SCORE SHEET
Contestant Content Language Total Length of Remarks

No. (50 marks) (50 marks) essay
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
Name of judge : _______________________ Date: ________________
Signature : _______________________
Bands A B C D E
Marks 41 - 50 31 - 40 21 - 30 11 - 20 0 - 10

____________________ CATEGORY
_____________ LEVEL / YEAR _________
FREQUENCY COUNT
JUDGE
FINAL
PLACING 1 2 3 4 5 PLACING
CONTESTANT NO.
Position Name Signature
Chief Judge
Judge 2
Judge 3
Judge 4
Judge 5
Date

____________________ CATEGORY
_____________ LEVEL / YEAR _________
RESULT SLIP
PLACING PARTICIPANT STATE / SCHOOL TITLE OF ESSAY
CHAMPION
SECOND
THIRD
FIRST
CONSOLATION
SECOND
CONSOLATION
Position Name Signature
Chief Judge
Judge 2
Judge 3
Judge 4
Judge 5
Date

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION CONCEPT PAPER 2022

2.1 To increase pupils’ proficiency in English language writing skills

2.3 To inculcate pupils’ interest in writing English language essays

3.1 Primary School : Year 4 – Year 6 pupils

4.2 The topics are according to the following categories;

4.2.2 Upper secondary and form 6 categories -

5.0 RULES AND GUIDELINES

i) Primary School 250 to 350 words

ii) Lower Secondary School 400 to 500 words

iii) Upper Secondary School 750 to 1,000 words

iv) Form 6 1,000 to 1,300 words

5.7 All essays upon submission cannot be corrected or edited. Essays

7.2 Trophies and certificates of achievement will be awarded to the winners.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION

i. The essay is assessed based on impression.

SCORE CONTENT LANGUAGE

A ● Content is unique, provides a ● Exceptionally clear and logical

● Broad lexical repertoire

● Maintains a high degree of

B ● Content is interesting and ● Logical and clear arrangement

● Good range of vocabulary

SCORE CONTENT LANGUAGE

C ● Content is generally relevant to ● Attempts to organise ideas and

D ● Content has limited relevance ● Haphazard organisation of

● Attempts to connect to readers ● Simple structures and limited

E ● Content has very limited ● Hardly any coherence

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION

Contestant Content Language Total Length of Remarks

Name of judge : _______________________ Date: ________________

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION

Position Name Signature

ENGLISH LANGUAGE ESSAY WRITING COMPETITION

PLACING PARTICIPANT STATE / SCHOOL TITLE OF ESSAY

Position Name Signature

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