Global Writing

Competition 2022
Information Session
27 July 2022

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Agenda
• About the Competition
• Categories
• Additional Competition Details
• Topics
• How to Access Scribo &
Demo Session
• Competition Timeline
• Judging Criteria
• Competition Charges
• Determination of Winners
• Prizes
• Q&A
 About the Competition
Marshall Cavendish Education cordially invites 12 – 20 years old
students to put their writing skills to the test and participate in our very
first MCE Global Writing Competition 2022!

With the help of various aided features on Scribo Literatu, an online

writing platform, students will get the chance to experience how the
use of Artificial Intelligence (A.I.) can refine, enhance and perfect their
writing and redefine the way they look at writing assignments.

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 Categories

High School Senior High University

12 – 15 years old School 19 – 20 years old
16 – 18 years old

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 Competition Information
• Topic: Related to environmental sustainability.
• Students will choose 1 essay out of 2 (1 persuasive and 1 narrative) and are
to only submit one essay.
• No maximum number of words, but there is a minimum word limit to hit.
• All students will receive a generic e-certificate but only Winners will
receive an e-certificate with their names on it.

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Topics
for the Global Writing
Competition 2022

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 Overview of Writing Topics
Key: Hero Key: Environmental Sustainability
(Narrative) (Persuasive)

High School Recycling is doing more harm

The hero of my life
(12 – 15 years) than good. Do you agree?

Senior High Everyone should be a vegetarian

School A heroic act to save the environment. Do you
(16 – 18 years) agree?

Capitalism is the primary reason

University
A hero who became a villain for global warming. Do you
(19 – 20 years)
agree?

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 Hero (Narrative)
A piece of writing characterized by a main character in a
setting who encounters a problem or engages in an interestin
significant or entertaining activity or experience.

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Narrative
Writing
Format
 Category 1: High School (12 – 15 years)

Write a story on
The Hero of My Life
• Who is the hero in your life?

• What did he/she do to help/save you?

• How does his/her actions inspire you to

be a better version of yourself?

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 Category 2: Senior High School (16 – 18 years)

Write a story on
A Heroic Act
• What was the heroic act?

• Who were the characters

involved?

• What happened in the end?

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 Category 3: University (19 – 20 years)
Write a story on
A Hero who became a
Villain
• Who was the hero?

• What happened to the hero? Why

did he/she become a villain?

• What happened in the end?

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 Narrative Writing Rubrics

Text Character
Audience Ideas Paragraphing
Structure and Setting
Sentence
Vocabulary Cohesion Punctuation Spelling
Structure

Every rubric component has a score from 0 to 6.

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Environmental Sustainability (Persuasive)
Persuasive writing is used to convince or persuade a reader
that the writer’s opinion of a topic or cause is correct.

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 Persuasive Writing Format

Introduction Opinions Conclusion

A way to introduce Points of view with A summary of the
your ideas by reasons or evidence main points of your
clearly saying what that explain them. argument and
you think about the reiterate your
topic. stance.

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 Category 1: High School (12 – 15 years)
Write an essay on the following:

Recycling is doing
more harm than
good.

Do you agree?
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 Category 2: Senior High School (16 – 18 years)
Write an essay on the following:

Everyone should be a
vegetarian to save the
environment.

Do you agree?
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 Category 3: University (19 – 20 years)

Write an essay on the following:

Capitalism is the primary

reason for global warming.

Do you agree?
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 Persuasive Writing Rubrics

Text Persuasive
Audience Ideas Paragraphing
Structure Devices
Sentence
Vocabulary Cohesion Punctuation Spelling
Structure

Every rubric component has a score from 0 to 6.

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 Round 1

Scribo’s Artificial Intelligence will

sieve out the Top 10
pieces in each category based on
Judging Criteria the writing rubrics.

Round 2

Entries will be further reviewed by

MCE’s internal judging panel of
educational specialists.

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 Competition Charges
Schools who wish to send their students to participate in the competition
will be charged an amount per student. Each student registration comes
with 3-months of Scribo.

Each student will be charged SGD 10 per pax.

(exchange rates and administrative fee of SGD 1.33 apply)

*There will be a complimentary educator account provided for each registering educator.
Teachers will have to register and make payment for every student on the Eventbrite page.
 Timeline of Competition
27 July: 26 Oct:
3 Oct – 21 Oct:
Information Session Announcement of
Judging of Entries
(Today!) Winners

27 July – 17 Aug:
Registration & 29 Aug – 29 Sep:
Payment for Competition Period
Competition

17 – 22 Aug: 22 – 27 Aug:
Creation of Accounts Educators to Register
for Educators for Students

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 Determination of
Winners The Top 3 winners across all
participants are picked out
based on scores

The Top 3 winners from each

country will vie for Top 3
internationally based on scores

Top 3 winners per category

from each country is picked
out based on scores

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 Prizes for Top 3 • e-Certificate with Name

Winners • 6-months subscription to

Scribo
(per category for each • Faber-Castell Writing
country) Materials

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 • E-Certificate with Name
Prizes for Top 3 • Medal
Winners • MCE luxe premiums
(leather notebook,
(per category across all leather tablet case,
countries) stationery set)
• Faber-Castell Writing
Materials

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 Please register for the
competition here:

Q&A
Session

http://gg.gg/global-writing-
competition-2022
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 Thank you for attending the Global Writing
Competition 2022 Information Session!

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