The document outlines the criteria and mechanics for a poem-writing contest. It will be held on January 29th from 4:00-5:45 PM, with registration starting at 3:40 PM. Participants will be provided with paper and must write an original 4-6 stanza freeform poem in English on the theme "Language Tapestry: Celebrating the Beauty of English" within the hour time limit, without leaving the room or using phones. Submissions will be judged on relevance to theme (50%), creativity/originality (30%), coherence (10%), and clarity (10%).
The document outlines the criteria and mechanics for a poem-writing contest. It will be held on January 29th from 4:00-5:45 PM, with registration starting at 3:40 PM. Participants will be provided with paper and must write an original 4-6 stanza freeform poem in English on the theme "Language Tapestry: Celebrating the Beauty of English" within the hour time limit, without leaving the room or using phones. Submissions will be judged on relevance to theme (50%), creativity/originality (30%), coherence (10%), and clarity (10%).
The document outlines the criteria and mechanics for a poem-writing contest. It will be held on January 29th from 4:00-5:45 PM, with registration starting at 3:40 PM. Participants will be provided with paper and must write an original 4-6 stanza freeform poem in English on the theme "Language Tapestry: Celebrating the Beauty of English" within the hour time limit, without leaving the room or using phones. Submissions will be judged on relevance to theme (50%), creativity/originality (30%), coherence (10%), and clarity (10%).
3. Coherence of form and structure (harmony of words) - 10%
4. Clarity of imagery and language - 10%
TOTAL - 100%
Mechanics:
1. The poem-writing contest will be held on January 29 at.
2. Registration will start at exactly 3:40. Contest proper starts promptly at 4:00 and will end at exactly 5:45. 3. Participant will be provided with a writing paper. 4. No one is allowed to go out of the room while the contest is still going on. The use of cellular phones during the contest proper is not admissible. 5. The piece must be connected to the theme, 6. The participant must use English language only in his or her composition. 7. Entries must only have 4-6 stanzas, and there is no word limit in each line (freeverse). 8. The piece must be connected to the theme, “Language Tapestry: Celebrating the Beauty of English”. 9. The participants will be given an hour to compose the poem. 10.