CENTRO DE INFORMACIÓN CEDROS
II POETRY CONTEST CALL
May 3,2017.
Primary, Junior High School and High Performance Evening High School sections, together with the Cedros Information Center invite all learners to participate in the 2nd Poetry Contest.
GUIDELINES:
- Every Cedros Learner participates.
- The extension of the poem should meet the following criteria:
GRADENUMBER OF VERSES
a) Pre-primary and First grade:From 4 to 8 lines
b) Second, to Sixth grade:From 9 to 16 lines
c) Secondary:Sonnet
- Every participant will choose their poem with the help of his parents and teachers. The message, extension and vocabulary demands of the poem should be chosen in accordance with the learner’s age. His effort and participation –although mandatory- will be considered as part of their final grade for English for the last period of evaluation.
- The contest will be held in two stages:
Preliminary Stage:From May4th to May18thlearners will present their poems to their English teachers, who will select the most accomplished work. Every teacher should report the names of the winners, on Friday, May the 19th at the latest.
NOTE: It is of the essence that the selected poems and finalists are presented by FridayMay 19th at the latest.
Final Stage: It will be held at the Main Hall on the following dates:
-Wednesday May 24thfor 1stat 8am, and 2nd Secondary at10am
-Thursday May 25th for 3rd Secondary at 8am
-Monday May 29thfor Pre-primary at 8am and First Gradeat 10am,
-Tuesday May 30th for Second Grade at 8am and Third Gradeat 10am,
-Wednesday May31stfor Fourth Gradeat 8am and Fifth Gradeat 10am,
-ThursdayJune 1stfor Sixth Grade Primaryat 8am.
Learner’s achievements will be evaluatedinaccordance to the following criteria:
I. The learners who obtained the first place in every group will participate.
II. The Jury will evaluate the following aspects:
Memory
Intonation
Stress
Clarity
Understanding of the poem
III. Each individual aspect will be given a grade from 1 to 5.
IV. Jury’s decision will be final.
- English homeroom teachers will be the judges during the preliminary stage in their groups, although they can invite other teachers as long as they teach a different grade form the one being evaluated.
- Any situation not explicitly stated in this document will be solved by the Jury / Section Council.
- The award ceremony will be held on the same day as the contest.
Prisciliano Cervantes Saldaña Profr. Diego César Ledesma Cortes
Primary Principal Junior High Principal
Profr.AarónDomínguezBolaños
High Performance Evening High School Principal