All India Essay Competition for Students of KVS in Collaboration with XPD Division, Ministry of External Affairs
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REVISED TOPICS-
(LANGUAGE ENGLISH AND HINDI )
1. India's Soft Power (e.g. Role of Culture, IT Industry, Bollywood, Tourism etc.
2. International Day of Yoga
3. India & United Nations
4. India & Her Neighbours
5. Climate Change - an Indian view
6. Relevance of Mahatma Gandhi in Contemporary Word
7. India-Africa Ties — Partnership for future
GUIDELINES
• The Competition will be assessed at three levels: i) School level ii) Regional level iii) National Level • Students may select any one Topic from the 07 topics sent earlier to schools • The student can submit the essay in either English or Hindi; it should be typed neatly and should not exceed 3000 words. • Principals to ensure that prior to writing of essay by students, topics are discussed and deliberated upon in senior Classes with the help of teachers and awareness and understanding about international and global issues is generated among the students. • The schools if need be can take the help of some eminent Professors /Educationist by inviting them to address the students on these issues • While conducting the school level activities- Classroom presentations, Declamation, Extemporary and Debate, schools should do live recording of the events with still photography also and compile the best clips in a CD to be sent along the best three entries from their school to their respective ROs • The identified students should be guided by teachers and all resources be made available to them for preparing the content. (may not be the same student who has excelled in the above mentioned activities) • The Principals should get the assessment done by forming a committee comprising of Language teachers & experts on the subject from outside. • The schools should document all records of assessments and maintain high level of Transparency. • The best three entries should reach the concerned Regional office on the dates specified(6th November,2015)(adhering to the time line is mandatory) • The Regional offices should get the essays assessed by forming a committee at the Regional level comprising of: 01 Principal (English),01 Principal (Hindi), 02 PGTs(English),02 PGTs (Hindi) and 01 Expert from outside. • The best three entries graded as I, II and III with marks division(Scanned copy) should be sent to KVS Delhi Region by 14thNovember, 2015 followed by hard copy by post. • The schools must send a scanned copy of the passport size photograph of the students along with their essays. The original should be sent along the hard copy of the essays. • The best three entries from each region will be awarded prizes consisting of books. The XPD Division,MEA will dispatch the books directly to the Regional Offices • The Principals/Region may get the confirmed railway reservations in AC III Tier for the student whose entry has been graded as the best from the Region along with a teacher escort by le November, 2015 for the felicitation programme in Delhi from 7 th December to 9th December, 2015. The participants along with the teacher escort must report to Delhi by 7thDecember, 2015 by 8.00 AM. • The amount on train tickets for selected participant (1) and escort teacher will be reimbursed by MEA through KVS HQ. • The boarding and lodging of participants and the escort teachers will be done by MEA. • The 25 students (one each) from all Regions will get an opportunity to interact with the Senior Govt. Dignitaries and will visit places of historical importance in Delhi. • The children whose entries will be adjudged 1 st, 2'd and 3 rd among 25 essays will be given an opportunity to present their views on the topic during the felicitation programme. • The authorities must ensure that participants must involve themselves in the process for original work. • Return journey may be planned on 9thDecember, 2015 after 5.00 PM only. • The details of participation should also be sent in the following format.
TIME LINE
School Level
• Announcement / Display of Revised Topics for the Essay writing Competition and school level Inter House Competition 18thOctober'15 3 rd . November'15 6thNovember'15
Regional Level
9thNovember' 15 14thNovember' 15 20thNovember'15 26thNovember' 15 09 December' 15 : Class Discussion and Deliberation on topics, project Files may be prepared on different topi : Declamation, Symposium & Debate (on Topics for Essay competition) : Submission of Essays by students followed by assessment at school level : Submission of three best entries to respective Regional Office : Assessment of essays at regional level : Three best entries (English/Hindi) should reach KVS (DR) : Final Assessment & Grading of the 75 Essays received from 25 Regional Offices : Declaration of Result (Best three entries) : Felicitation of students at Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan by MEA.
Rubrics for Assessment of the Essays
Total Marks: 50
Word Limit:-3000
Use :A 4size paper
Font:-Times Roman,
Size :14
Focus/Main Point: The essay should be focused, purposeful and reflects original insight and ideas. (10) Support: The essay should be persuasive and supports main points with well developed Reasons/examples. (10)
Organization & Format: Effective organization of ideas which builds up a logical, coherent argument. (10) Language Use & style: Sentence structure, word choice and creative use of elements of style to enhance meaning (10)
Conventions: Correct grammar, spelling and punctuation throughout with very few errors.(10).
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