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ESSARP Creative
Writing Competition
Regulations…………………………….…………………Pages 2 and 3
Guidelines for participating students .........Page 4 and 5
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ESSARP Creative Writing Competition
Regulations:
1) All candidates (two per category) should gather before 2 p.m. on the date
of the Competition at their school.
3) Each school is responsible for giving each of their candidates the username
and Password provided in the entry form by St Brendan’s College
7) Categories
8) Tasks
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10) Rubrics
Adjudicators apply the criteria outlined in the rubric below to all categories, while
taking into account the skills reasonably expected for each age group.
The successful entries are generally those that capture and retain the reader’s
attention. Cohesion and coherence are very important both in terms of narrative
flow and organisation.
Candidates should take care to follow the subject they have chosen.
Narrative Flow The piece has There are There are several/ There are serious
strong narrative occasional serious lapses in lapses in narrative
flow and is lapses in narrative flow, but flow throughout,
consistently narrative flow, they do not affect complicating
engrossing. but the writing comprehension. comprehension.
maintains
interest
throughout.
Organisation The piece is The piece is While the structure There are serious
exceptionally well structured is basically structural
well structured, overall, with effective, there are imbalances
both as a whole occasional several/serious throughout,
and in individual imbalances. imbalances. complicating
segments. comprehension.
Use of English Spelling and There are few/ There are several/ There are serious
grammar are minor spelling serious spelling spelling and/or
correct and and/or and/or grammar grammar errors
appropriate grammar errors errors, but they do throughout,
throughout. that do not not affect complicating
detract from comprehension. comprehension.
overall quality.
1. Log into the computer system. At the time of the competition you
must not have access to any public folder within the school network.
moodle2.stbrendans.edu.ar
3. Select the section “Creative Writing Competition”
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6. A window will open for you to insert the username and password
provided by your school to access the site.
8. After the instructions you will find five different topics to read or
watch to use as an inspiration. Use the headphones to watch the
video.
9. The last section “Submit” is where you will write your piece of work.
Select the icon of the hand to start writing and then choose
“Edit my submission”. At any time you can go back to the
menu to read instructions. The system will save your work
whenever the “Save changes” button is pressed. Make
sure that once you have finished you press the “Save changes”
button.
10.The site will be available from 2.00 to 4.00 pm. After the deadline
(4.00 pm) submitting work will not be accepted.
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ESSARP Creative Writing Competition
Guidelines for Schools:
a) One (1) PC per participating student (we suggest the school should
have 1 or 2 extra computers available in case of a hardware/
software failure)
c) Internet connection.
PROCEDURE
a) After enrolling the school and candidates for this competition, each
school will receive a username and password for each participant.
The school will be responsible for delivering that information to each
candidate. These username and password will be used only the day
of the competition.
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