Thanks to all the participants. It was a great meeting !
Poster of the Contest created by Lola Faour
Showing posts with label Creative Writing Contests. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Creative Writing Contests. Show all posts
2 May 2014
2 April 2014
Short Stories by 1 456 Students
This time, the students had to write short stories focusing on the theme of war. It was the final product of a unit entitled Conflict and Identity. The documents they studied mainly dealt with World War One.
To read their short stories, click HERE.
1 December 2013
Second Creative Writing Contest in Balikesir
And the winners are...
Congratulations to Lilou Boddaert (1-03) whose short story won the award of the best style! Read it HERE!
Other results coming soon...
To read the whole selection of short stories in competion in Balikesir, click HERE.
To kwow more about the photos that have inspired them, click HERE.
Congratulations to Lilou Boddaert (1-03) whose short story won the award of the best style! Read it HERE!
To read the whole selection of short stories in competion in Balikesir, click HERE.
To kwow more about the photos that have inspired them, click HERE.
16 November 2013
Selected Short-Stories for Creative Writing Competition in Turkey
Here are the two short stories selected by the 1 345 students last Tuesday:
The End by Lilou Boddaert
Cyber Fighters by Claire Mathon
These two short stories will compete in the second creative writing competition that will take place in Balikesir next week.
Enjoy!
The End by Lilou Boddaert
Cyber Fighters by Claire Mathon
These two short stories will compete in the second creative writing competition that will take place in Balikesir next week.
Enjoy!
21 September 2013
Inspirational photos for second writing session
In a few days, students will have to write the second series of short stories for the second competition that will take place in Turkey from the 20th to the 25th of November 2013.
TASKS
1) 1 456 have to select three photos by famous French photographers.
It is important to choose inspirational photos in which there are characters.
Click on the links below to discover famous French photographers:
- French photographers (Encyclopaedia Universalis)
- Robert Doisneau
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Théo Gosselin
- Léo Caillard
- JR
- Julien Ermine
2) 1 456 students have to publish their photos in The Book of Knowledge. Each photo must be published with the name of its photographer and a short biography as well as the year of publication of the photo).
3) 1 123 are have to write the short stories. Futher instructions will be given soon.
This time, the writers will find inspiration in photos chosen by students involved in our project.
TASKS
1) 1 456 have to select three photos by famous French photographers.
It is important to choose inspirational photos in which there are characters.
Click on the links below to discover famous French photographers:
- French photographers (Encyclopaedia Universalis)
- Robert Doisneau
- Henri Cartier-Bresson
- Théo Gosselin
- Léo Caillard
- JR
- Julien Ermine
2) 1 456 students have to publish their photos in The Book of Knowledge. Each photo must be published with the name of its photographer and a short biography as well as the year of publication of the photo).
3) 1 123 are have to write the short stories. Futher instructions will be given soon.
29 May 2013
Photos of Award Ceremony in Marcel Gimond
This ceremony took place on Tuesday, May 21st.
Thank you to Mr Denjean, the headmaster, for being with us!
Thank you to Mr Denjean, the headmaster, for being with us!
To see all the photos, please click HERE.
28 April 2013
First Creative Writing Contest in Lecce
And the winners are...
For best plot: 910 by France
For most original short story: The Bet by Bulgaria
For best ending: Mater Morbi by Italy
For best style: Unwept Tears by Turkey
Congratulations to all the winners and the readers!
In France, an award ceremony will be organized soon to congratulate and reward the two writers of 910, in the presence of Mr Denjean, our headmaster.
Photos coming soon :-)
7 April 2013
Short Story Collection n°1
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Here are the two French short stories selected for the writing contest in Lecce: 910 by Rachel and Samuel
The Eyes of Death by Iliès
Here are other short stories written by the students involved in YEWS:
The Liar by JuliaA Single Ticket by Luana and Yasmina
A Trip of Hope by Louis and Quentin
Congratulations to the winners and the other students for their very good work!
Learn more about the paintings which inspired these short stories HERE.
Learn more about the other short stories in competition HERE.
13 March 2013
Evaluating short fiction
In a few days, you will have to select the two best short stories that will be in competition in Lecce.
It is time to think about the evaluation criteria.
What
makes a good short story? What destroys a short story? What makes a
good reader?
Here is food for thought!
12 March 2013
Next Meeting in Italy, April 10-15 2013
Here are the names of the students who have been selected to participate in the next meeting, in Lecce:
- Raphaël Bracque
- Théo Baylon
- Maxime Enjolras
- Luana Terrasse
- Kenza Khennouche
- Louis Isse
- Mélody Chareyre
- John Weir
Congratulations to all of them!
They will be accompanied by teacher Marie-Laure Simon and teacher Gladys Dousson.
Together, they will meet some of the students and teachers that take part in the project in Bulgaria, Turkey and Italy.
Among the different tasks they will have to perform, they will have to select the best short stories of the first contest and reward them!
11 February 2013
First Creative Writing Contest: April 2013
It is time to start writing your short stories for the first contest in Italy!
You have just studied documents about New York City and immigration into the United States.
The final task* of this unit consists in writing an immigration short story inspired by one of the paintings selected by your Comenius classmates.
Creative Writing Process
1. In pairs, choose one of the paintings selected by your European classmates and use it to imagine a story.
Find the paintings here: http://yewsbookofknowledge.blogspot.fr
==> Think about the scenery, the people in the painting (who are they, what are they doing, why? How did they get there, where are they going? Describe them. Why do they wear those clothes (that shirt, that necklace, that glasses, or what else…)? Do those dirty shoes (or new shoes, new hat, etc.) mean something special to them? What are their names? What are they frowning/smiling at?
==> Use all that you have learnt about New York City immigration into the USA to find inspiration and enrich you story.
2. You might need some examples to find inspiration.
==> Read the short stories given by your teacher. Which one do you prefer? Why? What about the opening / the ending? What about the characters? The tone?
3. You might need some tools to help you write a more interesting short story.
==> Read and use the different documents given by your teacher: Elements of Short Stories – How to Make Interesting Characters – Story Opening – Plot Twists
Find some of these documents here: http://yewscreativewritingworkshop.blogspot.fr
Editing Your Short Story
Once your short story is ready and the mistakes are corrected, you have to word process your text.
==> PLEASE, respect the following rules:
Font: Arial
Size: 12
Text format: justified
Margin: 2.5
Line space: 1.5
Lines per page: 30
Maximum page number: 4
Page numbering: bottom center
Evaluation
==> The quality of the story and the quality of the language will be both evaluated. They will be published on this blog.
==> The two best short stories – chosen by your classmates and / or your teacher(s) – will be selected for the first creative writing contest in Italy where the four best ones will be awarded.
Good luck and work hard!
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* Objectifs pédagogiques
- Solliciter la créativité et l'imagination
- Eduquer le goût d'écrire pour accroître le plaisir de lire
- Ecrire dans le but d'être lu, apprécié ou critiqué
- Compléter l'approche rationnelle et analytique de la littérature par la pratique intuitive et sensible de la création littéraire
- Reconnaître et comprendre les caractéristiques et les contraintes formelles d'un genre littéraire par la pratique sensible de la création littéraire imitative de ce genre
- Placer la pratique institutionnelle de l'écriture en langue vivante dans une situation stimulante (participer à un concours littéraire, en connaître et en accepter les contraintes formelles et les critères de sélection)
- Acquérir des savoirs formels (stylistiques, lexicaux, grammaticaux, rédactionnels, bureautiques, etc.) motivés par les besoins que dicte l'acte individuel d'écriture
- Renforcer le sentiment de fierté devant l'oeuvre accompli
You have just studied documents about New York City and immigration into the United States.
The final task* of this unit consists in writing an immigration short story inspired by one of the paintings selected by your Comenius classmates.
Creative Writing Process
1. In pairs, choose one of the paintings selected by your European classmates and use it to imagine a story.
Find the paintings here: http://yewsbookofknowledge.blogspot.fr
==> Think about the scenery, the people in the painting (who are they, what are they doing, why? How did they get there, where are they going? Describe them. Why do they wear those clothes (that shirt, that necklace, that glasses, or what else…)? Do those dirty shoes (or new shoes, new hat, etc.) mean something special to them? What are their names? What are they frowning/smiling at?
==> Use all that you have learnt about New York City immigration into the USA to find inspiration and enrich you story.
2. You might need some examples to find inspiration.
==> Read the short stories given by your teacher. Which one do you prefer? Why? What about the opening / the ending? What about the characters? The tone?
3. You might need some tools to help you write a more interesting short story.
==> Read and use the different documents given by your teacher: Elements of Short Stories – How to Make Interesting Characters – Story Opening – Plot Twists
Find some of these documents here: http://yewscreativewritingworkshop.blogspot.fr
Editing Your Short Story
Once your short story is ready and the mistakes are corrected, you have to word process your text.
==> PLEASE, respect the following rules:
Font: Arial
Size: 12
Text format: justified
Margin: 2.5
Line space: 1.5
Lines per page: 30
Maximum page number: 4
Page numbering: bottom center
Evaluation
==> The quality of the story and the quality of the language will be both evaluated. They will be published on this blog.
==> The two best short stories – chosen by your classmates and / or your teacher(s) – will be selected for the first creative writing contest in Italy where the four best ones will be awarded.
Good luck and work hard!
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* Objectifs pédagogiques
- Solliciter la créativité et l'imagination
- Eduquer le goût d'écrire pour accroître le plaisir de lire
- Ecrire dans le but d'être lu, apprécié ou critiqué
- Compléter l'approche rationnelle et analytique de la littérature par la pratique intuitive et sensible de la création littéraire
- Reconnaître et comprendre les caractéristiques et les contraintes formelles d'un genre littéraire par la pratique sensible de la création littéraire imitative de ce genre
- Placer la pratique institutionnelle de l'écriture en langue vivante dans une situation stimulante (participer à un concours littéraire, en connaître et en accepter les contraintes formelles et les critères de sélection)
- Acquérir des savoirs formels (stylistiques, lexicaux, grammaticaux, rédactionnels, bureautiques, etc.) motivés par les besoins que dicte l'acte individuel d'écriture
- Renforcer le sentiment de fierté devant l'oeuvre accompli
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