NATIONAL READING AND CHILDREN'S MONTH

Grade 2 - Julian Banzon

Theme: English as a global language: bridging cultures, connecting the world.

MECHANICS FOR THE SPELLING BEE

General Rules:
1. The competition is for grade 2 learners.
2. There will be three levels for this contest namely the easy, average, and difficult rounds. Each level has 5
words to be spelled correctly. In case of a tie after the difficult round.
3. The contestants have 10 seconds to answer each word in the easy round, 20 seconds for the average
round, and 30 seconds for the difficult round. In the event that contestants would reach the clincher round,
the contestant to write the correct spelling will get a point and will be determined the winner for the place
that they will be competing for.
4. Contestants must write the word after the “go” signal. A contestant who has started writing without the
"go" signal will be disqualified to answer for that specific turn until the next word is given.
5. All is qualified for easy, average and difficult rounds. Only those who need to break a tie will proceed to
the clincher round.
6. The quiz master will read the part of speech of the word, meaning, and word to be spelled
twice before the “go” signal will be given.
7. For every correct spelling, the contestant will be given 1 point for easy, 3 for average, and 5 for difficult.
8. First to 3rd place winners will be awarded during the culminating activity on November 17, 2023.

MECHANICS AND CRITERIA FOR THE BOOK CHARACTER PARADE

General Rules:
1. The competition is for grade 2 learners.
2. There shall be two categories: Male and Female.
3. Contestants will choose a book character that they are portraying and must prepare 2-
3 famous lines from their chosen book character.
4. First place winners in each category will be the representative in the school based book character parade.
5. The criteria for judging will be as follows:
CATEGORY A B C D Scores
(25 - 20 points) (19-16 points) (15-13 points) (12-09 points)

Costume The costume wholly The costume relatively The costume The costume is
represents the represents the literary/ inadequately found to be out of
literary/ historical Represents the compliance with the
historical character literary/ dress code and
character historical poorly represents
character the character
Resourcefulness Recycled materials/ Recycled Recycled Recycled
props have been materials/props have materials/props materials/props
innovatively been used/created have been sparingly have not been
used/created used/created used/created

Originality The costume is The costume is quite The costume is The costume lacks
unique and original and conventional and in originality and
imaginative. presentable. similar to others. imagination.

Presentation The student is able to The student somewhat The student poorly The student does not
represent the represents the represents the represent the
character and character and tries to character and character and fails
convinces the convince the audience. struggles to to convince the
audience. convince the audience.
audience.

TOTAL SCORE: