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Mag Inc 2012 PP
Mag Inc 2012 PP
ED
You can participate if you are a student from: Primary 4 to 6 Lower Secondary level Upper Secondary level
Why English?
Knowledge Vehicle
Education
Dynamic Language
The StarOnline
Topic: Education
Subject in school Text books
Overseas Education
Distance Learning
Before you start writing Dont plagiarise articles or cartoons from other publications
Caricature
Winston Churchill I am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught. (Quote)
Polls
Vast Majority of Americans Support Official English
A 2010 poll found that 87% of Americans support making English the official language of the United States. 78% of Hispanics believe English should be the official language of government operations. 82% of Americans support legislation that would require the federal government to conduct business solely in English. 67% of Likely U.S. Voters think election ballots should be printed only in English. 83% of Americans believe new immigrants should learn English. 77% of Americans believe it is crucial for immigrants living in the United States to speak English.
(Taken from:http://proenglish.org)
To qualify for
One PERSONAL pan pizza
Do
ONE mini magazine
TWO mini magazine of two different topics OR ONE mini magazine and ONE 3-min. video clip
Feature article
Primary about 250 words Lower Sec 500 words Upper Sec 700 words or more 3 elements Poem/polls/editorial cartoon/ comic strip/interviews/ photograph/illustration/ad etc With all things being equal Judges will look at layout/creativity/content/ use of language
Contest logistics
Use the original contest template (Apr 13 and 25) for your mini magazine entry and video clip entry Important dates: Apr 13 Online registration opens Apr June Work on mini magazine June 29 Contest closes July 15 List of schools with voucher tally appears in Sept
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Grand finals
Nominate
ONE entry for the mini magazine category AND ONE 3-minute video clip entry from the school!
The finalist teams do a 5-minute Power point presentation about their mini magazine and its topic Judges decide Grand Prize winners and runner-up teams
From Taylors University: 5 units full scholarships for Foundation Studies worth RM20,000 each PLUS RM10,000 off for the first year of degree studies OR RM30,000 worth of scholarships each for Taylors University Diploma studies
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