Multilingual Marvels
Multilingual Marvels is a districtwide competition for all middle school world language students in which students compete against a standard, not against other students. The main purpose of
the competition is not to win glory and honor, but to feel proud and successful and excited about
continuing the study of the language. Contests include poetry declamation, cultural cooking, posters, cultural trivia and cultural performances. Questions? Contact Deb Abshier
Multilingual Marvels
Saturday, March 24, 2012 at Begich Middle School
Time |
Event |
Location |
| 8:30 a.m. |
Teachers arrive to set up |
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| 9:30 a.m. |
Participant arrival and registration |
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| 10 a.m. |
Welcome ceremony |
Multipurpose room |
| 10:15 a.m. |
Judging begins |
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| Cultural cooking |
Multipurpose room |
| Cultural trivia |
Library |
| Poetry declamation |
Classrooms |
| 11:30 a.m. |
Cultural potluck, cultural performance contest and awards ceremony |
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| 12:30 p.m. |
Event ends, teachers remain to clean up |
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Pre-registration required |
All students are required to pre-register so the event can be prepared with people and supplies. Have students follow the steps below to register themselves using their Google Apps login:
 Click on this link- Enter username and password (same as the computer login)
- Answer all the questions
- Click the "submit" button
If a student is competing for more than one language, he or she will need to complete a separate registration form for each language. If he or she is competing in multiple categories for the same language, only one registration form is needed.
2012 Timeline
Registration forms due
TBA
Posters due
TBA
Competition
TBA |
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| Questions? Contact Deb Abshier |
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Contests
Poster contest |
| Theme |
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Look Who's Talking |
| Deadline |
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TBA |
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Cultural performances |
| This contest is the chance for students to show off and have fun! Ten students maximum to a group that can be almost anything - as long as it's appropriate. |
| More guidance |
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TBA |
| performances |
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Performances may be live or recorded. Recorded performances must be submitted by Thursday, Feb. 24, 4:30 p.m. at Clark MS. Please check with the host teacher to make sure the format will be able to be played. |
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Poetry contest |
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the high school declamation contest, students do not compete with each other
but rather compete for a rating. The three ratings are Superior, Exemplary and
Proficient. |
| Spanish |
Spanish poetry packet (PDF)
Includes: 14 poems, judging form and teacher information |
| German |
German poetry packet (PDF)
Includes: two poems |
| French |
French poetry packet (PDF)
Includes: 12 poems
Audio recordings of poems (MP3)
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Cultural cooking |
| The cultural cooking contest is a chance for students to learn how to make a dish – by themselves – that someone who speaks the language they are studying might make on a
regular basis. |
More
guidance |
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TBA |
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| Potluck dishes from the 2008 Multilingual Marvels event |
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