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The
Florida Foreign Language Association
and Santillana USA
Publishing Co. invite K-12
foreign language students to participate
in an essay contest. This essay contest
is being launched in celebration of
the National Foreign Language Week,
March 3–9, 2008.
This year’s
National Foreign Language Week theme
is:
“You've
Got The World on a String with Foreign
Languages”
Santillana USA Publishing suggests
essays based on the following titles
available in both the original languages
and English:
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For grades K through
2: |
*La
piñata Vacía
(The Empty Piñata) w/audio
cassette by Alma Flor Ada *Amigos
or Zanmi (Friends)
by Alma Flor Ada |
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For grades
3 through 5: |
*Azul y verde (Blue
and Green) by Alma Flor Ada
and Isabel Campoy |
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For
grades 6 through 8: |
*El
Vuelo del Quetzal (The
Quetzal’s Journey)by Alma
Flor Ada |
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For grades
9 through 12: |
Marianela by Benito
Pérez Galdós
Concert en Bretagne
(Concert in Brittany) by Cécile
Talguen |
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(*) Also Available in English. |
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If requested,
samples of the suggested titles
will be sent to selected Florida
School District Foreign Language
supervisors and Foreign Language
contact persons, or can also
be obtained by contacting Santillana
USA Customer Service Department. |
Submission Requirements:
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ONE (1) submission per student.
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ALL entries must be e-mailed
as an attachment to
kucerikj@pcsb.org
or mailed to:
Jan Kucerik
Pinellas County Schools, World
Languages Department
301 4th Street SW
Largo, FL 33770
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Students must submit the attached
cover sheet/consent form
Kindergarten, first and
second grade foreign language
students may submit drawings inspired
by the suggested literature readings.
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Kindergarten:
1 drawing with 1-3 sentences (dictated
by the applicant, and recorded
by an adult)
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First grade:
1 drawing with 3-5 sentences (dictated
by the applicant, and recorded by
an adult).
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Second grade:
1 drawing with 3-5 sentences written
by the student.
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The sentences should be submitted
on a separate sheet of paper.
Be sure to note the name and
relationship of the recording
adult on the application for kindergarten
and first grade
Essays (grades
3-HS) must:
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Address the contest theme
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Contain
Elementary (Grades
3-5): between 100
and 150 words.
Middle School:
between 200-250 words
High School: between
300-500 words
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Be written in 12 pt. standard
upright font (e.g. Times New Roman,
Geneva, Helvetica)
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Be double-spaced with one inch
margins
Note: Submissions can be written
in English, French, Haitian-Creole
or Spanish.
Prizes:
One (1) winner for elementary (K-5)
and one (1) for secondary (6-12) will
be selected and announced during the
Joint ACTFL/FFLA Conference in November,
2008. Each of the two winners
will receive one (1) laptop computer,
provided by the contest sponsor, Santillana
USA. The selected contributions will
be published on the FFLA website (www.ffla.us)
and in the FFLA newsletter (FFLAN).
Selected winners will receive the
award pending receipt of a signed
parental consent form, and will be
notified via phone or mail.
Questions:
Please address all questions regarding
the contest to: kucerikj@pcsb.org
and/or Mario A. Nuñez:
mnunez@santillanausa.com
Deadline:
All
Submissions Must Be Received By 5:00pm
(Est), April 4, 2008.
Recommended books can be purchased
at discount prices by contacting Santillana
USA:
Teresita Luzárraga
(800) 245-8584 ext. 118
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