FORPRIMARY SCHOOLS RULES AND GUIDELINESMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMALAYSIAPOETRY RECITATION COMPETITION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS1RULES AND GUIDELINES1.0 IntroductionPoetry Recitation is a competition organized by the Ministry of Education. Thecompetition aims at encouraging the use of English through meaning, soundand rhythmic language of pupils. It builds confidence in pupils to memorize,speak, render and express themseles in English.2.0 Co!"tition Ru#"$!." Eligibility!."." This competition is open to # pupils of primary schools

!.".! This competition is open to pupils of goernment$aided primary schoolsfrom Y"%r & to Y"%r 'only.%ear & pupils are allo'ed to participate ifthey are from under enrolled schools.!.".& Each Poetry Recitation teamcomprises members fromthe$%"school.!.! Time!.!." (or theprimaryschool category, eachteamisgienapresentationtime limit of & to ' minutes.Marks 'ill be deducted thereafter.!.& Team!.&." Each team should comprise 2 pupils.!.&.! Each team should be accompanied by a teacher$in$charge.!.) Text!.)." Thepoemmust beentirely%ut("ntic%ndori)in%#andmust neerhae been published or hae 'on a prize in any other competition priortothiscompetition.Thetext of thepoem'ill bebasedont(""$decided by the organizers. !.).! Participants are not allo'ed to refer to any notes or printed materialsduring the presentation. 2!.).& Materials presented must not touch on sensitie issues, such as race,religion, stereotyping, politics etc. !.).) & copies of the poem must be submitted to the organizert*o *""+$prior to the competition.!.).* +ritten poetry must be typed ,Times -e' Roman . /rial, font size "!0 .!.* Type of poemIt is highly recommended that poems are 'ritten #!.*." in metre or erse expressing arious emotions 1!.*.! using a ariety of techni2ues including metaphors, similes,onomatopoeia 1

!.*.& based on actiities of language such as repetition, metre and rhyme ,todistinguish prose from erse0 1!.*.) 'ith a good dose of imagery and erse association to coney emotions2uickly and clearly 1!.*.*in stanzas that coney the specified theme 1!.*.3 so that presentation . recitation of this poem 'ill coer the time frame ofthe competition.

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!.3." 4ontestants can use costumes or school uniform 'hen competing. 5o'eer no marks 'ill be allocated!.6 Exclusions!.6." There should be no inclusion of singing, music, drama, costume, propsor artificial sound effects.!.6.! /nyinclusionof skit orphysical moement shouldenhanceandnotdominate the presentation.,A t("%tric%# !"r-or%nc" o- t(" !o" i$*(o##. di$cour%)"d/.!.7 8tage /rrangement !.7." The participants may re2uest for more than " microphone.!.9 :udges3!.9." -ational leel competitions should be ;udged by 3 ;udges ,* performance ;udges < " accuracy ;udge0. !.9.! The ;udges 'ill be appointed by the =iision of 4o$curriculum and /rts,Ministry of Education.!."> =ecisions

!.">." Points 'ill be a'arded according to the score sheet.!.">.!:udges 'ill collectiely determine the placing by a clear ma;ority ote.!.">.&The decision of the ;udges is final.!.">.)Indiidual marks 'ill not be disclosed.!."" Prizes!.""." 4ertificates of achieement 'ill be a'arded to the 'inning teams.!."".! 4ertificates of participation 'ill be a'arded to all participating teams.-ote# The 'inning team from the preious year may participate in the current yearbut the text and presentation must not be an exact replica. This concept paper is alid until further notificationor reisionfromtheMinistry of Education and can be used at all leels for competitions organizedby the Ministry.D"-inition?Poetry Recitation is about coneying a poem@s sense 'ith its language./ll 'ords ofthe poem must be pronounced correctly, paying attention to the olume, rhythm andintonation to enhance the recitation./ strong performance 'ill rely on a po'erful internalization of the poem rather thandistracting dramatic gesturesA. =iision of 4o$curriculum and /rtsMinistry of Education, Malaysia4FORPRIMARY SCHOOLS ADJUDICATION FORMSMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMALAYSIAPOETRY RECITATION COMPETITION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLSNATIONAL LEVEL YEAR ________TIMING5CONTESTANT NO.Time12345

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SCORESHEET7/a"imum /ar0s Very Poor Poor 1air 2oo$ #"cellent10 13 2 33 ) *3 4 53 6 7 3101* 1 3 3 ) 3 45 3 7 10 3 12 13 3 1* 30 1 3 4 5 3 12 13 3 16 17 3 2) 2* 3 30Accuracy EvaluationNAME OF STUDENTTITLEOF POEMMaximum score 8 pointsInaccuracy deduction (subtract) pointsPrompt deduction (subtract) pointsFinal accuracY score points !o"est possib!e score is1 pointMinor Inaccuracies, Resultin InA ! PointDe"uction, Inclu"e#Ma$or Inaccuracies, Resultin In LarerDe"uctions Per Occurrence, Inclu"e### con#usin$apronoun (%&e'insteado# %s&e')## con#usin$anarticle(%a'insteado#%t&e')## Plurali(in$ a"ordorvice)versa (%&orses' insteado# %&orse')## replacin$a"ord"it&asimilar "ord(%*ump' insteado# %leap')## con#usin$t&eordero#"ords(%&opsands+ips'insteado#%s+ipsand&ops')## s+ippin$a"ord ## repeatin$ a "ord ## Addin$a "ord## oneline outo#order)2Points## repeatin$ aline )2Points## s+ippedoneline,s+ippedt&reeormore"ordsin t&esameline )3Points## reversedt"ostan(as)5Points## s+ippedonestan(a)6PointsUse o% &rom&ter #Eac&timeastudent usest&eprompter-3Points "ill bededucted #romt&e#inal accuracyscore.Accurac' (u"e# /ollo" alon$"it&t&ete0to# t&e poemas t&ecompetitor recites.1ar+ t&ete0teac&timet&ere is anerrorin accuracy.2ou may"anttomar+all minor inaccuraciest&esame(since eac&is "ort&a1pointdeduction)-and#la$t&ebi$$ermista+esdi##erently.A#tert&erecitation-uset&e$uidancebelo"toassi$na pointdeduction to eac&mista+e.3o $ett&e#inal accuracyscore-countup t&e pointdeductions- andsubtract t&em#rom t&ema0imumscore o# 4 points.E0ample 5 I# t&ecompetitorrepeated a "ord()1 point)- con#usedan article ()1 point)-ands+ippedoneline ()3points)- t&at"ouldbe5pointssubtracted #rom t&ema0imum scoreo# 4. 3&e#inal accuracyscore"ouldbe3points.4FRE/UENCY COUNT POETRY RECITATION COMPETITION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLS NATIONAL LEVEL YEAR ___________PLACING TIMEJUDGE FINALPLACING 1 2 3 4 5TEAM NO.122&3'45+u$&e 1 , 88888888888888888. .i&nature , ..888888888+u$&e 2, 88888888888888888. .i&nature , ..888888888+u$&e 3, 88888888888888888. .i&nature , ..888888888+u$&e ), 88888888888888888..i&nature , ..888888888+u$&e * , 88888888888888888..i&nature , ..888888888FORPRIMARY SCHOOLS RESULTSMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMALAYSIARESULTPOETRY RECITATION COMPETITION FOR PRIMARY SCHOOLSNATIONAL LEVEL YEAR ____________CHAMPIONC0,-e)-*,- N0.1 222222222222222222S-*-e 12222222222222222222 NDPLACINGC0,-e)-*,- N0.1 222222222222222222S-*-e12222222222222222223 RDPLACINGC0,-e)-*,- N0. 1 22222222222222222...S-*-e 1222222222222222222Name.i&natureChie! +u$&e,+u$&e 2,+u$&e 3,+u$&e ) ,+u$&e *,FORPRIMARY SCHOOLS ATTACHMENTMINISTRY OF EDUCATIONMALAYSIAE)aluation *riteria #A *om&re+ensi)e ,ui"e %or *om&etitors an" (u"esP-YSI*AL PRESEN*EE'e contact- .o"' lanuae and &oise.Ti&s# Present yoursel# "ell and be attentive.6se $ood posture.!oo+ con#ident. 6se eye contact "it& t&e entire audience.7on8t #ocus solely on t&e *ud$es. 9ervous $estures- poor eye contact "it& t&e audience and lac+ o# poise or con#idence "ill detract #rom your score. :ela0 and be natural.En*oy your poem ) t&e *ud$es "ill notice. /ualities o% a stron recitation #Ease and com#ort "it& t&e audience.En$a$ement "it& t&e audience t&rou$& p&ysical presence- includin$ appropriate body lan$ua$e- con#idence and eye contact ) "it&out appearin$ arti#icial.0OI*E AND ARTI*ULATION0olume- &ace- r+'t+m- intonation and &ro&er &ronunciation. ;eep in 1ind 5 it& r&ymed poems- be care#ul not to recite in a sin$)son$ manner. 1a+e sure you +no" &o" to pronounce every "ord in your poem.Articulate. !ine brea+s are a de#inin$ #eature o# poetry.7ecide "&et&er a brea+ re?uires a pause and- i# so- &o" lon$ to pause./ualities o% a stron recitation #All "ords pronounced correctly- and t&e volume- r&yt&m- and intonation $reatly en&ance t&e recitation.Pacin$s&ould beappropriate to t&e poem.DRAMATI* APPROPRIATENESS:ecitation is about conveyin$ a poem8s sense "it& its lan$ua$e.It is closer to t&e art o# oral interpretation t&an t&eatrical per#ormance.(3&in+ storyteller or narrator rat&er t&an actor.)A stron &er%ormance 1ill rel' on a &o1er%ul internali2ation o% t+e &oem rat+er t+an "istractin "ramatic estures32ou represent t&e poem8s voice- not a c&aracter8s.2ou must subtly en&ance t&e understandin$ and en*oyment o# t&e poem "it&out overs&ado"in$ t&e lan$ua$e.Ti&s# 7o not act out t&e poem.3oo muc& dramati(ation distracts #rom t&e lan$ua$e o# t&e poem.1ovement or accents must not detract #rom t&e poem8s voice. 2ou are t&e vessel o# your poem.=ave con#idence t&at your poem is stron$ enou$& to communicate "it&out a p&ysical illustration.!et t&e "ords o# t&e poem do t&e "or+. 7ependin$ on t&e poem- occasional $estures may be appropriate- but t&e line bet"een appropriate and overdone is a t&in one.>&en uncertain- leave t&em out. Avoid monotone delivery.=o"ever- too muc& ent&usiasm can ma+e your per#ormance seem insincere./ualities o% a stron recitation #3&e dramati(ation subtly underscores t&e meanin$ o# t&e poem "it&out becomin$ t&e #ocal point.3&e style o# delivery is more about oral interpretation t&an dramatic enactment.A lo1 score in t+is cateor' 1ill result %rom recitations t+at +a)e a%%ecte" c+aracter )oices an" accents, ina&&ro&riate tone an" in%lection, sinin, "istractin an" excessi)e estures or unnecessar' emotin3LE0EL OF *OMPLE4ITYA poem "it& comple0 content conveys di##icult- sop&isticated ideas t&at are c&allen$in$ to compre&end and e0press.A poem "it& comple0 lanuae "ill &ave intricate diction and synta0- meter and r&yme sc&eme and s&i#ts in tone or mood. Poem lent+ is also considered in comple0ity.Please +eep in mind t&at lon$er poems are not necessarily more di##icult. Poems "it& si$ni#icantly c&allen$in$ content and lan$ua$e may not need len$t& to score "ell.Ti&s# /or competitions beyond t&e classroom level- select poems o# various styles- time periods- t&emes- and tones. 7iversity o# poem selection "ill allo" *ud$es to see your mastery o# various elements o# comple0ity. 1a+e sure eac& poem you c&oose is one t&at spea+s to you.I# you are able to connect "it& a poem- t&at internali(ation "ill ripple positively t&rou$&out all o# your scores.E0IDEN*E OF UNDERSTANDIN,3&is cate$ory is to evaluate "&et&er you e0&ibit a true understandin$ o# t&e poem in your recitation.Ti&s # 2ou must understand t&e poem #ully.@e attentive to t&e messa$es- meanin$s- allusions- irony- tones o# voice- and ot&er nuances in your poem. @e sure you +no" t&e meanin$ o# every "ord and line in your poem. /ualities o% a stron recitation#3&e meanin$ o# t&e poem is po"er#ully and clearly conveyed to t&e audience.3&e interpretation deepens and enlivens t&e poem.Meanin, t+emes, allusions, iron', tones o% )oice and ot&er nuances are captured by t&e per#ormance.A lo" score "ill be a"arded i# t&e interpretation obscures t&e meanin$ o# t&e poem.O0ERALL PERFORMAN*E3&is cate$ory is to evaluate t&e de$ree to "&ic& t&e recitation &as become more t&an t&e sum o# its parts. 7id you captivate t&e audience "it& t&e lan$ua$e o# t&e poemA 7id you brin$ t&e audience to a better understandin$ o# t&e poemA 7id your p&ysical presence- voice and articulation- and dramatic appropriateness all seem on tar$et and uni#ied to breat&e li#e into t&e poemA 7id you understand and s&o" mastery o# t&e art o# recitationA Bud$es may also consider t&e diversity o# your recitations "it& t&is scoreC you are less li+ely to score "ell in overall per#ormance "&en *ud$es note t&at your style o# interpretation remains t&e same re$ardless o# poem c&oice.A lo" score "ill be a"arded #or recitations t&at are poorly presented- ine##ective in conveyin$ t&e meanin$ o# t&e poem- or conveyed in a manner inappropriate to t&e poem.A**URA*YA separate *ud$e "ill mar+ missed or incorrect "ords durin$ t&e recitation- "it& small deductions #or eac&.(Please re#er to t&e accuracy score s&eet #or details).