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englISh lIterature FeStIval 2016

Luminarium Inter School englISh lIterature FeStIval 2016

Dear Principal,literature is the foundation of life. It is a journey that is inscribed in pages, and powered by the imagination of the reader. It enables people to see through the lenses of others and becomes a looking glass into the world. literature is a gateway to teach the reader about life experiences from even the saddest stories to the most joyful ones that will touch their hearts.to savour the beauty of english literature, DPS Dwarka is organizing ‘LUMINARIUM – The Inter School English Literature Festival’ on 28 & 29 July 2016. a multitude of innovative and creative events have been planned by the members of the english Department.this literary pilgrimage will enable the children to learn more and explore more. exposing children to good literary works is equivalent to providing them with the finest of educational opportunities. We hope that you will appreciate our endeavour in this direction.We look forward to enthusiastic participation of the students of your school in the literature Festival.

With regards,

Yours sincerely,Sunita TanwarPrincipalDPS Dwarka

DELhI PUbLIc SchooLDwarka

GENERAL GUIDELINES

• Schools must confirm their participation by sending the duly filled in Registration Form latest by Wednesday, 13 July 2016.

• The first 25 schools that register will be eligible to participate in the event.

• Registration time at DPS Dwarka on both the days is from 8.00 a.m. to 8.45 a.m.

• Schools must ensure that no student participates in more than one event.

• All students must be in their school uniforms, unless they are in the costume for their respective event.

• All participants must carry their school Identity Cards.• Schools are requested to send a teacher escort with the

participants to ensure proper coordination & discipline.• The day / date wise schedule with event details has been

given herewith for reference.• Schools must participate in all the events to qualify for the

overall trophy.• Decision of the judges will be final and binding.• For further information or queries, please contact

the Programme coordinator Ms. Priya narayanan (Mobile : 9650598440) at [email protected]


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Day 1 : Thursday, 28 July 2016

Event : WAR oF WoRDS (DEbATE)eligibility : classes Iv & vno. of participants : a team of 2 studentstime limit : 2 ½ minutestopic : School uniforms help to improve the

learning environmentvenue : Junior library

GENERAL GUIDELINES :• One participant should be from class IV and the other from

class v• One speaker will speak for the motion and the other against

the motion.• A warning bell will ring at 2 minutes and final bell on the

completion of 2½ minutes.• Marks will be deducted for exceeding the time limit.

Judgement Criteria:1. content2. Confidence3. clarity4. Relevance to the topic

For further queries (if any) Ms. Shalini Arora (9811896674) and Ms. Sarika Khanna (9560700233) can be contacted.

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DAY 2 : Friday, 29 July 2016

Event : PoETIc ExPRESSIoNSeligibility : classes Iv & vNo. of participants : A team of 5 studentsTime limit : 4 minutes (including introduction)venue : activity room

GENERAL GUIDELINES:• Each team will recite a poem based on the theme ‘Nature’.• Participants should be dressed in school uniform.• Participants should wear a badge depicting the theme of

the poem. the badge should hide the logo on the uniform pocket.

• Participants will not be allowed to carry any props.• A bell will ring after 4 minutes.• Marks will be deducted for exceeding the time limit.

Judgement Criteria:1. unity of articulation2. Pitch, Diction & Intonation3. overall presentation4. Theme based masking of the school uniform pocket.

For further queries (if any) Ms. Gitanjali Kohli (9810447730) and Ms. Gagandeep Kaur Bhasin (9811039220) can be contacted.


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Event : IMPRESSIoNS (DESIGNING A book coVER)Submission Date : entries should reach the school between15-20 July 2016eligibility : classes Iv & vno. of participants : a team of 2 studentsLayout : A-3 size Ivory sheet

GENERAL GUIDELINES:• The participants will design a book cover based on the

book ‘Charlie and the Chocolate Factory’ by Roald Dahl.• The book cover should be hand-made, colourful and

relevant to the topic.• Name of the participants, class and name of the school

should be mentioned on the back of the book cover.• The book covers will be retained by the host school.

Judgement Criteria:1. concept2. creativity and Presentation3. visual appeal4. Thematic relevance

For further queries (if any) Ms. Richa Prakash (9899177721) can be contacted.



Event : DANcE FIESTA (cREATING AN INVITATIoN cARD)Submission Date : entries should reach the school between15-20 July 2016eligibility : classes Iv & vno. of participants : a team of 2 students Layout : A-4 size Pastel sheet

GENERAL GUIDELINES:• Imagine one of your friends is giving a solo dance

performance.• Design an invitation card inviting all your classmates and

teachers for the event.

Judgement Criteria:1. content2. creativity and Presentation3. thematic relevance4. Visual appeal

For further queries (if any) Ms. Falguni Kapoor (9999142003) can be contacted.


Event : MIND ThE GAPeligibility : classes vI & vIIno. of Participants : a team of two studentstime limit : one hourvenue : Senior library

GENERAL GUIDELINES :1. the participants will be given an incomplete story. It

will have the beginning lines of each paragraph of the story.2. the participants will have to complete the story with

80-100 words in each paragraph. Link the paragraphs coherently and cohesively to form an interesting and innovative story.

3. the last paragraph should be completed in a manner that provides an appropriate ending to the story.

Judgement Criteria :1. vocabulary2. creative expression3. Imagination4. Relevance

For further queries (if any) Ms. Aparna Chawla (9968928567) or Ms. Geetika M. Puri (9811428815) can be contacted.

Day 1 : Thursday, 28 July 2016

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Event : LIFE oN MARSEligibility : Classes VIII - Xno. of Participants : a team of 6 studentsTime limit : 5 minutes (including entry and exit)venue : auditorium

GENERAL GUIDELINES :1. the participants will enact a scene imagining life on Mars.2. they should come dressed in suitable costumes. no green

rooms will be provided.3. Props, Power Point Presentation and live music can be used.4. Participating schools can bring any two musical instruments.5. However, one key board will be placed in the wings for all

participating schools, which can be used as one of the two instruments allowed.

6. Instrumentalists (maximum 2) are excluded from the main cast.

Judgement Criteria :1. Props & costumes2. Presentation of the idea3. Dialogue delivery4. Acting skills

For further queries (if any) Ms. Kasturi Dutta (9811217263) or Ms. Suvir Kapoor (9868219845) can be contacted.


Event : LITERARY GEEk – ThE ENGLISh Quizeligibility : class vIno. of Participants : a team of 3 studentsTime : 9.00 a.m. - 12.30 p.m.Venue : Preliminary Round -Senior Library Final Round-Basement

GENERAL GUIDELINES:1. a preliminary round for all the participating teams will be

conducted.2. Six teams will be shortlisted for the on stage final round.3. the Final round will be conducted on the same day of the

event.4. Topics for both the rounds are given below : Parts of Speech, Figures of Speech, Idioms and Proverbs,

homophones and homonyms, Spellings, Books and authors, Synonyms and antonyms, grammar and vocabulary.

5. Decision of the Quiz Master will be final and binding.

For further queries (if any) Ms. Yashima K. Bhatia (9953081870) or Ms. Priyanka Khattar (9818235999) can be contacted.



Event : ThE WEFT AND ThE WooFEligibility : Classes VIII & IXno. of Participants : a team of two studentstime limit : one hour thirty minutesvenue : Senior library

GENERAL GUIDELINES :1. each team will be presented a short story (the same story

will be given to all participating teams).2. The students will rewrite the story (prose) in the form of a

poem (poetry) without making any change in the central idea.

3. each stanza of the poem must have a rhyme scheme4. The participants must use any three figures of speech in

the poem that they compose.

Judgement Criteria :1. thematic relevance2. rhyme scheme3. Figures of speech4. Creative expression

For further queries (if any) Ms. Aparna Chawla (9968928567) or Ms. Geetika M. Puri (9811428815) can be contacted.

DAY 2 : Friday, 29 July 2016


Event : coNTEMPoRARY coNVERSATIoNeligibility : class vIIIno. of Participants : a team of two studentstime limit : 3 minutesvenue : Seminar room

GENERAL GUIDELINES :1. each team will pick up a situation in a draw of lots (eg.

telephonic conversation, asking for directions etc.).2. each team will be given 1½ minutes to discuss and 1½

minutes to enact the given situation.3. the teams will enact the situation using dialogues.4. No written material should be used during the enactment.

Judgement Criteria :1. creativity2. Scene enactment3. theme relevance4. Overall presentation

For further queries (if any) Ms. Kasturi Dutta (9811217263) or Ms. Suvir Kapoor(9868219845) can be contacted.



Event : ShAkESPEARE WELL-VERSEDEligibility : Classes IX - XIINo. of Participants : 15 studentsTime limit : 4 minutes (including entry and exit)venue : School auditoriumGENERAL GUIDELINES :1. Each participating team should comprise 15 students.2. the teams have to present a choral recitation highlighting any

scene/amalgamation of scenes from a Shakespearean play.3. each team will be allotted a play after registration.4. The recital may involve use of narrator/chorus/other

characters or a combination of any of the three.5. Participants should come dressed in suitable costumes.

no green rooms will be provided.6. Props and Power Point Presentations are not allowed.7. Only live music is allowed.8. Participating schools are allowed to bring any 2 musical

instruments.9. Instrumentalists (maximum 2) are to be included in the

main cast.10. one key board will be permanently placed in the wings for

all participating schools. It may be used as one of the two instruments allowed.

Judgement Criteria :1. Presentation of the idea2. recital and coordination3. costumes4. Adherence to the original story and language

For further queries (if any) Ms. Roma Sharma (9811276079) or Ms. Samita Bhalla (9810539329) can be contacted.


Event : ScRIbbLED SToRIES

Day/ Date : Wednesday, 20 July 2016

Eligibility : Classes IX & X

no. of Participants : a team of two students (one student from each class)

Time Limit : 9.00 a.m. - 11.00 a.m.

GENERAL GUIDELINES:

1. entries should be submitted on the link Luminarium on the DPS Dwarka website: www.dpsdwarka.com

2. the participants will have to create a story based on the given theme and submit it on the above link.

3. A theme of 140 characters, just like a tweet on twitter will be flashed on the link on Wednesday, 20 July 2016 at 9.00 a.m. sharp. the link will close at 11.00 a.m. on the same day.

4. Teams will be given two hours to create a story of 400-500 words based on the given tweet. the theme of the story cannot be changed and the story has to be woven around the given 140 characters.

5. Entries should be typed in MS Word Format, Font- Arial, Size- 14.

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6. entries must be submitted with full name of the participants along with their class and the name of the school.

7. Multiple entries will not be accepted. The first entry which reaches the school will only be considered.

Judgement Criteria:

1. creativity

2. organization of plot

3. Fluency & expression

4. Thematic relevance

For further queries (if any) Ms. Yashima K. Bhatia (9953081870) or Ms. Priyanka Khattar (9818235999) can be contacted.


Event : ThE SoNNET chALLENGEDay / Date : Wednesday, 20 July 2016Eligibility : Classes XI & XIItime : 9.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.no. of Participants : a team of 2 students

GENERAL GUIDELINES:1. entries should be typed on the link LUMINARIUM on the DPS

Dwarka website www.dpsdwarka.com2. the participants will have to compose a Sonnet based on the

given theme and submit it on the above link.3. the Sonnet should comprise octave and sestet with a rhyme scheme.4. A theme will be flashed on the link on Wednesday , 20 July 2016

at 9.00 a.m. sharp. the link will close at 11.00 a.m. the same day.5. Each composition must be given a suitable title.6. Entries should be typed in MS Word Format, Font- Arial, Size - 14.7. Entries must be submitted with full name of the participants along

with the class and name of the school.8. Multiple entries will not be accepted. The first entry which reaches

the school will ONLY be considered.

Judgement Criteria:1. content2. creativity3. expression4. Thematic relevance

For further queries (if any) Ms. Manu Kohli (9868275275) or Ms. Amita Bisht (8010387733) can be contacted.



REGISTRATIoN FoRM

Luminarium2016


DELhI PUbLIc SchooL, DWARkALUMINARIUM - INTER SchooL ENGLISh LITERATURE FESTIVAL 2016

Thursday, 28 July & Friday, 29 July 2016

REGISTRATIoN FoRMthis registration Form is to be received at DPS Dwarka by Wednesday, 13 July 2016name of the Principal: ____________________________________________ name of the School: _____________________________________________address: ____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________contact no.: _________________________ email: _____________________

JUNIoR cATEGoRYDAY – 1 (Thursday, 28 July 2016)

Name of the Event Name of the Participant class

War of Words (Debate) 1.2.

DAY – 2 (Friday, 29 July 2016)

Poetic Expressions

1.2.3.4.5.oFFLINE EVENTS

(Entries to be sent to host school between 15 & 20 July 2016)


Impressions (Designing a book cover)

1.

2.

Dance Fiesta (creating an Invitation card)

1.

2.



SENIoR cATEGoRYDAY – 1 (Thursday, 28 July 2016)

Name of the Event Name of the Participant Class

Mind the gap1.2.

Life on Mars

1.2.3.4.5.6.

Literary Geek – The English Quiz

1.2.

3.DAY – 2 (Friday, 29 July 2016)

Name of the Event Name of the Participant ClassThe Weft and the Woof

1.2.

Contemporary Conversation

1.2.

Shakespeare Well-Versed

1.2.3.4.5.6.7.8.9.10.11.12.13.14.15.


oNLINE EVENTS(Entries to be uploaded on Wednesday, 20 July 2016)


Scribbled Stories1.

2.

The Sonnet challenge 1.

2.

Name of the Teacher I/c: ________________________

contact no.: __________________________________

E-mail _______________________________________

Date Seal Name & Signature of the Principal

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