CHAACA CHERRY HILL AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIC ASSOICATION and the Cherry Hill Public Library
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ESSAY •POSTER •VIDEO CONTEST Sponsored by CHAACA CHERRY HILL AFRICAN AMERICAN CIVIC ASSOICATION And The Cherry Hill Public Library CHAACA is sponsoring an Essay·Poster·Video Contest for Black History Month 2017. The contest is open to public school students in Cherry Hill in grades K through 12th. The essay, poster or video must depict an African American in the Arts born before 1960 – Performing Arts [music, dance, dramatic arts {theater and film}]; Media Arts [photography, cinematography]; Visual Arts [drawing, painting, ceramics, sculpting]. A list of names of persons born before 1960 is attached to this document. The essay, poster or video should emphasis the contributions the person made to their field; obstacles overcome to participate or excel in their field; or if they were the first African American recognized in that area. There will be three winners in each of the following six categories: Prizes Category First Prize $75 Grades Kdg. – 1st (Poster, Video, or Essay) Second Prize $50 Grades 2nd -3rd (Poster, Video, or Essay) Third Prize $25 First Prize $100 Grades 4th – 5th (Poster, Video, or Essay) Second Prize $75 Grades 6th – 7th (Poster, Video, or Essay) Third Prize $50 First Prize $125 Grades 8th - 9th (Poster, Video, or Essay) Second Prize $100 Grades 10th -11th (Poster, Video, or Essay) Third Prize $75 th First Prize $150 Grade 12 (Poster, Video, or Essay) Second Prize $125 Third Prize $100 The Essay·Poster·Video Contest will be judged by a panel of judges selected by the CHAACA Executive Board. Guidelines: The Essay·Poster·Video must be the original work of the author. Rubrics are attached. Rubrics were developed with materials from the RubiStar Web site http://rubistar.4teachers.org/index.php Only technical assistance from others will be acceptable; for example, someone shooting the video, etc. The script, props, must be the original idea of the student. Another example; someone helping to cut out letters for the poster, the subject and art work must be the original idea of the student. All entries must be clearly marked with the student’s name, School, Grade, Age, and Teacher or Guidance Counselor. Entries will be assigned random numbers prior to submission to the judges to ensure objectivity. Submission of entries will be accepted from December 5, 2016 until Friday, January 27, 2017. Entries may be submitted written or hard copies, on a CD, on a DVD, and on a flash drive. Winners will be recognized at the February 28, 2017 Cherry Hill Board of Education Meeting. Entries will be publicly displayed at the Cherry Hill Public Library and posted on the website; http://www.chplnj.org/. The full packet is available on the library’s website. A Reception is planned for Monday, March 6, 2017 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm for participants, families and the community at the Cherry Hill Public Library. Submit entries to: Your building guidance counselor and at the Cherry Hill Public Library’s Youth Services Department Desk on the second floor of the library. Questions may be emailed to Cathleen Jenkins, [email protected] 1 POSTER RUBRIC Category Novice -1 Developing - 2 Proficient - 3 Exemplary - 4 Coverage of Details on the Details on the poster Details on the Details on the topic poster have little to relate to the topic; but poster include poster capture the do with the topic are too general or important important information incomplete information but the about the topic and audience may need increase the audience’s more information to understanding. understand fully. Use of Graphics do not All graphics relate to All graphics are All graphics are Graphics relate to the topic. the topic. related to the topic related to the topic and most make it and make it easier easier to understand. to understand. Organization The information Information is Information is Information is very appears to be organized, but titles organized with titles organized with clear disorganized. and subheadings and subheadings. titles and are missing or do subheading not help the reader understand. Layout and Much of the Most of the Most of the All information on Design information on the information on the information on the the poster is in poster is unclear or poster is in focus poster is in focus focus and can be too small. and the content is and the content easily viewed and easily viewed and easily viewed and identified from 6 ft. identified from 4 ft. identified from 6 ft. away away. away. Sources Some sources are All sources All sources All sources not accurately (information and (information and (information and documented. graphics) are graphics) are graphics) are documented, but accurately accurately documented. information is documented, but incomplete or many there are a few errors are not in the desired in the format. format. Mechanics Many grammatical, A few grammatical, Almost no No grammatical, spelling, or spelling, or grammatical, spelling or punctuation errors. punctuation errors. spelling or punctuation errors. punctuation errors 2 ESSAY RUBRIC Category Novice -1 Developing - 2 Proficient - 3 Exemplary - 4 Coverage of Approaching a Thesis exists, but is Clear, strong thesis Cleverly worded and topic/Thesis thesis or topic, but not worded clearly or creative thesis has not narrowed specifically. the thesis or topic. Organization There is some Paragraphs are Paragraph breaks in Unique organizing organizing scheme, defined, but not the right place, strategy, smooth but missing part or necessarily in a logical transitions exists, transitions, one idea all of the order, no transitions, there is an order to flows into the next introduction, body the presentation of or conclusion ideas Content/Sources Information relates Information evidence Thesis supported by Thesis supported by to thesis, but not relates to thesis but the information and information, ideas are directly; irrelevant, scope is too broad or ideas; information unique, interesting, unimportant detail; narrow; information sources cited show a complex information sources sources cited understanding and not cited. exploration of topic; information sources cited Style/Sentences Awkward wording Clearly worded, simple Worded clearly and Clarity coherence and in places, simple sentence structure. coherently with unity in word choice, sentence structure. Adequate or simple more complex sentence structure; Same words used choice of words; sentence structure. writing flows. Choice repeatedly; poor appropriate to age and Choice of words is of words economical imprecise word grade level distinctive, fresh, and consistent with the choice; Colloquial precise relationship among language; homonym writer, reader and the confusion; simple material word choice Mechanics More than four Up to three significant One or two No significant errors, a significant errors errors; some minor significant errors, few minor errors. many minor errors, errors some minor errors such as spelling, typos 3 DIGITAL-VIDEO RUBRIC Category Novice -1 Developing - 2 Proficient - 3 Exemplary - 4 Introduction Does not explain Explains only a general Explains the details Persuasively explains the project focus plan for the idea of the of the project and addresses the project details of the project Overall Content Message is unclear, Message is vaguely Message is clearly Strong message. includes little communicated, communicated, Covers topic essential informative includes some essential includes essential completely and in and one or two facts information with few information depth, includes facts important and essential information Technical, Little or no Digital enhancements Digital Digital enhancements Digital, enhancements for accompany video, but enhancements that are planned and Enhancements interest or excessive there is little sign of are used that are purposeful; adding or Effects use of random reinforcement; some smoothly combined impact to the story line enhancements tendency toward and effectively with or focus detract from the randomness with the video video effects. Script/Dialogue Includes more than Includes no more than Includes more than No glaring grammatical Graphics 10 grammatical 5 grammatical errors, 2-4 grammatical errors, misspellings, errors, misspellings, misspellings, errors, misspellings, punctuation errors, etc. punctuation errors, punctuation errors, etc. punctuation errors, etc. etc. Copyright There are no Citations are given, but Citations are given, Citations are given citations or some multimedia but some multimedia proper credit, original references to copy sources are not sources are identified graphics, music, photos right information identified with with references are used and cited as for photos, references original graphics, and music created by others 4 Performing Arts Actors, Comedians, etc. Ira Aldridge – 1807 Dorothy Dandridge – 1922 Ernest Hogan – 1865 Redd Foxx – 1922 Bob Cole – 1868 Muriel Smith – 1923 George Walker – 1872/1873 Ruby Dee – 1924 Bert Williams – 1874 Cicely Tyson – 1924 Bill Robinson – 1878 Roscoe Lee Brown - 1925 Abbie Mitchell – 1884 Sammy Davis, Jr. – 1925 Dooley Wilson – 1886 Charles Gordone - 1925 Clarence Muse – 1889 Harry Belafonte – 1927 Moms Mabley – 1894 Rupert Crosse – 1927 Rex Ingram – 1895 Robert Guillaume – 1927 Hattie McDaniel – 1895 Brock Peters – 1927 Amanda Randolph – 1896 Sidney Poitier – 1927 Evelyn Preer – 1896 Maya Angelou – 1928 Ethel Waters – 1896 Eartha Kitt - 1928 Jules Bledsoe – 1897 Moses Gunn – 1929 Paul Robeson – 1898 Roxie Roker – 1929 1900s Abbey Lincoln – 1930 Adelaide Hall