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Each school and program should only submit 3 per level per school (i.e. Spanish 1--3 submissions per school)

Website design:  Using a digital medium, create a website encouraging someone to visit a particular city or country.  Include accommodations, sites to see, travel information as well as highlight restaurants and entertainment venues.  Submit a picture via Google Drive.

Calligraphy:  Students are asked to use calligraphy to write one of the phrases depicted here and submit a picture via Google Drive.

Graphic design:  Create a poster detailing why someone should take Arabic, French, Chinese, Latin or Spanish.  Include three benefits as well as images to reinforce your ideas.  Share or submit via Google Drive.

Open design:  Create a piece of art which reflects a cultural experience or inspiration from learning your language.  Your piece may use any medium or format.

Students eligible:  K-12

Categories

• K-2nd Elementary Specials

• 3rd-5th Elementary Specials 

• 6th-8th Middle Connections

• 9th-12th High School Core Content

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Rubric

Each school and program should only submit 3 per level per school (i.e. Spanish 1--3 submissions per school)

Students will create a video which can contain a small group of 2-5 students or be a monologue.  The video must contain the target language both in spoken and in written words.  There is no set topic, but all material should be appropriate for a school age audience. Skits and monologues may be submitted via Flipgrid or Google Drive no later than March 21st in an .mp4 format. 

Categories

• Elementary:  30 second skit in the target language

• Middle:  1-2 minute skit in the target language

• High:  2-3 minute skit in the target language

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Rubric

Students will have one minute to look over a level appropriate reading which may come from contemporary sources or literature.  They will then read the piece with the best intonation, fluency, pronunciation, accent and focus on meaning.

Categories 

• 6-8 Connections

• 9-12 Level 1

• 9-12 Level 2

• 9-12 Level 3

• 9-12 Level 4 or AP

• 9-12 Spanish for Native Speakers

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Rubric

Rubric

Students  can perform a previously prepared song in the target language. Students will be scored on memorization, fluency, poise, accent, pronunciation and expression and will perform the music on March 22nd for a committee of evaluators.

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Categories

• K-2 Elementary

• 3-5 Elementary

• 6-8 Connections

• Level 1 or Level 2

• Level 3 or 4

• AP and Native Speakers

Rubric

Students will perform a previously prepared poem in the target language from any of those linked on the practice and preparation materials page.  Students will be scored on memorization, fluency, poise, accent, pronunciation and expression and will perform the poems on March 22nd for a committee of evaluators.

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Categories

• K-2 Elementary

• 3-5 Elementary

• 6-8 Connections

• Level 1 or Level 2

• Level 3 or 4

• AP and Native Speakers

Rubric

Students will receive words appropriate to their level.  The words will be delivered in the target language, and the students will give the English definition.  This competition will be held like a spelling bee.  The student who is able to deliver all the definitions asked will be declared the winner.

Categories

• K-5 Specials level vocabulary

• 6-8  Connections level vocabulary

• 9-12  Level 1 vocabulary

• 9-12 Level 2 vocabulary

• 9-12 Advanced level vocabulary

• AP Spanish

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Students can register here to participate. Teachers can register the names of their student participants here. Check the folder of spreadsheets, find your school, list your students participating and submitting artwork and drama.