competitions

=__Competitions: YEAR 11 Competitions for Prizes:__= = = =In the run up to the exams, English should be first and foremost in your mind. The department is holding a series of competitions at the start of the Spring Term to help Year 11s prepare effectively for their exams. New competitions will be announced each Tuesday, in school and on Facebook. All entries should be emailed to j.barton@heartlands-academy.org.uk with the winner receiving a £20 voucher of their choice.= = = =This week: Write a summary of a short story from the Opening Worlds collection. Summaries will be judged on:= =- understanding of themes of the story and how these are expressed through characters and events while spelling, grammar and varied vocabulary will also be judged.=

__**Mini-Saga Creative Writing Competition - KS3/4**__ A 'Mini-Saga' is a challenging and fun method of storytelling where students must create a complete story in only 50 words - making sure it has a beginning, middle and end. The competition is run by [|www.youngwriters.co.uk]

It's fine if students are inspired by other famous stories - a funny version of a fairy story, the re-telling of a myth or legend or the capturing a moment within everyday life vividlyYou could win £1000 prize for the school and every student gets a certificate if they enter which would look great in your ROAs. Get writing! You can give your entry to Mr Barton or email it to j.barton@heartlands-academy.org.uk by 10th December


 * __Young Poet Laureate - KS3 and KS4:__**

The search for the new **Young Birmingham Poet Laureate** is on! Application forms can be collected from Mr Barton in T3.

You will need to:

- Fill in and get a parent/guardian to sign the application form - Write 4 poems (one of which must be on the theme of 'Heroes and Heroines') - Write 250 words on why you want to be the Young Poet Laureate and how you would promote poetry to the young people of Birmingham.

You can find out more about the competition by clicking on the link below: []


 * __Practical Poetry Competition:__**

We currently have a competition for the best piece of **'Practical Poetry'** which describes a process or everyday event in poetic form. You can enter this competition by emailing your entries to: j.barton@heartlands-academy.org.uk

Here are a couple to inspire you:


 * __Cashpoint__**


 * **THE TEXT **

//Please enter your card

If you notice anything suspicious about this ATM, please call this number…

Please enter your pin

Please wait whilst your details are confirmed

Please select a service

Your balance is £58.26

Do you require another service?

Select an amount

Remove your card

Please wait while you cash is being counted

Please take your cash

Thank you for using this ATM// || **THE POEM **

//after checking for spies and hidden eyes you pass me your card and tell me four numbers that you silently harbour alongside secrets and shames I do not need to know you ask me to tell you that place within the world you keep forgetting - among the trillions that flock the economy's electronic ether £58.26 is yours coyly, I ask if you require another service - you choose £50 because coins are too sharp and clangourous for my sensitive insides when I ask you to take your cash you do so without feeling patronised in parting I offer thanks not a goodbye//


 * By Niall O'Sullivan** ||

You could write a poem about the green cross code, boiling an egg, or sending an email! Any boring, everyday activity you can choose but you must inject life into it through poetry - and particularly the words you choose!


 * __Book Reviewer Competition__**

Each half-term, you will be encouraged to read books in Tutor Time from ther Library. You can review these books after you have read them and give the review to your English teacher. Your teacher will then place it in your Student Assessment Profile (SAP). The student with the most reviews in their SAP at the end of each half-term will be awarded a **£25 Waterstones voucher!**

So get reading and if you enjoy reading, why not join the **'Liber Liberem'** reading group? Click on the Library link to get you started!