“SCRIVO IN ITALIANO” CONTEST, 2014 EDITION. Dear

 CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Tom Torlakson
CONSULATE GENERAL OF ITALY
Paola Ebranati
Education Attache’
2590 Webster Street San Francisco, CA 94115 State Superintendent of Public Instruction
1430 N Street Sacramento, CA 95814
916-319-0800
415‐370‐1157
“SCRIVO IN ITALIANO” CONTEST, 2014 EDITION.
Dear Teachers of Italian,
We are pleased to invite your students of Italian to take part in the 2014 Edition of the Essay
contest, Scrivo in Italiano. The contest is promoted by the California Department of Education
and by the Italian Consulates General in Los Angeles and in San Francisco.
This year students of all levels (I to III/IV) will have a set of images (herein annexed) from
which to choose, and will produce a descriptive or narrative essay based on the inspiration they
get from the picture they like most.
Skill Level
Italian I
Italian II
Italian III/IV
Number of words required per essay
250
350
500/550
Each Level will be awarded a First and a Second Prize, generously donated by NIAF
We believe that this initiative will help motivate students to learn more Italian language and
culture.
The essays will reach this email address [email protected] completed with the
enclosed cover page listing the participants’
The due date for the entries is Sunday May 11th 2014.
For any queries you might have, please contact Paola Ebranati by e-mail
at [email protected] , cc [email protected]
Thank you for taking part in the Contest!
CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
Tom Torlakson
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
1430 N Street Sacramento, CA 95814
CONSULATE GENERAL OF ITALY
Paola Ebranati
Education Attache’
2590 Webster Street San Francisco, CA 94115 1
California Department of Education
Consolati Generali d’Italia in Los Angeles e in San Francisco
Concorso/ Contest "Scrivo in Italiano" – Edizione/Edition 2014
COPERTINA/COVER PAGE
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Entro il / Essays due Sunday May 11 2014.
Nome e cognome del docente/Teacher's Full Name:
Telefono/Contact Phone:
Email:
Nome e telefono della scuola/School Name and Phone:
Indirizzo completo della scuola/Complete School Address and Zip Code:
Firma del docente/Teacher's Signature:
Send this cover and the essays to this e-mail address: [email protected], and cc
to [email protected]
Ufficio Scuola,
Consolato Generale d’Italia,
2590 Webster Street,
San Francisco, Ca 94115
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Elenco degli studenti / Student list
Nome e cognome dello studente + e-mail
Student's Full Name + e-mail
Anno di
scuola
Grade
Mark YES only
if Italian native
speaker
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The data received by the Consulates will be subject to the treatment compliant with the laws on privacy protection.
Personal data will be treated only for the time required to complete the purposes for which they have been requested.
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SCRIVO IN ITALIANO CONTEST – 2014
ANNEX: TASK DESCRIPTION
TASK FOR LEVELS I – II
Type of task
Write a DESCRIPTIVE
essay in Italian.
Write a DESCRIPTIVE
essay in Italian
Description of Task
Choose the picture from the
list provided below that
inspires you most. Produce a
descriptive essay in Italian.
You can use the dictionary.
Level
Number of words
required to complete the
task
Level I
Year I
250
Level II
Year II
350
Writing a Descriptive Essay (Levels I and II )
Writers use the descriptive essay to create a vivid picture of a person, place, or thing. Unlike a
narrative essay, which reveals meaning through a personal story, the purpose of a descriptive essay
is to reveal the meaning of a subject through detailed, sensory observation. The descriptive essay
employs the power of language and all the human senses to bring a subject to life for the reader
TASK FOR LEVELS III – IV
Type of task
Description of Task
Level
Number of words
required to complete
the task
Write a NARRATIVE
essay in Italian.
Choose the picture from
the list provided below
that inspires you most.
Produce a narrative
essay in Italian. You can
use the dictionary.
Level III Year III
500
Level IV Year IV
550
Write a NARRATIVE
essay in Italian.
Writing a Narrative Essay (Levels III and IV )
A narration essay is a writing that tells a story. A good narration includes specific details to make the
incident come alive for your reader. It focuses on re-creating an incident that happened to you over a
short period of time (usually an emotional experience). Conveys a particular mood (feeling) - do you
want to surprise your readers, make them laugh, have them share in your sorrow or fear?
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PROMPT PICTURES FOR DESCRIPTIVE ESSAYS – LEVELS I – II
CIBO
2.Una pizza con funghi e salame
1.Il Panettone 3.Tre cestelli di gelato artigianale 4. Un piatto di risotto alla milanese 5
IL MIO AMBIENTE
5. La mia stanza come e’, vista da me, vista da mia mamma, descritta da mia mamma.
I MIEI AMICI QUATTROZAMPE
6.Gli anatroccoli senza mamma 7. I cagnolini di servizio 6
9. Un cesto di gattini da adottare 8.Un carlino goloso 7
PROMPT PICTURES FOR NARRATIVE ESSAYS – LEVELS III – IV
1.quella volta che ho consegnato il
compito in ritardo….. 2.Quella volta che mi e’ piaciuto
vedere… 3.Quella volta che abbiamo
festeggiato Halloween... 5.Quella volta che siamo andati in
gita... 4.Quando ho aiutato una persona a
risolvere un problema…. 6.Quella volta che ho sognato di….. 8