Wall Magazine

Punakha Higher Secondary School

Rationale

Writing is an imperative skill for one to grow creatively and intellectually. Like any valued skill, it has to be fueled by consistent practice and dedicated labor. The opportunity for our students to nurture their creative enthusiasm is in the school. Therefore, the Wall Magazine, like the Annual School Magazine, is a platform to recognize and develop the writing skill.

Contributors

All the classes will contribute articles to the Wall Magazine. The concerned class will post, decorate and maintain the Wall Magazine for two weeks. Within those two weeks the particular class will contribute twelve articles. For the first week, the class will post six articles on the theme given by the literary committee: they will post two poems, two essays and two stories. For the second week, the class will do the same with the category of the articles, but is free to post on any theme the students choose.

The Stakeholders (Roles)

TheClass Teacher will coordinate the posting and maintenance of the Wall Magazine. Before the articles are posted, the English teacher concerned will correct and do the necessary editing.Articles that have not been edited and signed by the concerned English Teacher will be rejected. The Class Captain will coordinate with the Literary Captain while posting the articles on the Wall Magazine.

The Literary Captain will inform the concerned class when it is their turn to post the articles one week before the time of their first posting. S/he will also assign the theme for the first week to the concerned class. The Literary Committee will give the themes. The Literary Captain will record the articles and the names of the students who have posted on the Wall Magazine.

Plagiarism

The students by all means are expected to be honest and post articles that are written by them. If a student is found to plagiarize any document, s/he will have to write an explanation letter to the Literary Committee and his or her character certificate will be marked on the basis of this offense.

Awards

The best articles will be awarded certificates(one from the senior level and one from the junior level) and will be published in the Annual School Magazine. The articles will be first evaluated by the Student Editorial Team and then by the literary committee.

The two classes with the maximum articles selected for the Annual School Magazine will receive prizes. The prizes will be awarded at two levels, senior and junior. Classes 7 – 10 fall under the junior category and classes 11& 12 fall under the senior category.

“PHSS – Towards Strengthening Academic Vitality”

Morning Speech

Punakha Higher Secondary School

Morning Assembly Speech (English)

Rationale

Public speaking is a talent for some but for others it is a skill that has to be acquired through constant practice. The Morning Assembly Speech helps students discover their oratory talents and develop this skill. Speaking good English is a valuable skill and realizing this, the school has endeavored to motivate our students to volunteer and take the opportunity to practice oration. 

Evaluators

English teachers will evaluate the Morning Assembly Speech. The evaluators will consider the criteria (rubric) given in the evaluation form. The best speakers from each level (class) will be awarded certificates in the morning assembly.

Speakers

Four students will volunteer to deliver speeches from each class (11&12) and twelve students each from classes 7, 8, 9 & 10. They will speak on Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. However, if a student is not able to speak on the agreed date because it is a national holiday or due to other conditions, s/he will speak on the next speech-day.

If a student after volunteering decides not to deliver his or her speech, then s/he must find a replacement one week before the speech-day. If s/he fails to do so, s/he will have to write an explanation letter to the literary committee.

Topics

The speakers are free to choose their topics. They should consider the Speech Evaluation Rubric while writing their speech. They are expected to write their own speech and not copy from another source.

Length of the speech

The length of the speech should be between 3-5 minutes and should not exceed the allotted time. If the speaker takes more than 5 minutes 5 points will be deducted. The word count should be between 400 – 500 words.

Stakeholders

The Literary Captain will inform the assigned classes before it’s their turn to speak. The Literary Captain will also collect the names of the speakers along with their speech topics and give them to the evaluating teacher.

The Coordinators will provide the evaluation forms to the evaluators and display the evaluated form on the Morning Speech Evaluation board for a week and file the forms for future reference. S/He will also arrange the certificates that are to be awarded to the best speakers.  The certificates will be awarded to the best speakers for each level (classes 7,8,9,10,11&12).

Timings 

The Morning Assembly Speech will begin one week after the school has started. There will be no speech during the Exams (Quarterlies, Mid-term, and the Finals) and will stop one week before the Trial Exams.

Evaluation Roster 2013 (First Speech on 4/03/2013, 12 Arts A)

Morning Speech Evaluation Rubric: 50 Points total

	Exemplary	Proficient	Developing	Beginning
CONTENT (20 points)	Relevant, creative, original, thesis is fully developed; use of humor is appropriate for audience; inspiring	Relevant, original, thesis is somewhat developed; use of humor is appropriate for audience	May not be very relevant; thesis is not very developed; draws extensively on others’ ideas and use of language;	Not relevant; undeveloped; not original; may have plagiarized.
CLARITY (10 points)	Accurate pronunciation; appropriate pace, volume and modulation; student makes eye contact with audience; body language shows confidence and poise	Mostly accurate pronunciation; pace, volume and modulation are acceptable; student does not make consistent eye contact; body language may reveal nervousness or lack of poise	Some significant errors in pronunciation; pace, volume and modulation are not appropriate for the content; little eye contact; physical movements are distracting for audience	Too many errors in pronunciation; no attention paid to pace, volume and modulation; no eye contact; physical movements are distracting for audience
LANGUAGE (20 points)	Very few grammatical errors; well- organized; advanced vocabulary	Some grammatical errors, but they do not distract from meaning; organized; acceptable vocabulary	Many grammatical errors that distract form meaning; not very organized; simple vocabulary	Too many grammatical errors that obviate meaning; disorganized; only basic vocabulary is used

*The students are free to choose their topics. The length of the speech should be 3-5 minutes (500 words).

“PHSS – Towards Strengthening Academic Vitality”

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“PHSS – Towards Strengthening Academic Vitality”