英美高校認(rèn)可的權(quán)威學(xué)術(shù)競賽|紐約時報寫作大賽

在申請英美高校中，光靠優(yōu)異的成績是不夠的，學(xué)術(shù)競賽如今成為申請名校的加分項(xiàng)。今天優(yōu)弗小編就來和大家聊聊英美高校認(rèn)可的權(quán)威學(xué)術(shù)競賽——紐約時報寫作大賽。

紐約時報寫作大賽

每年由紐約時報主辦的系列寫作比賽是中學(xué)生寫作界最富盛名、也是美國頂尖大學(xué)認(rèn)可度極高的競賽之一，該系列大賽分為STEM寫作競賽(理工科方向)、個人敘事寫作(personal narrative)及社論競賽(Editorial)等九項(xiàng)，而今天主要跟大家介紹STEM寫作競賽、社論寫作競賽和個人敘事寫作競賽。

STEM寫作比賽

STEM -Writing Contest由紐約時報Learning Network攜手美國公共科技學(xué)會、《Science News》、《Science News for Students》等共同舉辦，是有志于理科專業(yè)的學(xué)生體現(xiàn)自己文理兼修超能力的大好機(jī)會。

1、投稿時間

2022年2月2日 – 3月9日

2、比賽內(nèi)容

只要你對科學(xué)相關(guān)話題及科普寫作感興趣，帶著探索和發(fā)現(xiàn)精神，找到一個感興趣的與STEM(理科、數(shù)學(xué)、工科、科學(xué)等科目)相關(guān)的議題，并向讀者解釋，不能超過500個字。

3、往期主題

-How do coronavirus vaccines work?

冠狀病毒疫苗如何發(fā)揮作用?

-Can two robotic spacecraft land on the moon at once?

兩個航天機(jī)器可以同時降落在月球上嗎?

-How do plant roots compete for water?

植物根系如何競爭水?

-Do foods like kiwis and cherries affect our sleep patterns?

獼猴桃和櫻桃等食物會影響我們的睡眠方式嗎?

社論寫作比賽

所謂社論，是基于事實(shí)進(jìn)行的有邏輯、系統(tǒng)性的新聞評論，主要目的是發(fā)表作者針對當(dāng)下社會重大事件的立場、分析。紐約時報社論競賽要求學(xué)生將自己針對所選領(lǐng)域的看法匯總為一篇簡短的、以證據(jù)為基石的議論文(persuasive essay)。該系列競賽除了全程免費(fèi)以外，獲獎作品將在《紐約時報》刊登、全球發(fā)表，此外學(xué)生還有機(jī)會獲得豐厚的獎金。

1、時間

2022年3月2日正式開啟，4月13日截止。

2、參賽選手

來自全球的11-19歲學(xué)生均可參加。

3、作品要求

- 自選話題的原創(chuàng)作品，不超過450詞(不包括標(biāo)題和引用)

- 所有引用內(nèi)容必須注明出處，其中至少1處引用來自《紐約時報》過往文章，至少1處引用來自《紐約時報》以外的可靠信息源。

4、參賽小貼士

- 選擇任一你感興趣的話題。通過論證說服讀者也同樣對該話題產(chǎn)生興趣，畢竟興趣才是最好的老師，選擇自己真正有興趣的話題才能夠使文章更有感染力。

- 聚焦一個具體話題，拒絕假大空。作為一篇簡短的議論文，太過寬泛的題目很難得到完整論證，因此仔細(xì)定義一個具體的話題能使論述事半功倍。

- 全面搜集資料，以證據(jù)服人。一篇優(yōu)秀的議論文需要有大量真實(shí)可靠的證據(jù)作為支撐才能使論證更有說服力。

個人敘事寫作比賽

紐約時報個人敘事寫作(Personal Narravie Writing Contest)是含金量最高和影響力最大的國際英語寫作競賽之一。

個人敘事寫作應(yīng)該"基于生活、源于生活"，促動學(xué)習(xí)者在寫作過程中更好地"探索自我"。以下作品是作者Rebecca基于兒童時期參演電視劇經(jīng)歷的片段，向你娓娓道來風(fēng)光舞臺上兒童演員背后的艱辛。

紐約時報社論個人敘事寫作競賽 2021獲獎作品賞析：

【Backside of a gem】

by Rebecca Yao

Lights, camera, action! As the clapperboard dropped, the boisterous set seemed to be muted suddenly. Lines raced through my mind while I took a deep breath, silently counting down “Three, two, one.”. I turned to look at the flashing lenses, tears streamed down my face for the thirtieth time that day. “glance down and let out a sad smile, then twitch your mouth a bit, scream your lines with tears.” The directors’ instructions echoed in my ears. That moment, me and my character became one. Her emotions overtook mine, I ignored what I was told to do. The pain felt real: it was me who was hurt in all those nonstop arguments in the family, not her.

“CUT”

“I think this is it!”

“Acting was on point.”

“END OF SCENE!”

“That’s a wrap!”

In the waves of cheers, no one noticed me still sobbing unstoppably in the corner, where I couldn’t let go of the sadness.

It was the summer before grade 2. Just as I went to bed, my mom got a call from my manager. We were told that the director of a movie featuring several celebrities specifically wanted me for a role and they would cast me without an audition, but we were to go immediately. I couldn’t hide the excitement as I packed my belongings. We made it to the set at midnight after a long drive. After a short greeting by the door, to my surprise, we were brought straight to a meeting room full of people. The director talked for hours about the film, which was an eternity to me. My young body couldn’t take the sleepiness, I pinched myself under the table to stay awake as my manager shot me sharp looks across the table.Little did I know, it was only one of the many sleepless nights that I’ll have.

Dismissed at 3. I tiredly made my way to my room, the director shouted behind me.

“Be at makeup room at 5. your shoot begins at 6:30. try get some breakfast in!”

I immediately noticed the thick stack of scripts as I walked in the door, the cover written in bright red “FOR TOMORROW”. I shook awake, refusing to believe the amount of lines I have to memorize in just 2 hours. My naive brain thought that I would get some privilege as a kid actress. But the reality in the set was that whether you are in your eighties or still a baby, what needs to be done has to be done.

It was the longest, yet shortest two hours in my life. My brain was a mess of wires that couldn’t be sorted out; my eyelids were fighting to be open; my throat was burning after long, onerous reading. I felt helpless. I wanted to hide under the table and not come out so I didn’t have to memorize the script, I wanted time to stop. I looked at my mom, but she just shook her head “Let’s keep going.”. It was at that moment that I knew this wasn’t going to change just because of my tiredness. Mommy isn’t going to do the work for me so I can sleep.

Days after days, overnight filming and long tedious scripting filled my life. I realized that it’s the same for everyone, regardless of your age.

But no one sees all these, the actors were viewed like a gem being worshipped at. The sweats, bloods, and tears were all to ourselves. Nothing was easy, but results were phenomenal, it felt like it was worth it after all.

優(yōu)弗教育首次獨(dú)家采用“雙團(tuán)隊(duì)”導(dǎo)師模式-“DoubleTeam”。團(tuán)隊(duì)一：由兩位主導(dǎo)師組成為“首席專家顧問團(tuán)隊(duì)”。團(tuán)隊(duì)二：由三位導(dǎo)師組成為“規(guī)劃執(zhí)行團(tuán)隊(duì)”。在優(yōu)弗獨(dú)具特色的“雙團(tuán)隊(duì)”指導(dǎo)下，具備專業(yè)性，聯(lián)動性以及高執(zhí)行力這三大特點(diǎn)，讓整體規(guī)劃突破傳統(tǒng)留學(xué)導(dǎo)師架構(gòu)，真正突顯每一位導(dǎo)師在學(xué)生身上可發(fā)展力，可塑造力，從而將服務(wù)做實(shí)，做精，做細(xì)！！！