Literary and Cultural Fest We look forward to welcoming you
on ……….
Festival de l'alphabétisation
Wednesday
भाषा महोत्सव 15th November, 2017
َم ْه َرجان GEMS New MilleNnium
❝Language is the road School Events…..
map of a culture. It tells Proudly presents
you where its people come the Inter-School
from and where they are
going.❞ Literary Fest English: Tableau Vivant – living Picture
‒Rita Mae Brown
Malayalam: Thiruvathira– regional dance form of
southern India
Arabic: Spell Bee
French: Le Viandier – The Art of French Cuisine
Hindi: Kavi Sammelan – The gathering of poets
Spanish: Bailee Fandango – Traditional dance form
from Spain
Acapella- An innovative vocal group performance without
musical instruments
Tableau Vivant – Living Picture
Students create a series of montages (minimum 5 and maximum 7)
from any of the English classics, Shakespeare to Dickens, with
short narration or dialogues in between to link the montages.
Time limit: 7 to 10 minutes
Grades 6 to 10
Stillness
Focus
Effective narration
Facial Expression
Criteria for Kavi Sammelan - Hindi Poetry Recitation
Individual recitation, maximum 2 students (Grades 6 to 10)
from each school, 2 minutes per student
• Memorization
• Pronunciation
• Content and topic
• Voice Modulation
• Presentation
• Confidence
Criteria for LeViandier – the art of French cuisine
Student teams (grades 6 to 10) of maximum 3 participants, will
create an authentic
French dish and speak about it in French
• Taste and Presentation
• Relevance to French Cuisine
• Description in French
Participants will be given 30 minutes to prepare the dish.
Criteria for Thiruvathira
Regional dance form from southern India
Maximum of 10 students, 3 minutes
Students from grade 6 to 10
Dancer’s Coherence and performance
Costume and Visual Appeal
Movement and Rhythm
Presentation
Criteria for Arabic Spell - Bee
Team of 4 students from each school
contest for the Spell King or Spell
Queen crown
1 student each from grades 6 to
10
Vocabulary list will be provided
to the participating teams
Criteria for Bailee Fandango
Fandango is usually danced to guitars and castanets, or hand
clapping
Maximum of 10 students, 3 minutes
Students from grade 6 to 10
Dancer’s Coherence and performance
Costume and Visual Appeal
Movement and Rhythm
Presentation
Acapella
An innovative vocal group performance without
musical instruments
Maximum participants -15.
The lyrics and tune should be original.
No musical instruments permitted.