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| Announcing Our 2016-17 Student Contest Calendar | Announcing Our 2016-17 Student Contest Calendar |
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| Every year, our contests become more and more central to what we do. | Every year, our contests become more and more central to what we do. |
| Hearing from teenagers around the world on the issues and ideas of the day — whether via essays, editorials, political cartoons, rap lyrics, videos, poetry or culture reviews — has become, for us, an essential part of our mission of “teaching and learning with The New York Times.” | Hearing from teenagers around the world on the issues and ideas of the day — whether via essays, editorials, political cartoons, rap lyrics, videos, poetry or culture reviews — has become, for us, an essential part of our mission of “teaching and learning with The New York Times.” |
| Last year, over 18,000 teenagers participated in the seven contests we ran, and this year we hope even more will join us. Please invite the students you know. | Last year, over 18,000 teenagers participated in the seven contests we ran, and this year we hope even more will join us. Please invite the students you know. |
| Below you’ll see we’re bringing back all the contests we ran last year, but we’re also adding something new for this election season. | Below you’ll see we’re bringing back all the contests we ran last year, but we’re also adding something new for this election season. |
| In what we’re calling our “Civil Conversation Challenge,” we’ll be inviting students to engage in discussion about divisive issues — but challenging them to do so in a way that models the kind of respectful dialogue that can help us move beyond sound bites and caricatures to a greater understanding of other points of view. Stay tuned for more details. | In what we’re calling our “Civil Conversation Challenge,” we’ll be inviting students to engage in discussion about divisive issues — but challenging them to do so in a way that models the kind of respectful dialogue that can help us move beyond sound bites and caricatures to a greater understanding of other points of view. Stay tuned for more details. |
| Here is a rough calendar of each contest’s dates to help you plan ahead. Although the time frames may shift by a few days here or there, this is the broad outline we’ll stick to, and we’ll update this page with any changes as we go. We have included links to contest rules, related lesson plans and winners from past years for reference since the guidelines for our contests stay more or less the same year after year. | Here is a rough calendar of each contest’s dates to help you plan ahead. Although the time frames may shift by a few days here or there, this is the broad outline we’ll stick to, and we’ll update this page with any changes as we go. We have included links to contest rules, related lesson plans and winners from past years for reference since the guidelines for our contests stay more or less the same year after year. |
| All of our contests are always open to anyone 13 to 19 years old, from anywhere in the world. The work students send us is then considered by experts, whether Times journalists, outside educators from partner organizations, or professional practitioners in a field related to a particular contest. Winners and their work are always honored on our site with a special post that goes out to thousands of Learning Network readers. | All of our contests are always open to anyone 13 to 19 years old, from anywhere in the world. The work students send us is then considered by experts, whether Times journalists, outside educators from partner organizations, or professional practitioners in a field related to a particular contest. Winners and their work are always honored on our site with a special post that goes out to thousands of Learning Network readers. |
| Sign up for our weekly newsletter if you want to be sure not to miss contest announcements. If you have questions, post them in the comments section and we’ll answer you there. | Sign up for our weekly newsletter if you want to be sure not to miss contest announcements. If you have questions, post them in the comments section and we’ll answer you there. |
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| 2016-17 Student Contest Calendar | 2016-17 Student Contest Calendar |
| Editorial Cartoon Contest | Sept. 8-Oct. 18 | Editorial Cartoon Contest | Sept. 8-Oct. 18 |
| Draw an editorial cartoon on a topic you care about. | Draw an editorial cartoon on a topic you care about. |
| • 2016 Contest and Rules | • 2016 Contest and Rules |
| • Related Lesson Plan | • Related Lesson Plan |
| • 2016 Winners | • 2016 Winners |
| Civil Conversation Challenge | Oct. 3-Nov. 7 | Civil Conversation Challenge | Oct. 3-Nov. 7 |
| Contribute thoughtful, respectful and evidence-based comments to online discussions about issues that divide our nation. | Contribute thoughtful, respectful and evidence-based comments to online discussions about issues that divide our nation. |
| • Related Lesson Plan | • Related Lesson Plan |
| • Reflections on our favorite student conversations and what made them work | • Reflections on our favorite student conversations and what made them work |
| Review Contest | Oct. 27-Nov. 29 | Review Contest | Oct. 27-Nov. 29 |
| Review a book, movie, restaurant, album, theatrical production, video game, dance, TV show, art exhibit or any other kind of work The Times critiques. | Review a book, movie, restaurant, album, theatrical production, video game, dance, TV show, art exhibit or any other kind of work The Times critiques. |
| • 2016 Contest and Rules | • 2016 Contest and Rules |
| • Related Lesson Plan | • Related Lesson Plan |
| • 2016 Winners | |
| Year in Rap Contest | Dec. 1, 2016-Jan. 10, 2017 | Year in Rap Contest | Dec. 1, 2016-Jan. 10, 2017 |
| Write a rap about the year’s news. | Write a rap about the year’s news. |
| • 2016-17 Rules and Lesson Plan | • 2016-17 Rules and Lesson Plan |
| • Past Winners | • Past Winners |
| Vocabulary Video Contest | Jan. 12, 2017-Feb. 28, 2017 | Vocabulary Video Contest | Jan. 12, 2017-Feb. 28, 2017 |
| Produce a 15-second video about the meaning of one of our Words of the Day. | Produce a 15-second video about the meaning of one of our Words of the Day. |
| • 2015-16 Rules | • 2015-16 Rules |
| • Past Winners | • Past Winners |
| Editorial Contest | March 2, 2017-April 4, 2017 | Editorial Contest | March 2, 2017-April 4, 2017 |
| Write an editorial on an issue that matters to you. | Write an editorial on an issue that matters to you. |
| • 2015-16 Rules | • 2015-16 Rules |
| • Related Lesson Plan | • Related Lesson Plan |
| • Past Winners | • Past Winners |
| Found Poetry Contest | April 6, 2017-May 9, 2017 | Found Poetry Contest | April 6, 2017-May 9, 2017 |
| Create a poem composed from words and phrases found in Times articles. | Create a poem composed from words and phrases found in Times articles. |
| • 2015-16 Rules | • 2015-16 Rules |
| • Past Winners | • Past Winners |
| Summer Reading Contest | June 16, 2017-Aug. 25, 2017 | Summer Reading Contest | June 16, 2017-Aug. 25, 2017 |
| We ask, “What interested you most in The Times this week?” each Friday for 10 weeks. | We ask, “What interested you most in The Times this week?” each Friday for 10 weeks. |
| • 2015-16 Rules | • 2015-16 Rules |
| • Past Winners | • Past Winners |