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[Archive] SOW Motivational Talk Contest

SOW Motivational Talk Contest Logo

The SOW Motivational Talk Contest is organised to enhance students’ language and multimodal literacy skills, develop their interest in reading and viewing, nurture their creativity and foster their positive values and attitudes under the campaign “Promoting Positive Values and Attitudes through English Sayings of Wisdom (SOW) 2022/23”.
To participate in the Contest, students should create a short video to share their reading or viewing experience by connecting their reflections on a text of their own choice with a SOW that echoes the theme and/or the sub-themes of the SOW Campaign 2022/23. For more details, click here [Updates]

Important Dates
Submission deadline
6:00p.m., 19 May 2023 (Friday) [Updated]

Announcement of results
Primary Level  Secondary Level

Details
Learning and Teaching Resources
Primary Level
SOW Motivational Speech (Pri) Cover
Each set of the learning and teaching materials comprises a reading/multimodal text about a famous and fantastic person and suggested reading/viewing, writing and speaking activities with teaching steps to develop students’ language skills, nurture their creativity and cultivate positive values and attitudes. The speech writing and performance task provides opportunities for students to connect their reflections on a reading/multimodal text of their own choice with a SOW that echoes the overarching theme (i.e. “Leading a Positive Life”) and/or the four sub-themes (i.e. “Cherishing Life”, “Empathy”, “Diligence” and “Respect for Diversity”).

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Secondary Level
Learning and Teaching Materials on SOW Motivational Talk Contest (Secondary)
The set of materials for secondary students comprises a set of PowerPoint slides and worksheets, which guide students to connect their reading/viewing experience with personal reflections on positive values and develop a motivational speech in relation to a SOW and a text of their own choice. Tips are also provided to help students polish the language and enhance the delivery of the speech.
PowerPoint Slides
PPT
 
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Activity Sheets
Student Version                
DOCX
 
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Suggested Answer          
DOCX
 
PDF

Contact Us
Primary Level

Curriculum Development Institute

Education Bureau

 
Ms Grace LAM

 
Curriculum Development Officer (English)

 Email: cdoe1@edb.gov.hk


Secondary Level

Curriculum Development Institute

Education Bureau

 
Ms Isa KONG

 
Curriculum Development Officer (English)

 Email: cdoe3@edb.gov.hk