Poster Competition

Poster Competition 2024
La mia fotocamera

For all inquiries please contact the competition coordinator on [email protected]

The Competition

Students learning Italian in Victorian primary schools and at Community Language Schools (Doposcuola) create an A3 poster on the year's chosen theme. Student work is judged by an experienced panel of teachers and community leaders. The Poster Competition encourages student creativity and interdisciplinary learning.

Sections

Entries for the Poster Competition will be accepted from students from Foundation to Grade 6 in the following sections:

Open Competition: This section is for ALL entries in the competition.
Teacher’s Choice: Each school is invited to nominate one student who has demonstrated a strong work ethic and positive attitude towards the completion of their poster and to Languages lessons more generally. This student’s poster may or may not be entered in the Open Competition. All students entered in the Teacher’s Choice section will receive a certificate, and trophy to be awarded at the Presentation Ceremony.

Award Categories

In each grade section, the following prizes and certificates are awarded:

Primo Premio - First Prize
Secondo Premio - Second Prize
Terzo Premio - Third Prize
Certificato di Eccellenza - Certificate of Excellence
Certificato di Pregio - High Distinction
Certificato di Lode - Honourable Mention
Certificato di Merito - Certificate of Merit
Certificato di Partecipazione - Certificate of Participation (Grade 3, 4, 5 & 6 only)

Entry forms

All entrants must be listed by the teacher on the form provided in the following manner:

Students must be listed in alphabetical order by surname
First Name, Surname format (i.e. Jack Nguyen NOT Nguyen, Jack)
Do not use CAPSLOCK (i.e. Jack Nguyen not JACK NGUYEN)

All forms must be typed and submitted via email to the Competition Coordinator when posters are submitted. The form should be a Word Document. Entries will not be accepted if an electronic entry form is not provided.

All forms are to be submitted to: [email protected]

entry form

Poster submission

Posters should be packaged carefully (preferably flat) and addressed to:

Poster Competition
Dante Alighieri Society
PO Box 1124
Carlton VIC 3053

Entries close Friday 27th September 2024.
Posters can be submitted electronically. Please see the updated task sheet and guidelines for more information.

task sheet

conditions of entry

Cost

A non-refundable fee of $5 per poster must be paid when student work is submitted. This is to cover the administrative costs of the competition.

Level descriptions

Foundations: Grade 1 and 2

Award	Competition
Eccellenza - Premio	At this level, students write noun groups containing more than one element. Noun groups adhere to relevant number and gender rules. All words are spelled correctly. The written and visual texts combine to enhance a common meaning.
Pregio	At this level, students write noun groups containing more than one element. Noun groups adhere to relevant number and gender rules. All words are spelled correctly. The written and visual texts combine to enhance a common meaning.
Lode	At this level, students write singular nouns and/or noun groups composed of one or two elements. Determiners, if used, usually agree with nouns. Most words are spelled correctly. The written and visual texts combine to convey a common meaning.
Merito	At this level, students write single nouns. The written and visual texts combine to convey a common meaning.

Grade 3 and 4

Award	Competition
Eccellenza - Premio	At this level, students write extended noun groups or simple sentences in Italian. Sentences, if present, use appropriate syntax and are appropriately punctuated. Noun groups adhere to relevant number and gender rules. The written and visual texts combine to enhance a common meaning.
Pregio	At this level, students write extended noun groups or simple sentences in Italian. Sentences, if present, use appropriate syntax and are appropriately punctuated. Noun groups adhere to relevant number and gender rules. The written and visual texts combine to create a common meaning.
Lode	At this level, students write extended noun groups or simple sentences in Italian. Sentences, if present, generally use appropriate syntax and are appropriately punctuated. Noun groups generally adhere to relevant number and gender rules. The written and visual texts combine to create a common meaning.
Merito	At this level, students extended noun groups or simple sentences in Italian. Sentences, if present, are appropriately punctuated. Nouns often appear in isolation or do not agree with the other elements of the noun group. The poster contains a visual and written text.

Grade 5 and 6

Award	Description
Eccellenza - Premio	At this level, students write extended noun groups or simple sentences in Italian. Sentences, if present, use appropriate syntax and are appropriately punctuated. Noun groups adhere to relevant number and gender rules. The written and visual elements of the poster are highly appropriate for the intended audience, purpose, and genre of the text.
Pregio - Lode	At this level, students write extended noun groups or simple sentences in Italian. Sentences, if present, generally use appropriate syntax and are appropriately punctuated. Noun groups adhere to relevant number and gender rules. The written and visual elements of the poster are appropriate for the intended audience, purpose, and genre of the text.
Merito	At this level, students write extended noun groups or simple sentences in Italian. Sentences, if present, generally use appropriate syntax and are appropriately punctuated. Noun groups generally adhere to relevant number and gender rules. The written and visual elements of the poster are usually appropriate for the intended audience, purpose, and genre of the text.
Partecipazione