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Hey guys,
Calling all writers and illustrators (插图画家) !
This is your chance to write and illustrate an amazing story. It's the PBS KIDS Writers Contest.
Our judges are looking for excellent stories from kids in kindergarten,1st grade,2nd grade,and 3rd grade. So start your imagination and write that special story you,ve been dreaming up all year!
From January 9 to March 20 in 2016,we’11 be asking you to hand in your story by email to ?NC-TV. A local judging will be held at ?NC-TV and we will select a first,second,and third place winner from each grade.
Each contest participant will receive a Certificate of Achievement and winners will receive prizes. First and second place winners will have their stories animated (把… 制作成动画片) on-air and online.?NC-TV will send the first place winners from each grade to PBS KIDS for a national judging!
So kids,put on. your creative caps and start working on your stories!You can also encourage your friends to hand in theirs. The contest also makes an attractive classroom project for teachers and is a great chance for parents and caregivers to work with their little ?nes.
Click here to view stories from winners last year Click here to view stories from winners last year that have been turned into animated videos!You can also see more stories from previous (以前的) years,going back to 2008,by visiting PBS KIDS Story Central. Take a look at the national winners and think about your own favorite stories. What do they have in common? It seems they all have things like:
. a beginning,a middle,and an end
. a central event like a conflict (冲突) or discovery
. characters who change or leam a lesson
. illustrations that help tell the tale
For more information,please email at justforkids@unctv.org.
13. What do we know about the PBS KIDS Writers Contest?
A. It will last three months.
B. Kids of all ages can take part in it.
C. It has three awards for each grade.
D. Kids have to post their work to UNC-TV.
14. The participants’ work will be first graded by.
A. local judges
B. national judges
C. famous adult writers
D. previous winners of the contest
15. The second place winners may.
A. receive lots of prize money
B. be interviewed by ?NC-TV
C. go to attend a national judging
D. watch their animated stories online
16.Participants are advised to read stories of previous winners to .
A. learn about the history of the contest
B. communicate with previous winners
C. learn to make their stories into videos
D. know what should be included in their work