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紐約時報寫作競賽是什么?有沒有文科生可以參加的國際競賽呢?紐約時報STEM寫作競賽是什么?如何寫出讓人眼前一亮的內(nèi)容?
差一項《紐約時報STEM寫作競賽》!能讓招生官眼前一亮的理工科科普寫作競賽,確定不了解一下?
01、紐約時報寫作競賽介紹
紐約時報旗下有很多的寫作競賽,今天著重介紹一項主要培養(yǎng)學生科學探究和發(fā)現(xiàn)精神的科學寫作競賽——紐約時報STEM寫作競賽。(其余偏文科、娛樂的寫作競賽將在文末按時間軸整理給大家。)
美本申請系統(tǒng)(Common Application)中有一個honor選項,要求填上9年級以上獲得的最重要的5個獎項,以及10個課外活動。
STEM寫作競賽完全可以成為那1/5。且不說這項競賽的評委均為《紐約時報》資深編輯,綜合獲獎率不到2%,專業(yè)的評審和超低的獲獎率都凸顯著賽事的高含金量。該賽事還不受專業(yè)限制,是寫作競賽領域少見的“文理綜合體”。
參加紐約時報競賽有哪些好處?
1、鍛煉讀寫能力
2、提前適應文書
3、向全球?qū)W生免費開放
4、填補獎項履歷,吸引全球頂尖大學招生官的注意
當然,紐約時報寫作競賽中,除了STEM,還有很多其它高含金量、有趣的項目:
例如:
社會評論大賽、播客、敘事寫作...
02、紐約時報寫作競賽
適合哪些參賽人群?
從紐約時報寫作競賽的競賽規(guī)則上來看:1??對參賽地區(qū)沒有限制且免費報名,也就是說全球?qū)W生都可以免費參賽;2??向11-19歲的學生開放,但是更建議9-11年級的高中生參加;3??此外,如果學生在生活中是一個敏銳的人,善于發(fā)現(xiàn)問題,那么在很多寫作項目中都會有很大的優(yōu)勢。
03、STEM寫作競賽范文展示
STEM寫作競賽的要求如下:
命題要求:選擇關于科學、技術、工程、數(shù)學或健康領域的議題
字數(shù)要求:不超過500字參賽須知:每名學生只能遞交一篇官網(wǎng)地址:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/02/learning/teach-writing-with-the-new-york-times-our-2023-24-curriculum.html
“Nature’s Solution to Plastic Pollution: The Amazing Power of the Wax Worm”
by Justin Wang, 16, from Alhambra High School in Alhambra, Calif.
Scientists hold their breath as they slowly cut open the belly of the world’s largest animal, the whale. What tumbles out is horrifying: thousands of pieces of plastic weighing a staggering 220 pounds. In the winter of 2019, a young sperm whale was found dead on Luskentyre Beach in Scotland. Scientists concluded that a combination of nylon fishing nets and plastic bags clogged up the digestive system and starved the poor whale to death. Heartbreaking scenes like these, not uncommon in recent years, are a direct result of our human carelessness.Efforts have been made to reduce plastic waste through reusing and recycling, but they are not nearly enough. Luckily, a recent discovery has brought some relief to both scientists and environmentalists.Meet Dr. Federica Bertocchini, a Spanish biologist doubling as an amateur beekeeper. While cleaning out her hives, she noticed hive-damaging worms eating the beeswax and started to remove them. After tossing the worms into a plastic bag, she spotted small holes in it. Dr. Bertocchini examined the holes, and realized that the worms were feasting away at the plastic! Her biologist instincts kicked in, spurring her to bring the worms into a lab.The Galleria mellonella larvae, also known as the “wax worm,” can seemingly “eat” polyethylene, one of the longest-lasting plastics that is very simple to make but hard to break down. Subsequent tests revealed the capability of these worms to chemically dissolve plastic at an unprecedented rate. What gives this worm such an ability? It turns out that beeswax and plastic are both composed of long chains of carbon, which allows phenol oxidase enzymes in worm saliva to oxidize and destroy these polymers. But the worms don’t care about this technical jargon — to them, it’s just another tasty treat.Instead of raising millions of baby worms and letting them wander leisurely through plastic paradise, a more practical solution would be to harvest and replicate these enzymes for plastic degradation. As the team’s discovery gathers attention, Dr. Bertocchini suggests that water-based enzyme solutions could be implemented by waste processing plants or at-home plastic waste kits, establishing a wider distribution of this game-changing technology. With the participation of families all around the world, a trickle can become a torrent. What’s left would only be natural components, such as ketones or alcohol, deemed safe for release or reuse in other processes.Although using wax worm saliva to dissolve plastic might not be a widespread solution for decades to come, it shines a light on sustainable ways to reduce waste. Bio-recycling, which uses nature to make resources from waste, has gained recognition as more people realize the efficiency of these methods. These little worms seem to be acting as messengers, reminding us to live in harmony with nature.
Work Cited參考文獻·Bromwich, Jonah Engel. “A Very Hungry Caterpillar Eats Plastic Bags, Researchers Say.” The New York Times, 27 April 2017.·Diaz, Johnny. “Dead Whale, 220 Pounds of Debris Inside, Is a ‘Grim Reminder’ of Ocean Trash.” The New York Times, 2 Dec. 2019.·McGrath, Matt. “‘Humble’ Worm Saliva Can Break Down Tough Plastic.” BBC News, 5 Oct. 2022.·Sanluis-Verdes, A., et al. “Wax Worm Saliva and the Enzymes Therein Are the Key to Polyethylene Degradation by Galleria mellonella.” Nature Communications, 4 Oct. 2022.
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04、紐約時報寫作競賽時間線
文、理科生后續(xù)可以參加的紐約時報寫作項目如下(已經(jīng)結(jié)束的項目不做整理):
1、信息寫作競賽
競賽時間:
2024年1月10日 - 2024年2月14日
競賽形式:
不超過400個單詞的文章
主題:以《紐約時報》雜志長期開設的Tip Column作為參考,寫一篇簡短的文章,向我們介紹該如何完成某一種任務。
TIP專欄鏈接:
https://www.nytimes.com/column/magazine-tip
官網(wǎng):
https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/23/learning/informational-writing-unit.html
2、社區(qū)攝影比賽
競賽時間:
2024年2月14日 - 2024年3月13日
競賽形式:
5-7張帶有標題和簡短介紹的照片
參賽對象:13-19歲中學生
主題:受《紐約時報》 Where We Are系列的啟發(fā),紐約時報邀請學生拍攝他們感興趣的社區(qū)照片,可以是您自己拍攝或與他人合作拍攝。
Where We Are專欄鏈接:
https://www.nytimes.com/series/where-we-are
3、詞匯視頻競賽
競賽時間:
2024年2月28日 - 2024年3月27日
競賽形式:
15秒原創(chuàng)視頻
主題:錄制一段15秒的視頻,介紹“每日單詞”專欄(Words of the Day)中任何一個單詞的含義。只能使用2023年6月1日之后在專欄中發(fā)布的單詞。
Word of the Day專欄鏈接:
https://www.nytimes.com/column/learning-word-of-the-day
獲獎視頻參考:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/learning/student-vocabulary-challenge-invent-a-word.html
4、社論寫作競賽
競賽時間:
2024年3月13日 - 2024年4月17日
競賽形式:
不超過450個單詞(不含標題)的文章
主題:用公開信的形式闡述您的觀點。
獲獎率:比賽結(jié)束后大約兩個月公布獲獎信息,2022年綜合獲獎率僅1.2%。
5、播客競賽
競賽時間:
2024年4月17日 - 2024年5月15日
競賽形式:
制作一個五分鐘或更短的原創(chuàng)播客,告知或娛樂聽眾??梢择雎犕鶎毛@獎者的作品獲得靈感。
主題:
講一個故事,也許是關于童年的記憶、改變你一生的經(jīng)歷,或者是一段糟糕的戀情,無論是關于流行文化、體育、美食、時尚、科技、政治或性別角色等與新聞相關的問題,還是您自己的愛好、激情或關注點。
官網(wǎng):
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/30/learning/our-6th-annual-student-podcast-contest.html#link-305ed21a
6、夏季讀寫競賽
競賽時間:
2024年6月7日 - 2024年8月16日
競賽形式:
根據(jù)《紐約時報》當周發(fā)布的報道、社論、照片等內(nèi)容,圍繞“What interested you most in The Times this week?Why?”進行不超過250-300個單詞(不超過1500個字母)的回答。
主題:是什么引起了你在《紐約時報》上的關注,以及為什么。
獲獎率:比賽期間的每個星期二,官方將在單獨的帖子中公布前一周的獲勝者,綜合獲獎率達到了5%以上。
官網(wǎng):
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/04/27/learning/our-14th-annual-summer-reading-contest.html
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