Y CYSTADLAETHAU

PENCOED

COMPREHENSIVE

SCHOOL

EISTEDDFOD 2015

CYSTADLEUAETH Y GADAIR

CHAIR COMPETITION

An essay in English or Welsh.

£10 prize will be awarded for the winner plus 50 house points. All completed entries

to any member of the Welsh or English Departments.

The Chair will be awarded to the person who, in the opinion of the judges produces

the best piece of creative writing on any subject in Welsh or English.

Prose pieces should be approximately 1000 words long and poetry should comprise a

short anthology of about 6-12 poems.

MRS REES PERPETUAL TROPHY

This cup was donated by Mrs. E Rees and is presented to the pupil who enters the

greatest number of competitions in the Eisteddfod. So you must keep a close count

on the number of competitions you enter. Remember there are 50 house points for

the winner!

CYMRAEG

Welsh Competitions

Blwyddyn Llwyfan – Stage Ysgrifenedig – Written

7 Group Recitation Produce a personal illustrated article on

Hobbies.

8 Group Recitation Either a written article on holidays OR

an illustrated article on your family.

9 Group Recitation Either email on socialising/party or

an article on shopping.

10 Group Recitation A written article on Wales

11 Group Recitation A written article on any topic studied

this year.

12 Group Recitation A written article on “Beth mae bod yn

Gymro/Gymraes yn golygu ifi” OR an

extended piece of coursework.

13 Group Recitation Chair Competition – A written article on

“Beth mae bod yn Gymro/Gymraes yn

golygu ifi” OR “Ai arwr oedd Hedd

Wyn?”

CELF A DYLUNIO

Art & Design

Eisteddfod Competitions Years 7 & 8

Using the paper plate you will be given by your art teacher design and produce a

Welsh meal e.g. a cooked breakfast, slices of bara brith, Welsh rarebit and so on.

Include welsh symbols (dragon, daffodils, leeks), colours (welsh and celtic flag) and

your House colours (Branwen, Gwenllian, Llywelyn and Owain).

Use paper, card, magazines, paint, felt pens, fabric and so on to create an impact.

Please write your name, house and description of the meal on the reverse.

Years 9 & 10

Using a photograph of a local landscape or local seascape produce a drawing, painting

or mixed media picture to A4 size.

Please write your name, house and the name of the view on the reverse.

Year 11

GCSE Art & Design examination Research and Preparatory Studies

You will be judged on your Research and Preparatory Studies which you are currently

producing in your Art Sketchbooks.

Years 12 & 13

AS & A level Art & Design examination Research and Preparatory Studies

You will be judged on your Research and Preparatory Studies which you are currently

producing in your Art Sketchbooks.

ASTUDIAETHAU BUSNES

Business Studies Competition

YEARS 10/11

Produce a leaflet for new Year 7 pupils explaining to them the business software

available to them and what it could be used for. Extra marks will be given for eye

catching design and the use of words/phrases.

YEARS 12/13

Produce a detailed report of business plan on a local medium or large size business

that’s considering inward investment into the area.

Travel & Tourism Competitions

YEARS 12/13

Produce a fact file of two destinations of your choice

YMARFER CORFF – DAWNS

Dance Competitions

You must prepare a dance of your choice no longer than 3 minutes long. The dance can be performed as a

group, pair or solo and can be of varying style.

Dances must be choreographed beforehand and not improvised on audition day.

The winning dances will be put through to the stage competitions and performed during the Eisteddfod

Please bring your music on a CD so that it can be put onto a playlist if you are successful in reaching the

stage competition.

Audition time

Year 7, 8 and 9- Monday 9th February, 1.30 in Drama Studio

Year 10, 11, 12 and 13- Tuesday 10th February, 1.30 in Drama Studio

Pencoed Comprehensive Drama Department

DRAMA Eisteddfod Competitions

There will be a LOWER school competition and an UPPER school competition. ALL years to complete the same task.

In groups of 4 or 5 FROM THE SAME HOUSE IF POSSIBLE, you must imagine you are a group of advertising executives preparing a short performance aimed at promoting wales as an exciting tourist destination. (Watch the advert campaign starring Rhod Gilbert for ‘Visit

Wales’ as inspiration). When rehearsing your piece consider the following elements:

Interesting places to visit

What is it that makes Wales unique?

Keeping the exaggerated advertising style

Use of humour

Use of welsh vocabulary

Any DRAMA techniques (synchronisation/slow motion/direct address/choral speaking/song/physical theatre etc)

AUDITION TIME: THURS 12th FEB 3.30 – 5pm

SAESNEG

English Competitions

Year 7

Individual Recitation - ‘The Land of Bumbley Boo’ by Spike Milligan

Group Recitation – ‘Angry Summer’ by Idris Davies

Written Competition – Write a poem (no more than 12 lines) on one of the following

topics: Daffodils The Old Welsh Men My Town

Year 8

Individual Recitation – ‘My Gran’ by Mike Jenkins

Group Recitation – ‘Colonel Fazackerley’ by Charles Causley

Written Competition – Write a poem (no more than 16 lines) on one of the following

topics: The Welsh Hill Farm The Waterfall My Grandpa

Year 9

Individual Recitation – ‘Cynddylan On A tractor’ by R S Thomas

Group Recitation – ‘Under Milk Wood’ by Dylan Thomas

Written Competition – Write a monologue. You can invent a character of your choice.

The monologue should last for about 2 minutes.

Years 10 & 11

Individual Recitation – ‘What Can You Give me?’ by Idris Davies (Please ask your

English teacher for a copy of the poem)

Group Recitation – ‘Under Milk Wood’ by Dylan Thomas

Written Competition – Write a poem (no longer than 24 lines) on a topic of your own

choice.

Or:

Write a monologue. Invent a character. Your monologue should last for approx..

three minutes.

Year 12 Individual Recitation

Individual Recitation – Learn to recite one poem from the anthology of poetry you are

studying.

Years 12 & 13 Written Competition

Write a monologue. Invent a character. Your monologue should be no longer than five

minutes.

The students who produce the best writing (Monologue or some other aspect of

writing) will be entered for the Chair Competition.

DAEARYDDIAETH

Geography Competitions

YEAR 7

Produce a poster about your home area (village, town, street, part of town).

What makes your place special? Include both natural and human features.

You can include photographs, sketches, stories, poems etc.

YEAR 8

Produce a poster entitled “Climate change”. Use knowledge from lessons and the

internet to research climate change in Wales. Use images and text to demonstrate

the range of weather experienced in Wales.

YEAR 9

Create a poster entitled “The End of Sweat Shops”. Think of as many ideas as you

can to help people in LEDC’S live a better life and receive a fairer wage and more

humane working conditions

YEARS 10 & 11

Produce an A3 revision guide for a topic you are studying;

Year 10 = Climate Change, Tectonics, Population.

Year 11 = Coasts.

HANES

History Competitions

Year 7

Design a poster advertising a local Welsh castle. Include information about the

history of the castle and its significance.

Year 8-10

Who is your Welsh hero and why? This can be produced as either:

A written response

A poster

Using ICT e.g. Powerpoint or Movie Maker presentation.

Year 11-13

“Everyday when I wake up, I thank the Lord I’m Welsh” – what makes you proud to be

Welsh? History, culture, sport? Produce a persuasive response.

This can be produced as a written response or for those of you who enjoy ICT, you

may want to produce a Powerpoint or Movie Maker presentation.

Pob Lwc!

TECHNOLEG GWYBODAETH

I.T. Competitions

YEARS 7/8/9

Produce a poster using I.T. on the Eisteddfod of Pencoed Comprehensive School.

YEARS 10/11

Produce a PowerPoint presentation on Welsh Culture.

See your I.T. teacher for more details and information.

MATHEMATEG

Mathematics

YEARS 7 – 13

Welsh Mathematics

The Welsh have made a considerable contribution to mathematics. Research the life

and work of a Welsh mathematician and illustrate your findings on a poster. Extra

points will be given for the use of Welsh.

ASTUDIAETHAU Y CYFRYNGAU

Media Studies Year 7

Design and produce a book cover or magazine cover for a new book aimed at young

teens.

‘Literature through the Ages’ – include an image, some blurb and plenty of colour!

Years 8 & 9

Write a news report about a dramatic local event.

You should use the 5 Ws and include an exciting headline and a picture to go with your

article.

Years 10

Produce a CD cover on a band or artist of your choice.

Year 11

Produce a magazine cover for a new pop magazine.

Years 12/13

Produce a 2 minute opening sequence of a thriller or a trailer for a new teenage soap

opera.

CERDDORIAETH

Music Prelims 2014

- all vocal competitions KS3, 4, 5 - lunchtime

- all instrumentalists to speak to RJ at lunchtime

- any other proposals so see RJ at lunchtime

Instrumental competitions – to be arranged with your instrumental teacher

Singing competitions – please pop up and see Mrs. Jenkins for an informal sing. If she

has already listened to you sing, then simply give her your name to enter the on-stage

competition.

IEITHOEDD TRAMOR

MODERN FOREIGN LANGUAGES

SBAENEG/FFRANGEG

Spanish/French Competitions

WRITTEN ENTRY:

YEAR 7: Spanish - una ficha personal on a famus Welsh celebrity

YEAR 8 French - Visitor brochure for a Welsh town/city

YEAR 9: Spanish - Welsh restaurant menu (in Spanish)

French - An interview with a famous Welsh person about their

hobbies

CYSTADLEUAETH ADDYSG GREFYDDOL

R.E. Competition

Year 7

Research and design a poster/or create a mobile on the theme ‘Religious Symbols’.

Year 8

Research and design a poster on the theme ‘Religion in Wales’.

Year 9

Create a list of Rules for Life and present them on a poster.

Years 10/11

Design a front cover for one of the short course booklets.

Years 12/13

Create a prayer on the theme ‘Helping Others’.

GWYDDONIAETH

Science Competitions

YEAR 7

Create a Science lab safety poster in Welsh.

YEAR 8

Poster of the human body labelled in Welsh.

YEAR 9

Find the Welsh names for as many chemical elements as possible.

Key Stage 4

Create a poster detailing the work of a Welsh scientist.

TECHNOLEG/TECHNOLOGY

TECHNOLEG BWYD

Food Technology Competitions

YEARS 7 & 8

Design a dessert which has a welsh theme. This can either be through the colours,

the ingredients or be shaped into a Welsh image or symbol.

Be creative! Draw and label the design clearly and if you can think of a suitable

Welsh name for it.

YEAR 9

Design a Welsh themed pizza. Be creative and think about Welsh ingredients that

could be used, colours and shapes that represent Wales.

TECSTILIAU

Textiles Competitions

YEARS 7, 8 & 9

Design a t-shirt that could be used to promote Wales at any sporting events or

concerts. Aim to sell the great things about Wales through the images you use.

A t-shirt template is available from room 32.

ASTUDIAETHAU PLANT

Child Development Competitions

YEARS 10 & 11

Produce a leaflet that can be given to new parents to inform them of the benefits of

a healthy diet for their children. Include relevant information about the foods they

should avoid giving to them and those that are better for their children.

Presentation is important, as it the quality of the information included.

Health & Social Care

YEARS 10 & 11

Produce a poster that could be used in a local library or leisure centre to inform the

local community about the different health, social care and children’s services that

are available to them in the local area.

YEARS 12 & 13

Produce a leaflet that could inform teenagers of the dangers of either smoking,

underage drinking, illegal substances or unprotected sex. Make it appropriate for the

age group but it must point out the serious risks to health and well being of the

chosen topic.

DYLUNIO A THECHNOLEG

Design and Technology Competition

Design Brief: Many schools in Bridgend have had new buildings built recently. Imagine

that the council want your school to be re-built to make it more modern. Design a new

comprehensive school for Pencoed. You can enter with a hand sketched and labelled

idea, a CAD drawing (Google Sketch up, Pro Desktop or 2D Design) or even a small

model.

Specification:

• The school must incorporate the feel of WALES.

• The school must have suitable rooms to teach all lessons in.

• The school must be an eco-school (i.e. sustainably run such as solar panels).

• The design/model must be labelled with materials and manufacturing processes

suggested.

• The design/model must include measurements or be to scale.