Did you ever think your 15 minutes (or at least 15 seconds) of fame would come via a vocabulary video? Now, here's your chance to make that happen.
For several years, we have been collaborating with the New York Times Learning Network on a Word of the Day feature on their blog. As we approach our 1000th word together, we're joining the Learning Network in sponsoring a vocabulary-in-video contest for students, inspired by Instagram and Vine videos cropping up online.
How do you enter the contest? Just create a short (15 seconds or less) video that defines or teaches any of the words in the Times' Word of the Day collection, post it online, and submit a link to your video on the Learning Network's contest announcement, where you'll also find more information about the contest, step-by-step how-to videos, and examples.
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Don't forget to research your word using the resources in the Vocabulary.com Dictionary: we've written fun and helpful blurbs for the 10,000+ words people most often look up, plus we provide hundreds of usage examples and a pronunciation feature. (Since we're on the subject of videos, why not watch *our* short Dictionary video tour?)
Contest Rules and Guidelines:
– All words must come from [the Times Learning Network's] Word of the Day feature. Each word must be pronounced and defined, and the part of speech must be given.
– All definitions must come from either the [Times Learning Network's] Word of the Day or Vocabulary.com. If there are several definitions, you may just use the first one if you like.
– You must be 13 to 19 years old, but can be from anywhere in the world.
– Your video should be no more than 15 seconds, but can be shorter.
– You can work alone, with a partner or in a group, but only one submission per student, please, whether you’re working alone or with others.
– Use your imagination. You can act the word out, animate it, use puppets, draw, sing a song, create a dance, incorporate photographs, create a Claymation, or anything else that will help viewers understand and learn your word.
– Post a link to the video as a comment here, along with the first name of everyone who worked on the video. We will watch the videos first to make sure they are appropriate before we approve your comment, so don’t worry if you don’t see your link for a day or two.
–The contest ends on Dec. 3 at 5 p.m. Eastern Standard Time.
Teachers: Use the New York Times contest as a vocabulary project, or just help us spread the word!