2. Session : 2015-16 STUDENT ORIENTATION FOR SCHOLARS CUP

3. About :World Scholars Cup The World Scholar's Cup (occasionally abbreviated as WSC) is an international team academic tournament with students participating from over 40 countries. However, despite technically being a competition, World Scholar's Cup is a celebration of learning together.

4. Aims and Objectives The World Scholar's Cup : aims to create a global community of future scholars and leaders focuses far more on bringing students from different cultures together to discuss issues and ideas relevant to today and the future. discover strengths of an individual and skills one never knew he had.

5. LEVELS The Scholars Cup is a three tier process: a)Regional round ( usually conducted in India) b) Global Round ( in an Asian Country) c)Tournament of Champions (TOC at Yale, Connecticut USA)

6. Tournament Format

7. Its Team work !!! The scholars compete as a team The team for the World Scholar's Cup is composed of three students.

8. EVENTS

9. WSC throws to its scholars four different challenges The Scholar's Challenge Collaborative Writing, The Team Debate The Scholar's Bowl.

10. Scholar's Challenge  The Challenge looks like any other MCQ test, but with an alpaca-powered twist: you can mark more than one answer per question. The fewer you mark, the more points you can earn if you’re right.  It’s multiple choice, so make multiple choices.  You’ll soon discover what all World Scholars do: that even if you think you’re an expert in science, you might win a medal in the arts, and that the best way to prepare for a test that touches on everything is to talk through it all with your team, day by day.

11. Team Debate  Each team debates three times, on motions across all the subjects, from policy to poetry.  You have to communicate your points across the other team in the most convincing way. All you have to do is to believe truly in what you have to say.  Debate is your chance to apply all that you’ve learned to make the most persuasive case you can as a team.  And, win or not, after each debate, you’ll give the other team feedback on how to improve.

12. Scholar's Bowl  All teams are seated together in a hall. Each team is provided with a clicker.  Your team will work together to solve analytic questions and multimedia challenges. Each question has 4 options.You have to click your answers before time runs out, and don’t be surprised if you’re asked to connect a poem you studied to a clip from The Big Bang Theory.  Remember, it's not the first team to answer correctly that gets all the credit. You’re all racing the clock. But, the clock is fast and the stakes are high.

13. Collaborative Writing  Debate with the power of your pen.  You’ll be given six statements, each from a different subject area, and asked to choose one to argue for or against.  You’ll first have 30 minutes to prepare with your teammates, then an hour by yourself to compose the most persuasive essay possible, then 15 more minutes to work together at the end.  Here’s the catch: each member of your team has to choose a different topic

14. Curriculum The World Scholar's Cup curriculum has six subjects that relate to a larger theme.  The subjects of the curriculum are:  Science  Literature  The Arts  Art  Music  Special Area  History  Social Studies Each year the theme changes, and with it so does the Special Area.

15. Objectives Of Curriculum  The curriculum is designed to help students understand the overarching themes of the subjects build relations across the subjects develop critical thinking skills develop ability to come to a conclusion rather than focusing on memorization. “ For instance, instead of asking on which date an experiment was performed, the question would ask, Which artist would be most likely to oppose this experiment?"

16. Theme  Each year the theme for WSC changes.  The theme for the year 2014 was:The World Within.  The theme for the year 2015 was: The World Unbound.  The theme for the year 2015-16 is " THE WORLD IMPERFECT "

17. For the Screening test Since we have numerous students who aspire to be a part of this fascinating event, a screening test to assess them is inevitable … The screening test is an MCQ test comprises of the following sections : a)Aptitude test & Logical Reasoning b)History c)Literature d)Reading e)Writing

18. Post the Screening test After the declaration of result of the screening test, the selected scholars would prove their mettle in debating and the chosen few would be a part of the WSC team for THS Rohini.

19. SCREENING TEST DATE & TIME Date : 2 nd December, 2015 Time : Reporting time : 2:15 pm Time for the paper : 2:30 pm to 4:00 pm Venue : Class Room XII A, B, C, D and the vacant room opposite Class XII B

20. Syllabus for Screening Test a. Poetry The Stolen Child | William Butler Yeats The Ballad of Reading Gaol | Oscar Wilde b. Special Area Theory of Justice c. History Nuremberg Trials The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist d. Logic and Reasoning e. Writing and reading

21. Reference links for History and Special Area  These might be useful for you to prepare for the Screening Test.  History and Special Area The following links provide some information on Nuremberg trial and Theory of Justice. http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/nuremberg-trials http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/nuremberg_article_01.shtml http://www.enotes.com/topics/theory-justice http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/John_Rawls http://www.ohio.edu/people/piccard/entropy/rawls.html http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/nuremberg-trials http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/worldwars/wwtwo/nuremberg_article_01.shtml http://www.enotes.com/topics/theory-justice http://www.academickids.com/encyclopedia/index.php/John_Rawls http://www.ohio.edu/people/piccard/entropy/rawls.html

22. Reference links for Literature  Here are a few links that you can use to find help in literature-  http://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Butler-Yeats (For The Stolen Child) http://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Butler-Yeats  http://www.britannica.com/biography/Oscar-Wilde (For The Ballad of Reading Gaol) http://www.britannica.com/biography/Oscar-Wilde  http://mural.uv.es/romilo/trabajo06.htm (For The Stolen Child) http://mural.uv.es/romilo/trabajo06.htm  http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2009/mar/23/oscar-wilde-ballad- reading-gaol-poem (For The Ballad of Reading Gaol) http://www.theguardian.com/books/booksblog/2009/mar/23/oscar-wilde-ballad- reading-gaol-poem

23. Key to Prepare for WSC  Read as much as you can for a given topic.(There's no end)  Make notes.  Try to build relation between the sub topics of a given subject with the other sujbects keeping the larger theme in mind.

24. “The more I read, the more I acquire, the more certain I am that I know nothing.”  So if you are the one who loves to read ………..explore…….know…….then WORLD SCHOLARS CUP is all meant for you.  In case of any queries, drop in a mail at vanshika.nagpal@rohini.theheritageschool.in Wish you luck ……………prepare well!!