Oxford German Olympiad

Grimm Tales

The Oxford German Olympiad is a national contest open to all learners of German from years 7 to 13 inclusive.

The fairy tales (Märchen) compiled and published by the Brothers Grimm are some of the best known and widely read stories in the world. 2012 sees the two hundredth anniversary of their publication, and the Oxford German Network is celebrating this jubilee with a Grimm-themed competition: Grimm Tales.

We are looking for budding storytellers, writers and film-makers from years 7 to 13, and invite you to seek inspiration in the Grimms’ tales…

To enter the Olympiad, pick one of the tales opposite and complete one of the following tasks. You can enter individually, or in groups of two to four:

Years 7-9:

1. Re-write the tale as a comic strip, with German speech bubbles (1 side of A4)

2. Represent the tale or a scene from the tale visually (a drawing or painting, including some German text)

3. Make a short film of the tale (up to 3 minutes in German)

Years 10-11:

1. Re-tell the tale from one character’s perspective (200-300 words in German)

2. Tell the story or one episode from it in the form of a newspaper report (200-300 words in German)

3. Make a short film of the tale (up to 5 minutes in German)

Years 12-13:

1. Write a contemporary version of the tale (300-400 words in German)

2. Re-write the ending of the tale (200-300 words in German)

3. Make a short film of the tale (up to 5 minutes in German)

Prizes

There will be one winner and one runner-up for each of the nine categories. Winners will be awarded certificates and book prizes at a ceremony at Oxford University in 2013.

How to enter

Please send your complete entry, together with this entry form , to ogn@mod-langs.ox.ac.uk.

Entries will be accepted until noon on Friday 22 March 2013.

Oxford German Olympiad

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Hänsel und Gretel

Sneewittchen

Die Bremer Stadtmusikanten

Das tapfere Schneiderlein

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