OFFICIAL 2019 AATJ N C R Y B - American Association of ...€¦ · hand side of card in katakana (unless name is of Japanese origin – teacher-assigned Japanese names are not allowed)

OFFICIAL2019AATJNENGAJOCONTESTRULES YEAROFTHEBOAR

Eligibility:TheteachermustbeanAATJmemberfortheJanuary2018-December2018membershipyear. HTTPS://PIXTA.JP/ILLUSTRATION/36771730 ElementaryLower,ElementaryHigher,Middle,HighSchoolLevel:Only2cardspercategoryareallowedforeachlevelateachschool(ifyouteachatmorethan1schooland/orlevel,youmayenter2percategoryforeachschool/level–withalimitof8perschool/level.IfthereismorethanoneAATJmemberatyourschool,eachteachercansubmitupto8cards.).College/UniversityLevel: Only1cardbyeachentrantisallowed.StudentsofJapaneseareresponsibleforenteringtheirowncardsforthecontest.*Acollege/universitystudententrantmusthaveateacherwhoisanAATJmemberinordertoenterthecontest.

COMPETITIONLEVELS:ElementaryLower(K-2)ElementaryHigher(3-5)

Middle(6-8)High(9-12)

College/UniversityLevel

COMPETITIONCATEGORIESArtisticComicalOriginal

ComputerGenerated

RequirementsforALLsubmissions:(Cardsthatdonotfollowtheseinstructionswillbedisqualified.)

§ Eachcardmusthavealabelontheback(Typewrittenpreferable.Writeinformationlegibly.Seepage3).§ Cardsmustbe4X6whiteunlinedindexcards. § Thedesignthememustfocusontheupcoming2019YearoftheBoar. § DesignsfortheArtistic,Comical,andOriginalmustbeORIGINALandhand-drawn§ DesignsforComputerGeneratedCategorymayincludepersonalphotosandoriginalartcreatedonacomputer.§ Designsmustbeingoodtasteorpraiseworthyacrossinternationalculturesandsocieties.§ ANengajoapplicationformmustbecompleted(seepage2). § Allkanjiandhiragana/katakanamustbewritteninpen(anycolor). § Theteacherorcollege/universitystudentmustencloseoneSELF-ADDRESSED9X12Inch

envelopewithPOSTAGESTAMPS(actualpostagestamps:about$2ormore!). MandatoryElementsbasedonlevel:

ElementarySchoolRules College,HighSchoolandMiddleSchoolRules§ Student’snamemustbewrittenverticallyonleft-

handsideofcardinkatakana(unlessnameisofJapaneseorigin–teacher-assignedJapanesenamesarenotallowed)

§ Thedesignmustinclude“2019”or“二〇一九”§ Thedesignmustincludeoneofthefollowing: 元旦,一日,あけましておめでとう、猪、亥、いのしし

§ Student’snamemustbewrittenverticallyonleft-handsideofcardinkatakana(unlessnameisofJapaneseorigin–teacher-assignedJapanesenamesarenotallowed)

§ Theyear“2019”or“二〇一九”§ EitherGANTAN(元旦 )orTSUITACHI(一日 )written

inkanji § Kanjiforboar猪 or亥

Sendsubmissions: postmarkedonorbeforeDec.26,2018to

MioNishimura39PortolaAve.Monterey,CA93940

Ifyouhaveanyquestions,pleasee-mailMioNishimuraat:[email protected] https://nenga-illust.com/illust-eto-10

example

元旦

亥

ス

ザン

Year in Kanji or number

Animal in Kanji (Must for MS, HS, and College)

一日 or元旦 (or あけましておめでとう for ES)

Student’s Name Written vertically in Katakana

9 inch

12 inch

二〇一九

2019 AATJ Nengajo Contest Application Form and Checklist (Pleasefilloutthisformaswell:https://goo.gl/forms/Ts3hIVTe9708X17B2)

Teacher’sName:_________________________________________________________ SchoolName: _____________________________________ Principal’sName ____________________________________Address: ______________________________________________________________________E-mail: ______________________________________ Phone: _________________________ AATJ Affiliate (please check one): □ AzATJ (Arizona Assn. of Teachers of Japanese) □ AFTJ (Assn. of Florida Teachers of Japanese) □ AITJ (Assn. of Indiana Teachers of Japanese) □ AKATJ (Alaska Assn. of Teachers of Japanese) □ ATJO (Assn. of Teachers of Japanese in Oregon) □ CAJLT (California Assn. of Japanese Language Teachers) □ CJLEA (Colorado Japanese Language Educators Assn.) □ GATJ (Georgia Assn. of Teachers of Japanese) □ HATJ (Hawaii Assn. of Teachers of Japanese) □ IMAJLT (Intermountain Assn. of Japanese Lang. Teachers) □ IATJ (IL Assn. of Teachers of Japanese) □ JLTA Guam□ JTAM (Japanese Teachers Assn. of Michigan) □ JTAT (Japanese Teachers Assn. of Texas)

□ KAJLT (Kentucky Association of Japanese Language Teachers) □ LATJ (Louisiana Assn. of Teachers of Japanese) □ MATJ (Missouri Assn. of Teachers of Japanese) □ MAATJ (Mid-Atlantic Assn. of Teachers of Japanese) □ MCTJ (Minnesota Council of Teachers of Japanese) □ NCATJ (North Carolina Assn. of Teachers of Japanese) □ NCJTA (Northern California Japanese Teachers Association) □ NECTJ (Northeast Council of Teachers of Japanese) □ NJATJ (New Jersey Association of Teachers of Japanese) □ OATJ (Ohio Assn. of Teachers of Japanese) □ SCATJ (South Central Assn. of Teachers of Japanese) □ SNJTA (Southern Nevada Japanese Teachers Association) □ WATJ (Washington Assn. of Teachers of Japanese) □ WiATJ (Wisconsin Assn. of Teachers of Japanese) □ INDIVIDUAL MEMBERSHIP

LEVEL (Circle One) EL(K-2) EH(3-5) MS(6-8) HS(9-12) College

Place a check mark in the correct column for each card (Only2entriespercategory)

StudentName Grade Artistic Comical Original CG

FinalChecklist:YourcardswillbeDISQUALIFIEDwithoutthefollowingrequirements._____TeacherisamemberofAATJfor2018._____Allcardsadheretotherulesforthecorrespondinglevel(seepage1)._____Cardsarecreatedonawhiteunlined4X6inchindexcard. _____Cardsareofanoriginaldesign,nottakenfromamanga,ananime,awebsite,orotherimagewhichiscopyright-protected. _____Cardsareingoodtasteorpraiseworthyacrossinternationalculturesandsocietieswithoutpotentiallymakinganyspecificviewerofthecarduncomfortableorcausingquestionastothetastefulness._____Alabelwiththerequiredinformationisaffixedtothebackofyourcards(seethefollowingpage)._____Aself-addressed9x12inchenvelopewith$2ormorepostagestampsforreturningNengajoandcertificates. _____ThisApplicationFormisincluded.

ENTRIESMUSTBEPOSTMARKEDONORBEFOREWEDNESDAY,DECEMBER26,2018!

Elementary/MiddleSchool/HighSchoolLevelLabel

Teacher Name _______________________ School Name _________________________ School Address ________________________ _____________________________________ Student grade_______ Student Name __________________________ Category (check)

Artistic Comical Original CG





Teacher Name _______________________ School Name _________________________ School Address ________________________ ______________________________________ Student grade_______ Student Name __________________________ Category (check)





Artistic Comical Original CG Teacher Name _______________________ School Name _________________________ School Address ________________________ ______________________________________ Student grade_______ Student Name __________________________ Category (check)

Comical Artistic Original CG Affiliate ______________Student grade_______ Student Name __________________________ Category (check) Comical Artistic Original





University/CollegeLevelLabelProfessor/Teacher Name___________________________________________________________ School Name __________________________________________________________________ School Address __________________________________________________________________ Student Name ___________________________________________________________________ Category (check) Artistic Comical Original CG

Documents

OFFICIAL 2019 AATJ N C R Y B - American Association of ...€¦ · hand side of card in katakana (unless name is of Japanese origin – teacher-assigned Japanese names are not allowed)