[Hartwood] Fwd: [northern] Tir Righ A&S
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doerksen at island.net
Wed Aug 8 00:30:10 PDT 2012
If you are at all interested in the challenges of A&S competition,
this is an exciting event to attend or to (yes!) compete in.
Fascinating people to talk to about things that interest you and
things you didn't know, until that moment, interest you. Consider going!
Halima
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Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2012 16:25:19 -0700
From: Anneka Homfeld <anneka.homfeld at gmail.com>
Subject: [northern] Tir Righ A&S
To: northern at antir.sca.org
Greetings
CASBah approaches and the deadline for letters of intent does as well. With
that in mind I present to you the official rules for the Principality Arts
and Sciences Competition for this year. Some minor changes have been made
and some additional information drawn from the kingdom handbook has been
included.
If you have any questions please do not hesitate to get in touch with
myself at scholar at tirrigh.org or the Tir Righ A&S Minister Sionnan at
songstress1973 at gmail.com
Thank you
Lady Ciana de'Libri
Scholar of Tir Righ
Student to Mistress Agnes Cresewyke
Please Forward where appropriate
> From Principality Law:
*Section 4 - Rights and Duties of Champions*
The job descriptions, duties, responsibilities and privileges of the
Champions are detailed as follows:
1. Duties of All Champions
a. To swear an oath of fealty and service to the Coronet.
b. To defend the honour and prestige of the Coronet and the Principality
of Tir Righ, whenever such is challenged.
c. To support the Coronet in war.
d. To attend all Coronet Events. Prior notification to Their Highnesses
and Their Heirs must be made if the Champion is unable to attend.
e. To maintain membership in the Society during the Champion's term of
service.
f. To speak or act in the Coronet's name when delegated to do so.
g. To further the interests of their area of endeavour.
h. To maintain a subscription to the Northern Sentinel for the length of
their office, in addition to membership requirements set forth in Kingdom
Law and Corpora.
2. Rights of All Champions
a. To stand armed near the Coronet at all events.
b. To be at the side of the Coronet in war and at court.
c. To bear and display the regalia of their position.
d. Where space permits, a place at Head Table with the Coronet.
e. Champions shall not be charged site fees at Coronet and Principality
Events.
Requirements of the Competition:
*General Requirements*
* *
· Residence in Tir Righ or permission from the Coronet of Tir Righ
to compete
· Membership in the Society for Creative Anachronism. Remember to
bring proof of this membership to the Championship if you are entering the
Competition for Overall Champion.
· Entrants for Overall Champion must be at least 18 years old.
· Entrants with single entries must be at least 16 years old.
· All entrants must attend the Competition so they may interact
with the judges, other competitors and onlookers.
*Competition Requirements*
· Competitors for Overall Champion must submit a letter of intent
to the Coronets of Tir Righ and the Principality Arts & Science Minister
four weeks prior to the competition but ideally before August Investiture.
This is to ensure suitable judges can be located prior to the event. (For
this year we will be accepting letters of intent up to September the 1st.
However please try to have your declaration in by August Investiture.)
· Competitors who are entering the single-entry category or
in-depth feedback category must also notify the Principality Arts and
Sciences Minister by the August Investiture before the Championship.
Remember to clearly note that you are entering the single entry or indepth
feedback categories in your submission.
· Notification for both Overall Champion and single or in-depth
feedback entries must include:
o Name
o Branch
o Any fealty relationships you have (squire, protege, apprentice, etc)
o detailed description of each of your entries
o any special requirements you need from the Arts and Sciences office or
the site
· If you want to change or significantly alter an entry you are
making after you have send in your letter of intent, please let the Arts
and Science Minister know at least two weeks prior to the start of the
competition.
· An entrant must submit a minimum of three entries but can enter
four if so desired.
o Only the top three scores will count towards the final total.
o One of the three pieces (or two out of the four) can be entered
unfinished.
· Each entry can be in the form of any of the following:
· Performance piece (presentation, dance, music, etc.)
· An object (book, clothing, footwear, box, etc.)
· Research paper:
o Only one of the entries can be a research paper (see below for more
info).
· To clarify: You can enter 3 objects, 2 objects and a performance
piece, etc. it's really up to you.
· Each entry must be consistent with a pre-1600 date and can be
from any culture within Europe or from a culture that traded with a
European society. This can include Asia, North Africa and others.
· Your pieces cannot have been previously entered to compete for
the Kingdom Championship.
· Your pieces cannot have been previously entered to compete for
the Principality Championship.
· A piece can have been entered at any other level but only if
there has been significant notable changes (please get in touch with the
A&S champion or A&S minister if you would like to discuss what that means)
(you should be able to discuss these changes with the judges).
*Note*: Competitors must make certain with the Arts and Sciences and Bardic
Competitions staff that their entries can be accommodated at the event
site. For example:
· Competitors are discouraged from bringing live animals to the
Competition. If the competitor must bring live animals, he or she is
responsible for making all arrangements for the safety and security of the
animals. The competitor must pay for any additional insurance fees the
event may incur due to the presences of the animals.
· Kitchen facilities may not be available, contact the autocrat of
the Championship to find out about this and plan accordingly.
· Alcohol, distilled products, etc, may not be allowed at the site
or location. This could be due to local laws, or event site rules. The
competitor is responsible for knowing and abiding by all national,
provincial and local laws with respect to their entry, both where the entry
is made and where the entry is displayed and judged.
* *
*Note: *If the competitor requires special facilities for any reason, the
competitor is responsible for the cost of those facilities. See the
autocrat team and the Principality Arts and Sciences Minister if there are
questions about this.
· Don't forget- no one is looking for a museum replica piece, the
idea is for this competition is to encourage people to be creative and
research their own arts & science interests.
· Any person may enter a piece without the goal of being the
overall A&S Champion. You may enter up to three pieces but the letter of
intent is the same as for a full entry to ensure judges can be arranged
(four weeks prior to the competition).
· A group of people may enter a piece as well. This is an entirely
period-appropriate thing to do. Please document how each person contributed
to the overall piece.
*Your entry should consist of:***
· The object and associated documentation, scholarly paper, or
performance/composition piece and associated documentation. In other words,
the 'thing' itself. Photocopies of documentation: Please bring at least
three copies (one for each judge) with one more for yourself during your
presentation with an option for a fifth copy for the public to examine
before and after judging.
· A visual display. This display can include pictures of the
process of creating your object, a demonstration of the actual
process, pictures and text relating to your performance/composition
piece or scholarly paper and more. How you choose to display is up to
you but you are encouraged towards displays that are relatively easy
for people to understand.
· An oral presentation. Many people seem to find this aspect of the
competition the most daunting, and the following tips may help to make the
oral presentation a fun and informative part of the competition experience.
o Present your object or performance/composition piece and the process
you used to create it, or your scholarly paper topic, as clearly and
concisely as possible.
o Do not read from your documentation or scholarly paper, and remember to
use your visual presentation.
o Remember the judges are there to learn and to teach. They are very
interested in what you have done. Be proud of your work and enthusiastic
about it.
o Nervousness is to be expected. Remember how much you love what you have
created and researched and let that love show.
o Judges will ask questions. Answer them to the best of your ability. It
is here that having done broader research will come in handy, because you
can relate your topic to similar topics from other regions or times.
Remember that it is okay, and expected, that you not know all the answers.
o Generally judges want to explore the topic with you and are just as
enthusiastic as you are about it. Therefore this time can be a really
satisfying sharing and learning period. Learn from your judges and
incorporate their suggestions into your next presentation. They will be
learning from you, just the same.
o Use your visual presentation to support your comments about your work.
This can be as simple as walking the judges through the illustrations you
have presented, handling the item you have created while explaining that
creation, explaining the elements of your performance/composition or
discussing your research and how you came to learn what you have learned.
· There will be three judges per entry.
· You will have 30 minutes to present your piece. This includes
your discussion of the piece, any questions the judges may have and the
time it takes to judges to complete the score sheet. Please remember the
judges are not out to trick you but to gain a better understand of the
methods and materials you used and the decisions you made in the creation
of the piece.
*Requirements for a Single, Multiple or Group Entry:*
· Any person may enter a piece without the goal of being the
overall A&S Champion. You may enter up to three pieces but the letter of
intent is the same as for a full entry to ensure judges can be arranged
(four weeks prior to the competition).
· A group of people may enter a piece as well. This is an entirely
period-appropriate thing to do. Please document how each person contributed
to the overall piece.
*In-depth Feedback without Officially Entering:*
· In this case, an artist may still bring their piece with full
documentation to the Competition but their piece will not be scored.
Instead, you will receive feedback from one appropriate judge. This is a
much less-stressful but incredibly useful way for you to talk to someone
with experience in your field and get feedback. Please discuss your intent
for this category with the Arts and Science Minister two - four weeks prior
to the competition with your ideas so an appropriate judge can be found.**
*Research Papers:*
· You can make one of your pieces a Research Paper. This can be an
incredibly good medium to put forward new ideas and to show the level of
research you have conducted. Your paper can be on any topic you wish as
long as it explores in depth an aspect of pre- 1600 AD life. Feel free to
discuss your topic and get feedback from any previous champion or the A&S
Minister. We highly encourage you to conform the paper to either the MLA or
Chicago style. This will allow you to enter the paper at the Kingdom level
later.
· Your paper can be of any length as long as the topic is covered
'in depth' (which can mean between 10-15 pages double-spaced including
figures and a reference section).
· A copy of your paper must be submitted to the Arts and Science
Minister four weeks prior to the start of the Competition.
*Basic Document Criteria*
* *
· The document should be in a readily available electronic format,
such as a Word document or a pdf.
· The document should be submitted to the Kingdom Arts and Sciences
Minister at least two weeks before the Competition. This is to allow judges
time to read the documentation.
· Paper Size: 8.5" X 11"
· Margins: 1 inch for all margins (top, bottom and sides)
· Spacing: Double or 1.5 spacing is preferred
· Font: 10 or 12-point font. Use a font style that is common and
easily read, such as Times New Roman, Courier, Liberation Sans or Serif,
etc. Do NOT use a 'Medieval' font.
· Pagination/Page Numbering: All pages should be numbered, except
your title page. Numbers can be placed at the top right, bottom center or
bottom right of the page. If you print on both sides of the paper, place
the numbers accordingly.
· Illustrations: Please refer to your illustrations within the text
as Figure 1, Illustration 1, Table 1, etc. Number them consecutively.
Photographs and diagrams are encouraged. Photos have as high a resolution
as possible.
· Each chapter should begin on a new page (if you have chapters;
they are not required, but are useful in scholarly papers).
· References, Appendixes and Endnotes should all begin on a new page.
· All citations in the body of the paper should be listed in the
reference/bibliography section. References consulted as well as references
cited should be listed in the reference/bibliography section. Annotated
bibliographies are very welcome, but not required.
* *
*Style Guides: Citation, Reference and Bibliography Styles*
· Before you begin writing your documentation you should pick a
writing style guide with citation, reference and bibliography styles and
stick with it. There are many such style guides, although two that come
highly recommended for Kingdom Arts & Sciences papers are those used by the
SCA journals: *Tournaments Illuminated *and the *Compleat Anachronist*.
Bothpublications have online style guides (links are available below in the
'More Information' section, page 10).
· Scholastic style guides are acceptable as well. Two of the most
popular are the MLA and Chicago-Turabian styles. Many scholastic
disciplines have their own style guides and it is acceptable to follow one
of these, as long as it is coherent and contains a style for citations,
references and the bibliography.
· Style guides often include more than citation and bibliography
styles. They can help you obtain consistent dating, capitalization and
paragraph styles. They are highly useful for anyone writing any kind of
researched documentation.
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