Q: If the writers’ instructions use several pages, do they have to write the school name on every page?
A: They can, yes. Or they choose to just write on page 1. We staple them together at the end of the writing time.
Tag: Write It/ Build It
Q: My students came up with an acronym to help them organize the order they want to write the information. Can they write down the acronym on the paper that goes to the builders – even if it has nothing to do with the picture they see and to everyone else it would just be a jumble of letters?
A:If the acronym does not look like a drawing then yes.
Q: You had previously said the school’s name cannot be abbreviated, must write out the entire name. Does this mean for A2 Steam, we have to write out Ann Arbor Steam?
A: A2 Steam is fine. Ann Arbor Steam is commonly referred to as A2 Steam.
Q: Other than TOP and the school name, no marks are allowed on the building paper. But the tips suggest practicing in quadrants. Do teams typically draw these lightly and then erase? Or make map-type quadrant lines outside of the building paper?
A: NO. NO drawing of any kind. I am not sure what you refer to with “outside” of the building paper. There is only the building paper.
Q:Is folding the building paper allowed?
A: NO.
Q: If the writing team fails to write the school name on the instruction sheet, is the team disqualified?
A: The team will receive no points if there is no name on the instruction sheet they create for their building team.
Q: What is meant by the “picture” being displayed on an easel? Will the “picture” still be on a horizontal flat surface, the same as the surface the “builders” will be using?
A: Picture is built on a flat surface and it is displayed on the easel in an upright position as otherwise student would not be able to see it.
Q: Are the teams allowed to use an abbreviation when they write the name of their school on the paper? (E.g., SSA for Spiritus Sanctus Academy)
A: NO. We need full school names.
Q: Are the writers allowed to “bold” any of their wording?
A: YES if it serves no other purpose.