Imagine you are the ocean

The article below suggests some guidelines on how to write a letter for the 54th UPU International Letter Writing Contest in 2025, with the theme requiring you to imagine yourself as the ocean to write a letter.

The 54th UPU Letter Writing Competition 2025 has officially been launched, with the deadline for submissions being March 5, 2025.

This year's contest has the theme, requiring contestants to: IMAGINE YOU ARE THE OCEAN. Write a letter to someone explaining why and how they should take good care of and protect you.

(Translated from English exam: IMAGINE YOU ARE THE OCEAN. Write a letter to someone explaining why and how they should take good care of you.)

The 54th UPU International Letter Writing Competition in 2025 has the theme: Imagine you are the ocean. (Illustrative image)

Below are some guidelines for the 54th UPU International Letter Writing Competition 2025 for students who want to participate in the competition:

Regarding the rules and procedures for participation.

All Vietnamese students aged 9 to 15 are eligible to participate in the competition.

Entries must be handwritten on one side of the paper, be the student's own creative work, written in prose on the competition theme (not previously published in newspapers or books), and no longer than 800 words. The entry letter should be clear and neat.

Entries written in a foreign language must be accompanied by a Vietnamese translation. The judging panel will evaluate based on the Vietnamese translation.

In the upper left corner of the contest entry letter, please include the following information: Full name, date of birth, ethnicity, school address, class, district (town), province (city), and phone number. Entries that do not include all of this information will be considered invalid.

Each entry letter must be placed in an envelope with a postage stamp affixed, clearly stating the sender's address, the recipient's address with the postal code (11611), and sent through the Vietnam Post network.

The envelope should clearly state: Entry for the 54th UPU International Letter Writing Competition (2025), to be sent to: Thiếu niên Tiền phong và Nhi đồng Newspaper - No. 5, Hoa Ma Street, Pham Dinh Ho Ward, Hai Ba Trung District, Hanoi City - 11611.

Submission period: From November 11, 2024 to March 5, 2025 (based on postmark).

Regarding the content of the letter with the theme "Imagine you are the ocean"

This year's contest requires: "IMAGINE YOU ARE THE OCEAN. Write a letter to someone explaining why and how they should take good care of and protect you."

This is an excellent and timely topic, with the potential for extensive discussion or detailed exploration. With this theme, contestants can freely develop their imagination and knowledge; they also have the opportunity to express their thoughts and suggestions for protecting and sustainably caring for the ocean environment.

The competition's theme is linked to the goal of "Conserving and sustainably using the oceans, seas and marine resources" within the United Nations' system of 17 Sustainable Development Goals.

For this topic, students need to understand what the ocean is and be able to describe the basic current state of the ocean, highlighting pressing issues, most notably marine pollution. The entries can provide an overview of the pollution situation or delve into a specific aspect or impact, such as the risk of losing rare marine species due to pollution, the shrinking of coral reefs, etc. Most importantly, students need to express their thoughts on this situation and propose feasible solutions to improve it.

The essay prompt asks candidates to "imagine you are the ocean," but they can assume they are the entire vast ocean, or a part or component living within the ocean, directly related to the ocean's ecological chain, for example, an individual turtle, or a particularly polluted area of ​​the sea...

Regarding the outline of the letter, the introduction should include a greeting and an introduction to the person you will choose to impersonate, stating "who I am."

The letter's beginning also needs a recipient. This recipient should be someone who shares your vision, capable of widely disseminating the letter's message, or someone with a strong social influence, capable of making decisions to improve the issues addressed in the letter. The recipient could also represent a force that plays a crucial role in the sustainable development of the ocean, such as environmental organizations, the United Nations, or global youth groups.

The letter's body should include an introduction to the topic. In this section, students need to address the following: the reason for writing the letter; the current situation; their own thoughts; and solutions for sustainable ocean protection. The letter should convey a message based on the chosen character, and that message will be conveyed in this body section.

The letter concludes with your best wishes to the recipient, concisely summarizing the message and expressing bright hopes for the future. The letter should end with phrases expressing appreciation, affection, love, etc. The author should also sign their name at the end.

Above are some guidelines for the 54th UPU International Letter Writing Competition 2025: Imagine you are the ocean. Find out more details about the rules, theme, and prizes HERE.

Hai Anh

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