Through the Great Zionist Debate multimedia contest, middle and high school students are given the opportunity to use their critical thinking skills to argue for or against some of the most important issues that shaped modern Zionism.
Be a content creator and win big
Students can submit their responses in one of the following formats
(please see guidelines below)
Thank you to the hundreds of students from 10+ countries who participated in the Great Zionist Debate student competition.
Two round-trip airline tickets to Israel
Mia S. – Mount Scopus Memorial College, Australia
$250 USD
Epic Unpacked merch box
All winning content will be featured on the Unpacked for Educators website.
The 2022 – 2023 contest is open!
Entries accepted until March 15, 2023 (until 11:59PM EST)
Each of the videos in the Zionism Revisited curriculum poses a question about Zionist ideology. Students can either defend or argue against statements presented in the videos. Students must prepare either a video, podcast (audio recording), or written essay with their argument.
Share this PDF outline of the contest with your students.
Be sure to share it digitally (email, google classroom, etc) as they will need access to the embedded links in order to watch each video.
Students can submit their entries until February 28, 2023
This frequently asked questions section will help you learn more about participating in this contest. If you have any additional questions, email us; we’d love to hear from you! – hello@unpacked.education.
Students have until midnight ET on March 15th, 2023
We can only accept one entry per person. Each student must submit their own individual work.
Each submission must be completely original. Any plagiarism will automatically disqualify students from the contest.
No. Students can submit an entry through video, audio or written essay.
No. One submission will be accepted per participant.
Upon receiving the prize, it’s up to the winner to decide how to use it.
Based on the following criteria:
All winners will be notified on April 10, 2023 and the winner will be formally announced on Yom Ha’atzmaut (April 25, 2023).
Unfortunately we will not be able to respond to each individual student.
The competition is open to entrants ages 11 to 19 years of age who are in an accredited middle school or high school around the world.
All entries must be submitted using this form. Teachers can submit on behalf of their students if needed, but be sure to fill out the requested information accordingly.
No special equipment is required. Entries are judged based more on content than on style, and so students shouldn’t worry if they don’t have experience with recording or editing. Great content can be made with even the most basic equipment.
Yes. If there is inappropriate content, proof of plagiarism, or problems with length we will have to disqualify the student’s entry.
All of the research, writing, and editing should be done by students.
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