Topic: "Jamestown Colony is Settled"
To help commemorate the 400th anniversary of the founding of Jamestown, take on the persona of one of the early settlers. Write a letter to your family members who remained in England, and tell them about the activities and hardships involved with helping to establish the settlement. In your letter, be sure to include information about your fellow settlers.
Participants?
- All 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students in a public, private, or parochial school, or those who are home schoolers, are eligible.
- This contest is conducted without regard to race, religion, sex, or national origin.
- DO NOT submit a student photograph with entries.
Length?
- Grades 6, 7, and 8: 600 - 1000 words
- All words count, including "a," "and," and "the."
- DO NOT count the words on your title page or in your bibliography (works cited).
Rules & Form?
- Handwritten, typed or prepared on a word processor.
- Use black ink only.
- When using a computer, use non-script font no smaller than 12 point or larger than 14 point.
- All of the essay must be the student's original work.
- Any essay with information copied directly from sources without using quotes will be disqualified.
- Each essay must have a title page (For a sample, see your reading teacher).
- Each essay must have a bibliography (works cited) listing all references utilized -- the bibliograpy must adhere to MLA format.
Elements of Judging?
- Historical accuracy
- Adherence to subject
- Organization of material
- Originality
- Interest
- Spelling and punctuation
- Grammar
- Neatness
- Length of essay
- Bibliography (Works cited)
- You should find good, reliable information using the following Web sites
- Free databases that you can access at CMS or from home
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Date of Last Update: September 11, 2006