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Celebration of Youth Essay Competition Packet: 5th grade

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Great News! Our 5th graders are eligible to participate in a citywide essay competition this year. Below are some details about the competition. On the next few pages, I will give some support to help students organize their essays. I expect every student to write an essay (they will count as a writing grade), but if you do NOT want to participate in the competition, please let me know so that I do not submit your essay.

The Competition Details:

SPONSOR: Global Harmony Through Personal Excellence, Inc. (www.globalharmonyexcellence.org)

THEME: Write an essay about a topic or an issue that is important to you and affects you in a direct, personal way. Using examples from your own life, show why you care about this. What do you do, or can you do, to let others know that this issue is important in your life? What is the outcome you want?

RESPONSE DATE: Sunday, May 3, 2020.

ELIGIBILITY: Students in grades 4-9 in a DC Public School or Public Charter School.

GUIDELINES:

* 300 – 500 words (grades 4-6). Typed or neatly handwritten in the student's own handwriting.

* 450 - 650 words (grades 7-9). Must be typed in easy to read font.

* Each entry must have the following information: the student's name, grade level, the school’s name, and the name and email of a teacher to contact. The telephone number and email of the student are very much appreciated and make things easier, but they are not required.

* Entries need to address the theme of this essay contest.

* Entries must be about a true experience from the student’s own life.

* All entries become the permanent property of the sponsor.

PRIZES: Winners in each category (grades 4-6 & 7-9) will receive the following cash awards:

First Place - $350.00 and certificate

Second Place - $325.00 and certificate

Third Place - $300.00 and certificate

Fourth Place - $275.00 and certificate

Fifth Place - $250.00 and certificate

Honorable Mention - $100.00 and certificate

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Winners will be announced before or on May 16, 2020.

Prizes are scheduled to be awarded May 28 in downtown Washington.

Students with prize-winning essays read their essays aloud. Winners and honorable mentions are required to attend the celebration to receive their prize. Winners and their essays will be publicized. Pictures, essays, and videos of the students reading their prize-winning essays may be used on our website and other places to honor and to showcase the success of the students and to promote the contest. If the award ceremony is cancelled due to Covid 19, the awards will be mailed to the schools.

JUDGING: Entries will be judged on writing skills, following the guidelines, clarity, authentic expression, originality, spelling, and neatness. This contest values thoughtful, heartfelt self-expression about oneself and one's life.

ADDITIONAL AWARDS: A minimum of twenty-five students will receive an Award of Special Mention in June. Priority will be given to students from schools not represented in the winner and honorable mention categories. These students will be notified by mail. The award includes a letter of congratulations and a $25.00 check.

COACHING SUPPORT: The International English Honor Society at UDC provides coaching support for this essay contest to students who request it.

Contact Dr. Krauthamer at (202) 274-5626. Her Email is: [email protected].

TO SUBMIT: Complete your essay and submit it by sharing it on Office 365 with [email protected] for revisions by April 27, 2020. You may also hand write your essay and text Ms. Amaya photos of your essay to 814-282-4565 or bring it to school on April 27. Ms. Amaya will be responsible for submitting all student essays by the deadline.

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Hay una competencia de ensayos que está abierto para su estudiante. Todos tienen que escribir un ensayo sobre este tema para una nota, pero me pueden avisar si no lo quieren meter en la competencia. Pueden escribir el ensayo en inglés o en espanol. Las páginas en este paquete van a darles un apoyo para completar el ensayo.

Estos son los detalles de la competencia:

PATROCINADO POR: Global Harmony Through Personal Excellence, Inc. (www.globalharmonyexcellence.org)

TEMA: Escribe un ensayo sobre un tema o un tema que sea importante para ti y te afecte de una manera directa y personal. Usando ejemplos de tu propia vida, muestra por qué te preocupas por esto. ¿Qué haces, o puedes hacer, para que los demás sepan que este tema es importante en tu vida? ¿Cuál es el resultado que desea?

FECHA DE RESPUESTA: Domingo, 3 de mayo de 2020.

ELEGIBILIDAD: Estudiantes en los grados 4-9 en una Escuela Pública de DC o Escuela Charter Pública.

REQUISITOS:

* 300 – 500 palabras (grados 4-6). Escrito en computadora o cuidadosamente escrito a mano en la propia escritura del estudiante. * 450 - 650 palabras (grados 7-9). Debe escribirse en letra fácil de leer. * Cada entrada debe tener la siguiente información: el nombre del estudiante, el nivel de grado, el nombre de la escuela y el nombre y correo electrónico de un maestro para contactar. El número de teléfono y el correo electrónico del estudiante son muy apreciados y hacen las cosas más fáciles, pero no son necesarios. * Las inscripciones deben tratar del tema de este concurso de ensayo. * Las inscripciones deben ser sobre una verdadera experiencia de la propia vida del estudiante. * Todas las entradas pasan a ser propiedad permanente del patrocinador.

PREMIOS: Los ganadores de cada categoría (grados 4-6 y 7-9) recibirán los siguientes premios en efectivo:

Primer lugar - $350.00 y certificado

Segundo lugar - $325.00 y certificado

Tercer lugar - $300.00 y certificado

Cuarto lugar - $275.00 y certificado

Quinto lugar - $250.00 y certificado

Mención De Honor - $100.00 y certificado

Los ganadores se anunciarán antes o el 16 de mayo de 2020.

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Los premios están programados para ser otorgados el 28 de mayo en el centro de Washington.

Los estudiantes con ensayos premiados leen sus ensayos en voz alta. Los ganadores y menciones honoríficas deben asistir a la celebración para recibir su premio. Los ganadores y sus ensayos serán publicitados. Las imágenes, ensayos y videos de los estudiantes que leen sus ensayos premiados pueden ser utilizados en nuestro sitio web y otros lugares para honrar y mostrar el éxito de los estudiantes y para promover el concurso. Si la ceremonia de premiación se cancela debido a Covid 19, los premios se enviarán por correo a las escuelas.

Se Juzgarán en: Las inscripciones se juzgarán sobre las habilidades de escritura, siguiendo los requisitos, la claridad, la expresión auténtica, la originalidad, la ortografía y la organización. Este concurso valora la autoexpresión reflexiva y sincera sobre uno mismo y la propia vida.

PREMIOS ADICIONALES: Un mínimo de veinticinco estudiantes recibirán un Premio de Mención Especial en junio. Se dará prioridad a los estudiantes de escuelas no representadas en las categorías de ganador y mención honorífica. Estos estudiantes serán notificados por correo. El premio incluye una carta de felicitación y un cheque de $25.00..

APOYO COACHING: La Sociedad Internacional de Honor De Inglés de UDC proporciona apoyo de coaching para este concurso de ensayo a los estudiantes que lo soliciten.

Comuníquese con el Dr. Krauthamer al (202) 274-5626.

Su correo electrónico es: [email protected].

PARA ENVIAR: Complete su ensayo y envíelo compartiéndolo en Office 365 con [email protected] para revisiones antes del 24 de abril de 2020. También puede escribir a mano su ensayo y texto Sra. Amaya fotos de su ensayo al 814-282-4565. La Sra. Amaya será responsable de presentar todos los ensayos de los estudiantes antes de la fecha límite.



I can break down the prompt and brainstorm ideas for a writing topic.THEME/PROMPT: Write an essay about a topic or an issue that is important to you and affects you in a direct, personal way. Using examples from your own life, show why you care about this. What do you do, or can you do, to let others know that this issue is important in your life? What is the outcome you want?

In this competition, the creators have given you a very open-ended prompt that lets you choose to write about almost anything that you want, as long as it is something important to you. They will judge your essay on how unique it is and how much of a connection you have to your topic. This means that you need to think carefully about what are the most important things in your life, and what world issues affect you directly and personally.

For example, right now we all are affected by the coronavirus (COVID-19), however it might not be the best essay topic for you unless you or someone close to you has gotten sick (I really hope not!) or if it has had another impact on your life that could be considered more serious than most people.

The competition creators also want to know about how you let other people know about your topic, and what you want other people to do about it. This means that it should be something that other people can relate to as well, not just something that is unique to your own life and family. For example, you might have had a pet that died and you miss it. That could be very important to you, but unless there is something that we can do about it, then there won’t be much more to write about. If it got hit by a car, then maybe you could tell people that you want them to drive more carefully and watch for pets. This way you can convince your readers of something.

Now that you know a little bit more about what the judges are looking for, let’s try to think of some ideas and write them down. Think about what things are most important to you in your life. Talk about it with someone else in your house and write down your ideas. Look at the next page if you need help. Once you have a good list, make sure you can think of a way that it affected you personally and something you can tell others to do to help make things better. Circle Yes if you can.

Important Issue/ Topic

Personal Affect on my Life

Action for Others

Important Issue/ Topic

Personal Affect on my Life

Action for Others

Yes or No Yes or No Yes or No Yes or No




Make a decision:

What topic will you choose? ________________________________________________________

How has it affected you? __________________________________________________________

What can people do about it? ______________________________________________________

Example of Important Issues/ Topics:

These are just ideas to get you started. You may have to be more specific to make a good topic.

Family Health Climate Change

Social Justice The World Sports

Exercise Travel Saving Animals

Immigration Stress Bullying

Homelessness

Free Speech Road Safety Racism Technology Planting Trees

Hunger Vaccines Caring for Pets

Bilingualism Online Safety Crime

Social Media Healthcare Global Warming

Civil Rights Minimum Wage

Helping Others

Field Trips School Lunch Clean Water Pollution Transportation

Nutrition

Education Holidays Class Size Women’s Rights

Voting Happiness

Recycling Religion Peace Healthy Food Social Distancing

Washing Hands

Friendship Special Needs

Airport Safety

Littering Teachers Police

Now that you have a topic. Make sure you answer every part of the prompt.

THEME/PROMPT: Write an essay about a topic or an issue that is important to you and affects you in a direct, personal way. Using examples from your own life, show why you care about this. What do you do, or can you do, to let others know that this issue is important in your life? What is the outcome you want?

Breaking Down the Prompt:

Write a short answer/notes to make sure you have ideas to answer each part of the prompt.

a topic or an issue that is important to you

affects you in a direct, personal way. Using examples from your own life,How does this affect you personally?

Why do you care about this?

What do you do, ... to let others know that this issue is important in your life?

What...can you do, to let others know that this issue is important in your life?

What is the outcome you want? (How do you want to get people to help with this?)

I can create an outline for my essay that clearly addresses the theme.


Create an outline for this prompt. Use one of the following options to help guide you.

Outline Option 1 Outline Option 2 Outline Option 3IntroductionBP 1: Topic & Why ImportantBP 2: How I (could) Tell PeopleBP 3: Outcome wantedConclusion

IntroductionBP 1: Topic & Tell PeopleBP 2: Why → Personal affectBP 3: Outcome wantedConclusion

IntroductionBP 1: Topic & Personal AffectBP 2: Why Important to tell others/ How to shareBP 3: Outcome/change wantedConclusion

Introduction:

Hook:______________________________________________________________________

Background: _______________________________________________________________

Claim: _____________________________________________________________________

Reasons for claim:

1. ___________________________________________________________________2. ___________________________________________________________________3. ___________________________________________________________________

Body Paragraph 1:

4. Reason 1: ____________________________________________________________

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5. Evidence (Example): ____________________________________________________

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6. Reasoning: __________________________________________________________

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Body Paragraph 2:

7. Reason 2: ____________________________________________________________

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9. Reasoning: __________________________________________________________

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Body Paragraph 3:

10. Reason 3: ____________________________________________________________

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12. Reasoning: __________________________________________________________

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Conclusion:

13. Restate claim: ________________________________________________________14. Summary of why each reason is important: ________________________________

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15. Final Thought: ________________________________________________________

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I can use my outline to draft my essay so that it clearly addresses the theme.


**Start a new Office365 document and share it with me to write your essay. Make sure you give your essay a title.

I can revise and edit my essay so that it is ready to submit.


Check over your work and submit it to Ms. Amaya on Office 365 ([email protected]) or text photos of your essay to 814-282-4565 when it is ready to submit.

Essay Revision ChecklistRate the quality of each part of your essay:

4= Excellent, 3= Good, 2= Okay, 1= Needs Work 0= Missing

Introduction ScoreI started with a hook and short summary of important background information as context for my readers.I used the prompt to create my claim statement.

I have a summary of 3 reasons in the order of my body paragraphs.

I have a closing sentence. (All of these reasons show….)

Body Paragraph 1 ScoreI started with a clear sentence about my reason #1 as a topic sentence.

I explain my reason in more detail.

I include examples/evidence to support my reason.

I provide reasoning to develop my reason. (use my own words, background knowledge)

I connect my reason back to my claim and explain how it helps answer the prompt.












Conclusion ScoreI started by restating my claim.

I have a summary of 3 reasons in the order of my body paragraphs.

I explain the importance of my reasons.

I have a closing sentence with a final thought

Language Use ScoreI wrote in complete sentences, each with proper capitalization and punctuation.

I have properly grouped my sentences into five paragraphs.

I use transition words whenever appropriate.

I have spelled correctly all words I can check by looking back at the text.

I have used descriptive vocabulary, at least three words that were new to me.

I used the words: “I, me, my, you, your” to show how the topic relates to me and others.

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