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16th
Annual CCFLT Student Essay Contest
CCFLT
is seeking student essays in English for its annual
essay contest. Winning essays will be published in
CCFLT's journal and will be shared at the
local, state, and national levels with representatives
and senators to make them aware of the concerns of
their young constituents. Students are our best voices
for world language education! Each sponsoring teacher
must be a current member of CCFLT. Each teacher may
only submit up to three (3) essays.
The
elementary and middle school winners will receive
$25, while the high school and university winners
will receive $50; K-12 winners also receive a plaque
commemorating their accomplishment. The teachers of
the winning students will be invited to attend the
Spring Conference Awards Luncheon to accept the award
on behalf of their students.
The
essay topics reflect the theme of the CCFLT 2011 Spring
Conference,
"Crossing Borders to Proficiency!"
Topics:
Elementary School (K-5): Imagine you are traveling around the world and crossing many borders. How does speaking another language help you on your journey?
Middle School (6-8): What is the importance of crossing cultural borders, and how does studying another language help you in this process?
High School (9-12) and College/University:
By crossing cultural borders, how does one reach a higher level of language proficiency as well as increase global awareness and appreciation of other cultures' worldviews?
Length
and Presentation:
For middle school through university level students,
one page maximum, word-processed, double-spaced, Times
New Roman font, 12-point size.
Elementary level students may submit a half-page typed
essay.
Cover
sheet:
- Essays
must include a cover sheet that includes the following
information:
- student's
name, grade, address, and phone number
- sponsoring
teacher's name, email address, and date that the
teacher's CCFLT membership expires
- name
of the student's school, name of the school district,
and the school address
Selection:
The judge(s) will evaluate the essays according to
the rubric posted on the CCFLT website about the Six-Trait
Writing Conventions: ideas and content, organization,
voice, word choice, sentence fluency, and conventions
and presentation. Teachers are encouraged to give
students a copy of the rubric before they begin their
essay.
CCFLT reserves the right not to award prizes in the
event of insufficient entries.
Please
submit all essays via email to:
Melitta
Wagner-Heaston, Essay Contest Chair at: essaysccflt@gmail.com
Contest
entries must be emailed no later than Tuesday, December
1, 2010.
Click
here for Essay Scoring Rubic (WORD) (PDF)
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