|
15th
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, Peals, 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 2010 Spring
Conference,
"Celebrating
the Journey."
Topics:
Elementary School (K-5): Share a journey or
trip you've taken in which you experienced a different
culture or language.
Middle School (6-8): Write about a trip or
journey you have taken to another country or within
the United States where you experienced another language
and culture. How was this culture different from your
own? Was there something about it that makes you want
to know more about the culture?
High School (9-12) and College/University:
How does an understanding of another country's language
and culture encourage one to explore other languages
and ultimately to participate more fully in the global
community?
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, 2009.
Click
here for Essay Scoring Rubic
|
