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 ESSAY
JUDGING SUGGESTIONS
Fourth and Seventh Grade
Essay Contest
[5
pts] NEATNESS. May be handwritten or typed, double
spaced on 8 ½ by 11 paper, and in the student’s own word s.
Essay title is not included in word count.
[5
pts] FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS. This category should also
include the word count.
[5
pts] COVER SHEET. Shall include:
(1)
title of essay;
(2)
student’s name, address, and phone number;
(3)
school’s name, city and address;
(4)
school district’s name, city and address;
(5)
name and city of sponsoring DRT Chapter including
Daughters of the Republic of Texas;
(6)
District number;
(7)
name of Chapter chairperson and phone number.
[15
pts] RESOURCE DATA. Data used shall be listed on a
separate sheet of paper in the form of a bibliography. Resource
data WILL NOT be included in word count. The rules stated dates
and names such as Stephen F. Austin be counted as one (1) word
each. (Don’ t be overly concerned about ‘a, an, the’.) Included
in the bibliography shall be the name of the author; title of
the book, newspaper, article, city of publication; publisher,
and date of publication.
[50
pts] HISTORICAL QUALITY. The most important aspect of the
essay should be historical accuracy.
[10 pts] CLARITY OF ESSAY.
Is the grammar clear? Are spelling and punctuation correct?
[10 pts] ORGANIZATION. Is
the essay original, interesting and well organized? The Seventh
Grade Essay is intended to encourage the students to think, and
be able to organize facts. The fourth Grade Essay shall be
written according to current TASKS qualifications, including all
of the above. (The Committee will have this guideline.)
(IF THERE ARE TOTAL POINT TIES,
THEN RANK FIRST, SECOND, THIRD, BASED ON YOUR PERSONAL
IMPRESSION OF THE ESSAY)
*PLEASE KEEP A COPY FOR YOUR
CHAPTER RECORDS.
Thank you for your participation. |
