DEADLINE: February 15, 2022.
**Internal deadline: send a rough draft of your submission to Mr. Reed and Flannery by January 1.**
WHO CAN ENTER: 11th grade students only.
WHAT TO ENTER:
- Best Writing: one sample which the student considers her or his best work. The best writing may be in any genre or combination of genres (poetry, narrative, argument, expository, etc.). An excerpt from a larger piece of writing by the student is acceptable with a paragraph explaining the piece from which the excerpt was taken. Maximum length for the best writing is six (6) pages. The student’s name and “Best” must appear in the upper left-hand corner of each page.
- Themed Writing: must be written based on the topic developed by the Achievement Awards Advisory Committee. Maximum length for the theme writing is four (4) pages. The student’s name and “Themed” must appear in the upper left-hand corner of each page.
- Title and Submission Description of both the Best and Themed sections by the student in present tense. The description should be written so that the review committee clearly understands the importance and purpose of the proposed submission. It should also be written to generate the interest of your intended audience. This introduction will be included on the digital entry form and should not be included on the PDF.
Themed writing must respond to the following prompt:
“I hope or I could not live.”
~ H. G. Wells, The Island of Doctor Moreau
Pessimism is an easy habit to form but not a healthy one to maintain. With hope as your guide, look forward and imagine a better future.
Your task will be to do one of the following:
Create a piece that paints a picture of a hopeful future.
OR
Identify a global, national, or local problem that affects you or others you care about but that you feel hopeful you could change somehow. Describe the problem and offer a solution.
HOW TO ENTER: Students must be nominated by an English teacher. Entries are only accepted from teachers. You must notify Flannery James and Mr. Reed by January 1 if you are interested in being nominated.