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NEW HISTORY CONTEST!!!!!!
NATIONAL LADIES ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS
Irish History Writing Contest
2007-2008
Maureen
Shelton, National Irish Historian
This contest will be held in every state where the Ladies Ancient Order of Hibernians
has an established Division. The State Historians will submit FIVE (5) writings on each level: First, Second, Third Place
and Two (2) Honorable Mentions to the National Historian on the National Level.
Historians will send five entries from
each level as follows:
§ Divisions send five (5) entries from each level to County
§ Counties send five (5) entries
from each level to State
§ States send five (5) entries from each level to National
Time: Contest Opens August,
2007
Deadlines for the contest are:
Division-January 5, 2008
County-February 5, 2008
State- March 5, 2008
National-April
5, 2008
SUBJECTS:
Level 1 grades 6, 7, 8: Irish in the American Revolution
Level 2 grades 9, 10, 11, 12: Irish Contributions to Pop Culture
LENGTH:
Level 1 grades 6, 7, 8:
Not less than 500 or more than 1000 words
Level 2 grades
9, 10, 11, 12: Not less than 750 or more than 1500
Eligible: All children in levels 6-12 attending public, private, parochial and home schools.
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| PRIZES AWARDED |
HIGH SCHOOL |
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL |
| First Prize |
$1000 |
$ 500 |
| Second Prize |
500 |
250 |
| Third Prize |
250 |
125 |
| Honorable Mention |
100 |
50 |
| Honorable Mention |
100 |
50 |
1. All Irish History Writing Contest entries must be double spaced and may be legibly hand written or typed, on one side
of the paper only. Typeface may NOT exceed 12 point.
2. Each writing must have a separate cover sheet with:
Contestant’s
Name, home address, and age
Contestant’s School Name, School Address and Grade Level
Number of words in essay,
exclusive of cover page, introduction and bibliography
Subject
Writing Guidelines:
§ Be sure to submit writing.
Do not simply list facts. Show that you know and understand your subject and give your opinion or interpretation. You may
set the scene by giving facts then drawing your conclusion. This contest is intended to produce essays which show that students
have researched, read about and understood the subject and formed their own opinions. The writing should not be just a recap
of facts and others’ opinions, comments or observations.
§ Be careful to stick to the topic.
§ Be sure
to give the source credit if you quote someone else’s work. Every time you borrow someone else’s words, facts
or ideas, you must DOCUMENT the source-that is give a reference telling readers that you borrowed the material and where you
borrowed it from. Although this is not a research paper, information in the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers is
a good reference tool for writing and citing sources. List only those sources that contribute to the development of your writing.
Be sure NOT to use exact words from your sources without giving credit. If you do so, you are committing plagiarism.
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Be sure to include a bibliography, or a list of sources on the information you used.
§ Drawings, maps, etc. should
not be included in the Writings
§ Only original and unmarked writings (i.e. no corrections, judges’ marks) will
be accepted for the Writing Contest
§ All winners and non winners will receive certificates.
Essays will be
judged by persons competent in the areas of English composition and Irish Culture who will fairly assess the originality of
the presentation and knowledge of the subject matter as well.
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