NATIONAL LADIES ANCIENT ORDER OF HIBERNIANS
Irish
History Writing Contest
Deadline for the contest entry at county level
is February 5, 2008
SUBJECTS:
Level 1 grades 6, 7, 8: IRISH
IN THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
Not
less than 500 or more than 1000 words
Level 2 grades 9, 10, 11, 12: IRISH CONTRIBUTIONS TO POP CULTURE
Not
less than 750 or more than 1500 words
Eligible: All children in levels 6-12 attending public,
private, parochial and home schools.
Prizes: HIGH SCHOOL Prizes: ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
First Prize....................$1000 First
Prize…………….$500
Second Prize..................$500 Second
Prize………….$250
Third Prize....................$250 Third
Prize……………$125
Honorable Mention.......$100 Honorable
Mention…..$50
Honorable Mention… $100 Honorable
Mention…..$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.
§ 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.
Submit in Microsoft Word format to:
irishhistorycontest@tolaoh.com