Essay Competition
Objective: To develop students' writing skills and critical thinking abilities by engaging them in an essay writing competition. The event aims to promote literacy, creativity, and the ability to articulate thoughts and ideas effectively.
Outcome: Participants will enhance their writing skills, improve their ability to construct coherent arguments, and develop their critical thinking abilities. The competition will encourage students to engage with various topics, express their viewpoints clearly, and refine their communication skills.
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ESSAY COMPETITION RULES
From each school a maximum of 4 students can participate
Essay should have fewer than 2,000 words in length, Duration Of the event 60 minutes (1 hour)
The Broad areas for essay competition are
- Food
- Water
- Health care
- Sustainable energy
Topics can be chosen by the students in any one of the broad areas
EVALUATION CRITERIA (each criterion carries 10 marks and total 100 marks)
- I. Relevance: How well the essay connects to the theme and the significance of the issue being discussed
- II. Comprehensiveness: How detailed and complete the writer's exposition of the topic is
- III. Originality: How unique, authentic, and novel the ideas are
- IV. Insights: How the essay offers a fresh perspective or critical view of the subject
- V. Organization: How logically the essay is organized and how smoothly it flows
- VI. Grammar: Whether the essay is written in generally correct standard English and has complete sentences
- VII. Style: The essay's style
- VIII. Content: The essay's content
- IX. Usage of sources: How the essay uses sources
- X. Appeal: Whether the essay appeals to its target audience