FW: Profile in Courage Essay Contest is now open

Pre-AP students,

 

Please consider entering this contest. It looks like a wonderful way to express your thoughts on some of our country's great leaders.

 

Tosha Caston-Smith

Pre-AP English 9

Spain Park High School

 

See my website: http://bit.ly/1txplSe

 

From: Esther Kohn, JFK Library [mailto:profiles@nara.gov]
Sent: Tuesday, September 30, 2014 6:05 AM
To: Caston-Smith, Tosha
Subject: Profile in Courage Essay Contest is now open

 

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2015 Profile in Courage Essay Contest Submission Deadline is January 5, 2015

 

Contest Topic & Guidelines: In 1,000 words or less, describe and analyze an act of political courage by a U.S. elected official who served during or after 1956. Essays must be at least 700 words long, but no more than 1,000 words.

 

$10,000 first-place prize and an expense-paid trip to Boston with family and nominating teacher. Address Common Core and national standards in literacy and social studies with a Pulitzer Prize winning mentor text. Unique opportunity to integrate history, writing, and current events.

 

Questions? Please review our FAQ. For complete guidelines, curriculum materials, and related video, please visit the Essay Contest page on www.jfklibrary.org.
The deadline for submissions is January 5, 2015.
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