Mayor
Alvin Brown Essay Contest
In support of
Duval County Public Schools’ Jacksonville Goes to College Week, students are
encouraged to participate in the Mayor Alvin Brown Essay Contest. Mayor Brown
is proud to offer this competition as an incentive for all students to practice
their writing skills and raise the bar for educational excellence in
Jacksonville.
There will be
three (3) winners from each of the following categories: High School (9-12),
Middle School (6-8), and Elementary (K-5). First place essays will receive an
IPad 2 16GB. Second place essays will receive an IPad Mini 16 GB. Third place
essays will receive a $100.00 gift card.
The
City of Jacksonville will have a non-exclusive, transferable license to use and
publish the essay. The City will also have the right to identify the
student author by name and photo in any press release or any publication of the
essay.
The Mayor
Alvin Brown Essay Contest will have the following judging criteria:
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Essay Title: Education is …
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Title
page must include: essay title, student’s name, grade, school, and the name of
the contact teacher
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Essay
is to be 4-5 pages in length, double-spaced, Arial 12 point font, 1,000 – 1,500
words (High School and Middle School), Elementary School essays are to be 1-2
pages in length and 250-500 words
ü
Essay
contest begins September 20 and ends midnight, October 4, 2013
Winners will be
announced during the College Fair, Saturday, October 12.
ESSAY RUBRIC
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SCORE
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DESCRIPTION
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COMPLETION OF TASK
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TOPIC DEVELOPMENT, CONTENT
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LANGUAGE USE, ACURACY
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3
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EXCELLENT
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Essay
clearly relates to title. Essay follows all of the guidelines above.
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Essay
details specific outcomes and steps to achieve planned results. Essay is
meaningful and inspiring.
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Essay has
been edited for grammar, punctuation, and spelling. No errors.
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2
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GOOD
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Essay
relates to title. Essay follows the guidelines above.
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Essay refers
to outcomes, but clear plan to achieve the outcomes is not developed.
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Essay has
been edited for grammar, punctuation, and spelling. Few errors.
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1
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POOR
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Essay speaks
very poorly to title. Essay does not meet the judging criteria.
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Essay does
not give outcomes or plan to achieve outcomes.
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Major
errors are found throughout.
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0
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UNSATISFACTORY
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Essay is
not reflective of title. Essay does not meet the judging criteria.
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Essay
strays from the topic. Content is shallow and meaningless.
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Errors make
reading the essay difficult.
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Essays are to be submitted electronically to mayorbrownessaycontest@coj.net.
Essays can be faxed to (904) 630-2910, Attention: Cedric Cruse. Essays can be
mailed to:
Cedric
Cruse
Program
Manager, Education Initiatives
117
West Duval Street, Suite 240
Jacksonville,
FL 32202
