Tuesday, Dec. 15, is the deadline for The Legacy Essay Contest, aimted at high school juniors and seniors. Here’s the info pulled from the National Education Association Web site:
Writing: The Legacy Essay Contest
High School Students Write About Civil Rights Movement
Beneficiary: High School Students.
Grant Type: Student Skill Development
Deadline: Tuesday, December 15, 2009
The aim of this essay contest for high school juniors and seniors is to encourage an appreciation among America’s youth for the relevance of history in understanding and addressing today’s social and political challenges.
The winner and finalists will be announced in February during Black History Month. Prizes include a laptop computer and participation in an all-expense-paid Capitol Hill awards ceremony.
Submissions must be made by a certified high school teacher. Each high school teacher is responsible for selecting the best essay from his or her classes, and there can only be one submission per teacher.
Submissions must be made through the National Gallery of Writing Web site, which will be hosting a Legacy Essay Contest gallery.
Subject: What are the legacy and lessons of the Civil Rights Movement?
Length: 1,000 words
Deadline: December 15, 2009
The Legacy & Lessons of the Civil Rights Movement is an integrated three-part educational project created in partnership with the NEA, AFT, ASCD, NCTE, NCSS, and CBCF. The project includes three complementary parts providing teachers with resources to bring African-American history to life for their students. The aim of the project is to dramatize the relevance of history for understanding and addressing current social and political challenges and to clarify the legacy that made the election of our first African-American president possible.
Partners
National Education Association
American Federation of Teachers
National Council of Teachers of English
National Council for the Social Studies
Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
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