PLEASE POST AND DISTRIBUTE Education Consortium of Central Los Angeles Fall 2014 Essay Contest “What I Want Most That Money Can’t Buy” The Education Consortium of Central Los Angeles (ECCLA), with the support of USC Government & Civic Engagement, invites you to submit essays on the above theme. Winners selected in two categories: 6th-8th grade / 9th-12th grade All contestants will receive a Certificate of Participation. Entries will not be returned. CASH AWARDS for each category will be given as follows: 1st Place - $100 2nd Place - $50 3rd Place - $25 CONTEST REQUIREMENTS       Entrant is in the 6th-12th grade enrolled in an ECCLA target school, located in the area bound by Olympic, Slauson, Crenshaw, and Alameda Blvds. Entrant is the sole author of essay. Quoted materials must be indicated with quotation marks. Essay is not a first draft, and has been edited with a teacher if possible. Essay is a personal narrative, describing the student’s response to the theme with specific examples. Judging rubric attached to essay submission. Essay must be submitted by Monday, October 27, 2014. ENTRY CHECKLIST  Essay is from 1-3 pages in length, in standard 5-7     paragraph essay form. Essay is typed or generated by computer, doublespaced, on 8 ½" by 11" white paper. (Essays from 6th- 8th graders may be typed as above, or legibly hand-printed, using black or blue ink, on 8½ ” by 11” white, lined paper.) Entry includes a completed cover sheet with student’s name, grade, teacher and school. The student’s name, grade, teacher and school appear at the top of each page of the essay. Essay has been proofread for correct grammar and punctuation. Essays must be delivered or mailed to: ECCLA 2801 S. Hoover Street Los Angeles, CA 90007 OR Email submissions to: [email protected] Education Consortium of Central Los Angeles Internet Publishing Guidelines Guiding Principles  Educational Value - All published material must have educational value and/or support the organization’s guidelines, goals and policies.  Publishing Agreement - Student work may not be published on a web site unless both the student and the parent(s) or guardian(s) have signed the Internet Publishing Agreement.  Protect Privacy - At no time shall any student's personal information (home address, e-mail address, or phone number) appear on ECCLA published materials. All contact information will identify a webmaster or content sponsor.  Student Safety - To assure student safety, student's picture and name shall not appear on the same page. A stranger should never be able to connect a student's name with a face.  Copyright Laws - Adhere to all copyright laws. Work must be original and the property of the student submitting it. Page Guidelines  Copyright Notice - Each page shall contain a copyright notice which reserves the publisher's right.  Update Information - Each page should contain the date the page was last updated. Sample Footer containing disclaimer (via link), contact information (e-mail link), copyright notice and update Information located at bottom of this page. Principios de guía  Valor educativo - todo el material publicado debe tener valor educativo y/o apoyar las pautas, las metas y las normas de la organización.  Acuerdo de publica - el trabajo del estudiante no se puede publicar en un red de Internet a menos que el estudiante y el padre o el guarda hayan firmado el acuerdo que publica.  Proteja la aislamiento - en ninguna hora la información personal de cualquier estudiante (dirección casera, dirección del E-mail, o número de teléfono) aparecen en los materiales publicados por ECCLA. Toda la información del contacto identificará a un webmaster o a patrocinador del contento.  Seguro Estudiantil – Para asegurar seguridad del estudiante, el foto del estudiante y su nombre no aparecerán en la misma página. ¿Un extranjero debe nunca poder conectar el nombre de un estudiante con una cara  Los leyes de propriedad literaria - adhiera a todos los leyes de propriedad literaria. El trabajo debe ser original y la propriedad del estudiante que la somete. Normas de la página  Aviso de propriedad literaria - cada página debe contiene un aviso de propriedad literaria que reserve la derecha del editor.  Información de la actualización - Cada pie de la página de internet contendrá una denegación (vía acoplamiento), la información del contacto (acoplamiento del E-mail), el aviso de propriedad literaria y la información de la actualización. Un ejemplo que se fijará en cada Web page está situado en el fondo de esta página. Please direct questions, comments or concerns regarding this contest or this release form to: Dirija por favor cualquier pregunta, comenta o las preocupaciones con respecto esta competencia o a esta forma del permiso: Alison Chang Scholarships & Essay Contests Coordinator Education Consortium of Central Los Angeles 2801 S. Hoover Street Los Angeles, CA 90007 213-743-4516 | [email protected] Maintained according to ECCLA Internet Publishing Guidelines 2007 Education Consortium of Central Los Angeles - All rights reserved. Education Consortium of Central Los Angeles Fall 2014 Essay Contest “What I Want Most That Money Can’t Buy” Participant Cover Page (Required) Deadline: Monday, October 27, 2014 Essays may be sent via email to [email protected], only if accompanied by this form. Required forms may be downloaded at www.eccla.org. Thank you for participating in this contest! We wish you the best of luck. If you have questions, comments, or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact: Alison Chang Scholarships & Essay Contests Coordinator Education Consortium of Central Los Angeles 2801 S. Hoover Street Los Angeles, CA 90007 213-743-4516 | [email protected] PLEASE PRINT CLEARLY Name of Student _______________________________________________Grade____________ Print the name you want to appear on your Certificate of Appreciation. Student Signature _______________________________________________ Date____________ By signing above, I affirm that the essay I am submitting is my original work. Student Email Address ___________________________________________________________ Name of Teacher ________________________________________________________________ Name of School _________________________________________________________________ ECCLA Essay Contest Scoring Rubric This tool is designed to help readers score an essay. Read the essay, assign a value 1-4 for each of the four qualities listed below. Final scores will be multiplied as indicated in the "Score" column. Response to Topic Organization Voice Exemplary 4 Presents a clearly focused main idea that addresses the topic Very Good 3 Uses the writing topic to establish a main idea Satisfactory 2 Addresses the topic, though focus may shift Establishes a clear and logical organization including introduction and closing paragraphs, has many relevant details with minimum of 5 and maximum of 7 paragraphs Uses an identifiable organizational plan and includes some relevant details Shows some Needs to organize evidence of an ideas and include organizational plan details or examples but includes only 1 or 2 details Writing expresses personality, and sounds like a real person wrote it; shows how writer thinks and feels; sounds like it was written to be read Writing voice is engaging most of the time Writing is bland or mechanical, sounds like author has not found a way to say things Marginal 1 Attempts to address topic but without establishing a focus Score 2X 2X There are no hints of the author's voice 2X Conventions Consistently uses correct spelling, grammar and punctuation Generally uses correct spelling, grammar and punctuation Inconsistently uses correct spelling, grammar and punctuation Limited use of correct spelling, grammar and punctuation 1X These are the criteria that the judging committee will use to select winners, though scores from the judging will be kept confidential.