commonwealth essay competition - write around the world -2009

ROOTS SCHOOL SYSTEM
Department of Inter School Coordination, Communications & Public Relations DISCCPR
GUIDELINES FOR TEACHERS / STUDENTS:
1. Students must pay attention to the topics which have been set and ensure
that within the specified word count they fully answer what they have
been asked to do. Otherwise the Examiners will not consider them eligible
for the prizes and awards.
2. Examiners expect students to show a competent command of English as a
written language. This includes a good standard of spelling and
punctuation, neat presentation and clear handwriting or word processing.
Examiners take into account whether English is the first, second or third
language of the candidate.
3. Prize-winning entries may vary enormously in the way they are written.
But they will invariably engage the reader’s attention in an entertaining,
interesting or thoughtful manner. Qualities shown by candidates may
include originality, imagination, creative writing skills, clarity of thought,
and sincerity of voice, skilful story telling, sound scholarship or welldocumented
research.
4. When giving Commended or Highly Commended awards, Examiners will
usually choose those entries which have shape and structure, keep to the
point and demonstrate care and effort on the part of the writer.
5. Where appropriate, candidates are encouraged to carry out research by
reading suitable books and articles and/or by making use of the internet.
It is expected that they consult more than one identifiable source of
information, attribute quotations by means of footnotes and list their
sources at the end of the entry.
6. Candidates must not plagiarise material. Remember that Examiners have
access to the internet and can easily identify material published on-line.
7. In the younger Classes (C and D), Examiners enjoy entries which are
illustrated by hand or by using computer generated images and
photographs provided the illustrations are relevant to the subject-matter
of the entry and do not detract from the writing .
Mission Statement
aims to bring out the best in a child
mentally, academically, intellectually, spiritually, physically , culturally and morally.