Instructions
2006-7 Essay
Contest
Subject:
Alternative Fuels
As a participant in this contest, your job is to conduct your own Internet research to discover the pros and cons of alternative fuels and the Energy Policy Act of 2005. Use the results of that research to support your decision that the Energy Policy Act of 2005 is a worthwhile policy or to substantiate your decision that more needs to be done and specify the more.
Alternatively, you may chose to research and write a paper in support of one of the key provisions you encountered in your reading of the HIGHLIGHTS OF THE BIPARTISAN ENERGY BILL and submit that as your entry.
We would like you to share your research with visitors to our web site. Please include the URL, even of sites you don't use, and rate each of the sites you visit as follows:
1- Very
informative--a (slight__ or heavy__) pro reform bias
2- Very
informative a (slight__or heavy__) anti reform bias
3- Somewhat
informative--a (slight__ or heavy__) pro reform bias
4- Somewhat
informative--a (slight__ or heavy__) anti reform bias
5- Very little
informative--a (slight__ or heavy__) pro reform bias
6- Very little
informative--a (slight__ or heavy__) anti reform bias
1-
Email submittals only
All essays must be
submitted via email. Do not send print copies.
We suggest that the most computer-literate student in the class assume the responsibility for seeing that all essays reach the Foundation via email.
Please do not submit essays until all are ready. The body of the email
should list the name and address of the school, school fax and phone numbers,
teacher’s name and email address and the name of every student-participant
exactly as he/she would like it to appear on a certificate. We will accept
essays as attached MS Word documents, or in Rich Text Format (rtf). We are not
responsible for documents that are lost or distorted during transmission or
that reach us in a format that we cannot open.
2-
Grammar, Spelling and Misconceptions
All essays must be checked
by the teacher
for grammatical and spelling errors and these must be corrected by the
student. In the past we have done a great deal of editing for the sake of the
public that visits our web site. We recently decided that a better policy is
to allow the students to benefit from editing their own papers under the
teacher’s guidance. Faulty reasoning and misconceptions should also be
corrected under a teacher’s guidance, if possible in the form of a classroom
discussion.
3-
Quotations
All quotations used in essays must be noted and
cited at the end of the work. The only notation in the body of the
paper should be quotation marks. No quote should exceed four sentences.
4-
Format
Example for centered Heading for each essay:
Green Valley High
School
Green Springs, Kentucky
Teacher: Jane Doe
Title of Particular
Paper
By John Doe
12th grade
line
1= name of school (address and phone/fax)
line 2 = town and state
line 3 = name of teacher
line 4 = student's own title for the essay (not subject title)
line 5 = student's name
line 6 = grade
Single
spacing 14 pt font.
(Arial preferred but we can change any font submitted) No indented
paragraphs. Use doubling spacing between paragraphs.
5-
Photos
If you want student photos displayed, send email
attachments clearly labeled with the student’s name.
6-
Required Reading
Print the Required Reading and Questions and make sure each student has a
copy. Students should use the required reading for background and to answer
the questions.
7-
Questions
Papers must be accompanied by answers to the questions. Students should state
each question before giving their answer.
Please be sure to keep copies at your end
until you receive your awards.
Essays will be posted on the Foundation web site as they are read. Entries,
upon submittal, become the property of The Harry Singer Foundation.
If
you have questions or problems: email staff@singerfoundation.org or phone
(831) 625-4223 fax (831) 624-7994
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