ST. SIMON PUBLISHING SCHOLARSHIP

 Enter the St. Simon Publishing Scholarship Essay Contest and earn $500.00 to cover eligible college book fees for the this school year.

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ANNOUNCING…

ST. SIMON PUBLISHING SCHOLARSHIP For This School Year.

Submit by December 31 this year for the following year school award.

ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA AND REQUIRED MATERIAL:

-To enter you must be a current college student or High School Senior admitted into a college in need of financial assistance to pay for college school books.

-Complete a 500 word comparison essay on the required book to read   TWO DIFFERENT WORLDS: THE POSSIBILITIES AND THE REALITIES.

-"Omansfreeland," (The Possibilities) and "The Paper Bag Test," (The Realities) are presented in one volume, Two Different Worlds: The Possibilities And The Realities. The two contrasting stories transcend the moment and demonstrate how history is the answer to why certain conditions exist today.

-Compare the world and life as it existed for the people in “Omansfreeland” to the world and the life as it existed for the people in “The Paper Bag Test.”

-Answer the question: In the story -how actions or lack of actions can have an agonizing influence on future generations?

-Answer the question: How does the story -provoke thought beyond the possibilities and into the realities?

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-Or checked out at your local library: ISBN # 0-9840729-0X or ISBN13 # 978-0-9840729-0-3 (When ordered by request)

***Below is the scholarship winner selection process and judging criteria:

Essays will be scored by a three panel St. Simon Publishing Scholarship Committee on content, incorporation of book concepts, and quality of writing. Essays should be properly formatted; spell-checked; and reviewed for grammar, word usage, and sentence constructions before being submitted.

The following matrix describes how written essays scores will be decided.

Criterion

Below Standards

Minimal Standards

Meets Standard

Exceed Standards

-1-
Understanding

No understanding to incorrect understanding

Correct understanding with insufficient supporting rationale

Correct understanding with sufficient supporting rationale

Correct understanding with excellent supporting rationale

-2-
Critical Thinking

Critical Thinking not evident – no supporting rationale

Weak critical thinking – flawed supporting rationale

Solid critical thinking – logical supporting rationale

Excellent critical thinking – excellent supporting rationale

-3-
Key Book Concepts

Key Book concepts  not used, or used incorrectly

Key Book concepts used incorrectly, or seldom used correctly

Key Book concepts used sufficiently throughout essay

Key Book concepts used correctly and exceptionally well throughout essay

-4-
Writing

Ineffective introduction, body, or conclusion; gross grammar, sentence structure, spelling, or punctuation errors

Appropriate introduction, body, and conclusion; frequent grammar, sentence structure, spelling, or punctuation errors

Appropriate introduction, body, and conclusion; few grammar, sentence structure, spelling, or punctuation errors

Excellent introduction, body, and conclusion; no grammar, sentence structure, spelling, or punctuation errors