4th Grade Ancestor Report
Due Date - March 5, 2020
Essay Subject:
The subject must be an ancestor of the student two or more generations removed (grandparents, great grandparents, or further back.) There are NO restrictions regarding gender, ethnicity, religion or place of residence. (They do not have to be Utah pioneers.)
Essay Rules:
The length of the essay needs to be 300 words. (That is about 1 page typed.) The essay may be in the student’s handwriting, or or it may be typed. It may not be copied from another manuscript or book. Each essay needs to have a title page consisting of:
General Guidelines:
Information can be obtained by interviewing older relatives, from books or manuscripts on file at the school library or at the Family History Center. Information may also be obtained from manuscripts, old letters and other memorabilia found in their homes. Grammar and spelling should be correct.
Essay Criteria
For those of you wanting to participate in the writing contest.
Sons of the Utah Pioneers writing contest
It has been said that the values of the coming generations are established in a large part by those stories children are told of their progenitors.
In order to foster awareness and appreciation of family heritage and to preserve family stories told to children that reinforce the family values that have motivated and guided their ancestors, I invite you to participate in the Sons of Utah Pioneers Essay contest this year.
If you would like you can enter your ancestor report into The Sons of the Utah Pioneer writing contest. The rules that I use are the rules that the Sons of the Utah Pioneers use, so your essay will be ready for their contest. Here is additional information about their contest.
Judging
I (the teacher) will chose the top five essays from our class and submit for judging. Winning essays will be those that best convey a sense of personal acquaintance with the subject, their experiences, personality, character and spiritual values. Judges want to feel they know the ancestor after reading the essay.
Awards
Each of the five students that are selected as finalists will receive a certificate of participation. The judges will award a first, second, third place winner from each of the schools. The first place winner will receive $20 and a certificate, second place will receive $10 and a certificate, and third place will receive $5 and a certificate. In addition, there will be an overall grand prize winner selected from all participating schools. The grand prize winner will receive $50 cash. The winning essay will be read at the Pioneer Day Celebration, July 24, 2020 and will be mentioned in news releases. The Sons of the Utah Pioneers would further like to recognize our school winners at our school’s awards assembly at the end of the school year.
The subject must be an ancestor of the student two or more generations removed (grandparents, great grandparents, or further back.) There are NO restrictions regarding gender, ethnicity, religion or place of residence. (They do not have to be Utah pioneers.)
Essay Rules:
The length of the essay needs to be 300 words. (That is about 1 page typed.) The essay may be in the student’s handwriting, or or it may be typed. It may not be copied from another manuscript or book. Each essay needs to have a title page consisting of:
- The title of the essay
- The student’s name
- The name of the school
- The teacher’s name
General Guidelines:
Information can be obtained by interviewing older relatives, from books or manuscripts on file at the school library or at the Family History Center. Information may also be obtained from manuscripts, old letters and other memorabilia found in their homes. Grammar and spelling should be correct.
Essay Criteria
- Appeal - Is the essay enjoyable to read and well written?
- Originality and own work - Is the essay original and has the student done his/her own work?
- Familiarity with Ancestor - Does the student exhibit knowledge about the pioneer he/she is writing about?
- Qualities of Ancestor - Does the essay illustrate the qualities of the person they are writing about?
- Focused on the Individual - Does the essay focus on the pioneer?
For those of you wanting to participate in the writing contest.
Sons of the Utah Pioneers writing contest
It has been said that the values of the coming generations are established in a large part by those stories children are told of their progenitors.
In order to foster awareness and appreciation of family heritage and to preserve family stories told to children that reinforce the family values that have motivated and guided their ancestors, I invite you to participate in the Sons of Utah Pioneers Essay contest this year.
If you would like you can enter your ancestor report into The Sons of the Utah Pioneer writing contest. The rules that I use are the rules that the Sons of the Utah Pioneers use, so your essay will be ready for their contest. Here is additional information about their contest.
Judging
I (the teacher) will chose the top five essays from our class and submit for judging. Winning essays will be those that best convey a sense of personal acquaintance with the subject, their experiences, personality, character and spiritual values. Judges want to feel they know the ancestor after reading the essay.
Awards
Each of the five students that are selected as finalists will receive a certificate of participation. The judges will award a first, second, third place winner from each of the schools. The first place winner will receive $20 and a certificate, second place will receive $10 and a certificate, and third place will receive $5 and a certificate. In addition, there will be an overall grand prize winner selected from all participating schools. The grand prize winner will receive $50 cash. The winning essay will be read at the Pioneer Day Celebration, July 24, 2020 and will be mentioned in news releases. The Sons of the Utah Pioneers would further like to recognize our school winners at our school’s awards assembly at the end of the school year.
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