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1 DAR American History Essay Contest A Colonial Family s Reaction to The Stamp Act By notifying Gwen Spivey at , teachers may have the essays picked up or they may at the following: Gwen Spivey at gwenrs@comcast.net Nancy Carson Library Research Guide Member ABBE Regional Library System
2 TOPIC: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution AMERICAN HISTORY ESSAY CONTEST (This information is for chapter and school use) Topic for : March 22, 2015, marks the 250th anniversary of the Stamp Act. Passed by the British Parliament in 1765, this new tax required all colonists to pay a tax on every printed piece of paper they used. The Stamp Act was viewed by the colonists as taxation without representation. Describe a colonial family s discussion about the new Stamp Act and what role it played in organizing the colonists against the British King and Parliament. PARTICIPANTS: All grade 5, 6, 7, and 8 students in a public, private, or parochial school, or those who are home schoolers, are eligible. This contest is conducted without regard to race, religion, sex, or national origin. DO NOT SUBMIT A STUDENT PHOTOGRAPH WITH ENTRY. LENGTH: Grade 5: words Grades 6, 7, and 8: 600 1,000 words FORM: Essay is to be handwritten in black ink, typed, or prepared on a computer or word processor, using black type in a non-script font no smaller than 12 point or larger than 14 point. A limited vision student may use Braille, a tape recorder, or very large type. A written transcript must be included, as well as a teacher s or physician s letter attesting to the student s special need. All of the essay must be the student s original work. Each essay must have a title page listing the following: Title of Essay: A Colonial Family s Reaction to the Stamp Act (A subtitle is permitted if written below the topic.) Contestant s full name and address. (street, rural route, PO Box, city, state, zip code) Note: If the school s regulations prohibit providing the student contact information, then school contact information may be substituted. Contestant s phone number (with area code) and address, if available Name of contestant s school with grade level indicated Name of sponsoring DAR chapter Number of words in essay BIBLIOGRAPHY: Essay must have a bibliography listing all references utilized. Internet resources, if used, should be cited in similar format to that used for printed resources. Add the electronic address used to access the document as supplementary information. Any essay with information copied directly from sources without using quotes will be disqualified. JUDGING AND AWARDS: DEADLINE: Judging will be based on historical accuracy, adherence to topic, organization of material, interest, originality, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and neatness. Pictures, maps, drawings, graphics, and other such additions will not be considered in judging and should not be included. Judging at the chapter level is by three judges, including at least one non-dar judge. Judging at other levels is by three judges, all of whom are non-dar members. CHAPTER: One essay at each grade level is selected as the chapter winner and forwarded to the state American History chair for state competition. American History essay contest chapter winner certificates and bronze medals may be presented by the chapter if desired. In addition, chapters may present certificates of participation to every student who participates in the essay contest. These supplies are available from The DAR Store. STATE: One essay at each grade level is selected as the state winner and forwarded to the appropriate national division vice chair of American History for division competition. The state winner receives a silver medal and state winner certificate. DIVISION: One essay in each grade is selected as the division winner and forwarded for national competition to the national vice chair. Division winners are presented a division winner certificate. NATIONAL: One essay in each grade is selected as the national winner. A certificate, gold pin and monetary award is presented to each national winner at Continental Congress in June Winning essays may appear in official DAR communications. Note: All essays must first be submitted to a local chapter. Essays sent directly to the national chair or vice chair of the essay contest will not be considered. Chapter chairs should determine date for students/schools to forward essays to them to allow for judging to be completed prior to state deadline. States with district level judging should set appropriate intermediate deadlines. Date assigned: NAME AND PHONE NUMBER OF CHAPTER CONTACT PERSON NAME OF SPONSORING DAR CHAPTER If additional information about the contest is needed, please contact the Office of the Historian General, NSDAR, at 1776 D Street NW, Washington, D.C Phone: (202) Document No. AHC-1000 (Revised March 2015) ( PS) National Information Packet 2015 PART II
3 DAR Essay Rules FORM 1. Handwritten, typed, or prepared on a word processor. 2. Use black ink only. 3. When using a computer use non-script font no smaller than 12 point or larger than 14 point (double spaced) 4. The essay must be in your own words. ELEMENTS OF JUDGING 1. Historical accuracy Adherence to topic Organization of material Originality Interest Spelling and punctuation Grammar Bibliography Completeness of title page 1-5 Length of Essay Absence of bibliography or title page will disqualify essay. ** numbers indicate point value of each category. Grade 5: words Grades 6 th -8 th : 600-1,000 words Do Not count the words on your title page or in your bibliography. All other words count. Dates count as one word.
4 Sample Title Page A Child s Journey Through Ellis Island John Smith 1 My Street North Augusta, SC itsmyessay@myhouse.org Name of My School 8th Grade Martintown Road Chapter, DAR 495 words Please note that an incorrect title page will eliminate the essay from being judged according to the national DAR Society s rules.
5 The Stamp Act (print resources) Adams, James T., ed. Dictionary of American History vol. V. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, Arnold, James R. The Revolutionary War-The Road to Rebellion. Vol. 1. Danbury, CT: Grolier, Arnold, James R., and Roberta Wiener. The Revolutionary War vol.1 The Road to Rebellion. Danbury, CT: Grolier, Beller, Susan P. Letters From The Homefront-The American Revolution. New York: Benchmark Books, Bober, Natalie S. Counttdown to Independence. New York: Atheneum Books for Young Readers, Burgan, Michael. The Stamp Act of 1765: We The People Exploration and Colonization. New York, NY: Compass Point Books, Colonial America. Vol. 9. Danbury, CT: Grolier Educational, Copeland, David A. Debating the Issues in Colonial Newspapers-Primary Documents on Events of the Period. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, Dolan, Edward F. The American Revolution-How We Fought The War of Independence. Brookfield, CT: The Millbrook Press, Engle, Paul. Women in the American Revolution. Chicago, IL: Follett Publishing Company, Faragher, John M. The Encyclopedia of Colonial and Revolutionary America. Mew York: Facts on File, 1990.
6 The Stamp Act (print resources 2) Fleming, Thomas. Liberty! The American Revolution. New York: Viking, Gordon, John W. South Carolina and the American Revolution- A battlefield History. Columbia, SC: University of South Carolina Press, Herbert, James. The American Revolution for Kids: A History with 21 Activities. Chicago, IL: Chicago Review Press, Isaacs, Sally S. Picture The Past: Life in a Colonial Town. Chicago, IL: Heinemann Library, Kross, Jessica, ed. American Eras-The Colonial Era Detroit, MI: Gale Research, Lomask, Milton. The First American Revolution. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, Meltzer, Milton. The American Revolutionaries- A History In Their Own Words New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, Miller, Brandon M. Declaring Independence- Life During The American Revolution. Minneapolis, MN: Lerner Publications Company, Moore, Kay. If You Lived at the Time of the American Revolution. New York: Scholastic, Inc., Nardo, Don. The American Revolution. San Diego, CA: Greenhaven Press, Raphael, Ray. A People's History of the American revolution. New York: The New Press, Taylor, Dale. Everyday Lifein Colonial America. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books, Volo, Dorothy D., and James M. Volo. Daily Life During The American Revolution. Westport, Ct: Greenwood Press, 2003.
7 The Stamp Act (print resources 3) Osborne, Mary P. Magic Tree House Fact Tracker # 11. New York: Random House, Penner, Lucille R. The Liberty Tree: The Beginning of the American Revolution. New York: Random House Books for Young Readers, Penner, Lucille R., and David Wenzel. Liberty! How The Revolutionary War Began. New York, NY: Random House, Perritano, John. Causes of the American Revolution. New York, NY: Crabtree Publishing Company, Perritano, John. Causes of the American Revolution. New York, NY: Crabtree Publishing Company, Raphael, Ray. A People's History of the American revolution. New York: The New Press, Richard, Strum. Causes of the American Revolution:The Road to War- Causes of Conflict. Stockton, NJ: OTTN Publishing, Schultz, Eric B. "No Taxation Without Representation." Cobblestone. Sep. 2014: Taylor, Dale. Everyday Lifein Colonial America. Cincinnati, OH: Writer's Digest Books, Volo, Dorothy D., and James M. Volo. Daily Life During The American Revolution. Westport, Ct: Greenwood Press, Magazine Schultz, Eric B. "No Taxation Without Representation." Cobblestone. Sep. 2014:
8 DAR Bibliography Guide Book references consist of the following information when available: Author last, Author first. Title. Editor, Compiler and/or Translator. Edition. Vol. Series name. Place of publication: Publisher, date of publication. Article references consist of the following information when available: Author last, Author first. Title of article. Name of the periodical. Series number or name. Vol.Issue (Date of publication): page numbers. Book - single author Meltzer, Milton. The American Revolutionaries. New York: Thomas Y. Crowell, ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````````. Book - anonymous A Guide to Our Federal Lands. Washington: Natl. Georgraphic Soc., Encyclopedia article Hickey, Donald R.. War of 1812 ( ). American Heritage Encyclopedia of America. New York: American Historical Society, Inc Article from a journal Nelson, Daniel A. Ghost Ships of the War of National Geographic (1983): Work in an anthology Rubinstein, Arye. Children with AIDS and the Public Risk. Aids: Facts and Issues. Ed. Victor Gong and Norman Rudnick. New Brunswick: Rutgers UP, Article in a multi-volume series Miller, Ruth. Emily Dickinson. Dictionary of Literary Biography. Ed. Joel Myerson. Vol. 1. Detroit: Gale, Electronic references consist of the following information when available: Author last, Author first. Title of poem, short story or similar short work within a larger project, database or periodical. Title of the scholarly project database, periodical or professional or personal site. Editor or Compiler of project.version of source or volume and issue number. Day Month Year of publication or last update. Name of sponsoring institution or organization. Day Month Year of access <URL>. Journal article in database Needham, George. Institutions Changing Under the Force of New Information Technology. Generations full-text database 21.3 (1997). Expanded Academic Index. 14 Feb < Professional site Portuguese Language Page. U of Chicago. 1 May 1997 < General website (be sure to evaluate content before using in scholarly writing) The Building of the Transcontinental Railroad. History Central.com. 30 May 2009 < railroad/trans.html>. These examples are based on: Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. New York: Modern Language Association of America, Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Style Manual and Guide to Scholarly Publishing. New York : Modern Language Association of America, MLA Style 17 Oct The Modern Language Association of America. 18 May 2001 < MLA Works Cited Format (Modern Language Association) SIRS Knowledge Source. Nancy Carson Library North Augusta, SC. 21 May 2001 <
9 Step by step Guide To Writing Bibliography Entries (MLA) If you were to use a book called Ellis Island Gateway to the New World by Leonard Everett Fisher, you would follow the example below. Step One: Give author s name. Place the last name first, followed by a Step One: Give author s name. Place the last name first, followed by a comma and then the first name followed by the middle comma and then the first name followed by the middle name and a period. name and a period. Fleming, Thomas. Fleming, Thomas. Step Two: Add the title (underlined or in italics) followed by a period. Step Two: Add the title (underlined or in italics) followed by a period. Fleming, Thomas. Liberty! The American revolution. Fleming, Thomas. Liberty! The American revolution. Step Three: Add the location of the publishing company (place of publication) Step Three: Add the location of the publishing company (place of publication) followed by a colon. followed by a colon. New York, NY: Fleming, Thomas. Liberty! The American revolution. New York, NY: Step Four: Add the name of the publishing company followed by a comma. Step Four: Add the name of the publishing company followed by a comma. Indent if you go to a second line. Indent if you go to a second line. Fisher, Leonard Everett. Ellis Island Gateway to the New Fleming, Thomas. Liberty! The American revolution. New York, NY: World. New York, NY: Holiday House, Viking, Step Five: Add the copyright date and a period. Step Five: Add the copyright date and a period. Fisher, Leonard Everett. Ellis Island Gateway to the New World. New York, NY: Holiday House, Fleming, Thomas. Liberty! The American revolution. New York, NY: Viking, 1997.
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