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D A R Essay contest

Describe how you felt on May 10, 1869, when the golden spike was driven at Promontory Summit, Utah, to celebrate the completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad. Prentend you are either a settler planning to use the train to travel to your new home in the West, and Irish or Chinese worker who helped build the line, or a Native American whose way of life was greatly affected by the railroad.

Number of Words: Grade 6-8 600-1000 words
(All words count. Title page and bibliography excluded. Dates count as one word.)

Form

Essay is to be typed using black type in a non-script font no smaller than 12 point or larger than 14 point.

Each essay must be the student’s original work.
Each essay must have a title page.
The Title page must contain:
Title of the essay
“The Completion of the First Transcontinental Railroad”. (A subtitle is permitted if written below the topic).

Contestant’s full name and address, Street, RR, P.O. Box, City, State and Zip Code.
Contestant’s telephone number with area code and e-mail address if available.
Name of contestant’s school with grade level indicated.
Name of sponsoring DAR Chapter (Fort Chiswell).
Number of words in the essay.

Bibliography
Your 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.

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Due Dates


Nov 12
First Draft: essay only

Nov 16
First Draft: bibliography only

Nov 20
Second Draft: essay and title page

Dec 2
Final Draft: essay, title page, and bibliography


****Remember basics such as spelling, grammar, and punctuation, as well as, point of view and verb tense.

 
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