Duration Varies (ongoing)
Grouping Individual or collaborative
Strategy Publication
Materials
- Competition entry guidelines
- Student writing
- Submission forms
Teacher Instructions
- Research available writing competitions suitable for your students.
- Share competition details with students, including entry requirements and deadlines.
- Students select a competition and prepare their entry, tailoring their writing to the competition’s requirements.
- Support students through the submission process.
- Celebrate all entries, regardless of outcome.
Teaching Tips
- Keep an eye on newsletters from teachers’ associations for competition announcements.
- A competition entry could form the basis of an assessment task.
- Be prepared for the added workload of organising entries, forms, and emails.
Student Handout
Submitting work to a writing competition is a great way to showcase your skills and get recognition.