ARMISTICE PRIZE
One of the objectives of the Western Front Association (WFA) is to educate the public in the history of the Great War with particular reference to the Western Front. At a national level in the WFA, branches (of whom the North Lancashire branch is one) have been encouraged to engage with schools to promote interest and knowledge of the Great War. A method suggested has been to establish a prize for an essay/report.
For the Armistice Prize entries are invited from pupils currently in the 9th and 10th years at High Schools in Lancashire. The subject is “The Major Events of 1918” and submissions are invited in the form of a newspaper article of about 2000 words in Microsoft Word or .pdf format.
There will be a first prize and three area prizes (North & West: Blackpool, Fylde, Wyre, Lancaster; Central & South: Chorley, Preston, South Ribble, West Lancashire; East: Blackburn, Hyndburn/Ribble Valley, Burnley, Pendle, Rossendale) . The first prize will be £100 plus a book with the three area prizes being £25 plus a book.
It is envisaged the initiative would be publicised in local press. The North Lancashire Branch of the WFA will judge the submissions. The prize(s) will be awarded at the 3rd November meeting of the Branch. It is also envisaged that in view of the likely attention given to the 90th anniversary of the Armistice the winning articles will be made available to the local press to consider publishing in Armistice week.
The closing date for submissions is 1st October 2008. The envisaged marking scheme for the article is:
- Introduction
- Structure
- Events/Happenings
- Reasons/Causes and effects
- Flow
- Conclusion
Entries for the Prize should be sent to competition@wfanlancs.co.uk and at the end of the article should be the following declaration:
“The work that I am submitting is original and has been written by me” together with the submitter’s name. In addition the following information is required:
Submitter’s: Date of Birth
School Attended
Class Attended
Name of Class Teacher
School Telephone Number
Any queries on the initiative contact: competition@wfanlancs.co.uk