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James M. McCrimmon Award for Outstanding Essay in First-Year Writing

The First-Year Composition Committee gives the McCrimmon Award to the outstanding essay in First-Year Composition. All submissions are considered for publication in Our Own Words.

Submission Guidelines:

• 1. All essays will have been written in First-Year Writing classes at FSU.
• 2. Each teacher is allowed to submit one entry per class (ENC 1905, 1101, 1102, ENC 1145, Honors, CARE).
• 3. Each teacher must include the following with each submission:
  a. One clean final draft with no comments, grade, or identifying labels (e.g., student name, teacher name ). Submit this as Mircosoft Word document or as an HTML file only.
  b. An electronic copy of each draft.
  c. The following permission slip, signed by the student in the teacher's presence
  and then signed by the teacher. The permission slip must be turned in with the
  essay in order for the essay to be eligible for the contest.
  d. An assignment sheet or description of the assignment.
  e. To help ensure the edition of OOW will be helpful both to teachers and students each teacher should also try to submit: 1) any Invention materials or drafts, 2) a process sheet that tells about the student's writing and thinking processes during the composition of the paper. See the Teachers' Guide for more
  information.

You may submit essays for the McCrimmon Award to the FYC program assistants anytime before the final deadline, the second week of January.

James M. McCrimmon Award for Outstanding Essay
Submission Form

I, ________________________, give my instructor permission to enter my essay into the contest for the James M. McCrimmon Award for Outstanding Essay in First-Year Composition. I also give my permission for my essay to be used in the Our Own Words: A Student's Guide to First-Year Composition. I understand that the essay may be published on a First-Year Composition Web page.

Student's Name (print)______________________________

Signature_________________________

Social Security Number ___________________________ Date ____________________________


Essay Title _______________________________________

Permanent Address _______________________

Contact Phone Number _______________________

E-Mail Address _________________________________

Instructor's Name _________________ Signature__________________________


Term/Year____________________Course/Section__________________

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