Listen to a Life
Essay Contest
Extra Credit: 2nd Marking Period DUE January 7th, 2013
(Your submission may be entered into the National Competition).
What to do:
- Interview an older person over 50 years (cannot be a parent but other relatives are ok)
- Ask them about their hopes and goals through their life, how they achieved goals and overcame obstacles, or how dreams may have changed along the way.
- Feature a significant life experience – it may be big or small, but it has to mean something to the person being interviewed.
- What life advice can the older person share?
- On your own, write a 300-word essay (maximum) based on the interview.
Typed
Include:
your name, age, and location.
The name, age, location, and relation of the person you interviewed.
For More information on the national contest: http://www.legacyproject.org/contests/ltal.html
- Please note, the deadline for the contest is March; however, to be eligible for extra credit, you must submit (hard copy or email) to Mrs. Dougherty-Wade by January 7th.
- Questions: pdougherty@northschuylkill.net
