Every Year the Daughters of the American Revolution Offer an Opportunity for Your Students

November 7, 2017

Every year The Daughters of the American Revolution offer an opportunity for your students to participate in a writing contest while learning about our American history. The Tomoka Chapter of the DAR, in Clermont, makes this experience available to your students.

This year marks the 100th year anniversary of the end of World War 1, “the Great War”, and the signing of the Armistice Treaty in the 11 hour, of the 11 day, in the 11th month of the year 1918. This year’s essay topic is “World War 1: Remembering the War to End All Wars”. Your students are challenged to imagine themselves living during this time anywhere in the United States and to discuss how the end of the war will impact their daily life. The essay includes historically correct information and discusses the pros and cons of the changes and the imagined impact on the United States in the years to follow.

The American History writing contest is open to students in grades 5-8. Essays will be judged by grade level with winners, families, and teachers invited to attend a ceremony in February hosted by the Tomoka Chapter of DAR to celebrate their achievement. All essays must be submitted for judging by January 12, 2018. One winning essay from each grade level will be submitted for state competition.

In the following pages you will find information that will help students and teachers organize and research the political and social developments that followed the end of WW1. The official documents outlining the requirements, rules and rubrics, and some resources are provided to help your students get started on their essay.

If you, your teachers, or students have questions they may contact the Chairwoman of the American History Essay Committee, Mrs. Joanne Rhodes at or call 352-242-1744.

Sincerely,

Mrs. Joanne Rhodes

Moving Forward in Service to America!

Are you in 5th through 8th grade?

You’re invited to participate in an

Essay Contest

Topic for 2017-2018

The end of World War I was the beginning of a new age. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War. Imagine you are living in 1918. State where you are living and how the end of the war will impact your daily life. Discuss the pros and cons of the changes this War introduced to society and how you imagine those changes will impact the United States in the years to come.

Title of Essay

“World War I: Remembering the War to End All Wars”

Open to Grades 5-8

Length 300-1,000 words (depending on grade level) For information contact:

DAR chapter: Tomoka Chapter Contact: Mrs. Joanne Rhodes

Phone: (352) 242- 1744 Email:

American History Essay Contest

This contest was established to encourage young people to think creatively about our nation’s great

history and learn about history in a new light. Each academic year, a unique essay topic is chosen and

guidelines are made available.

·  The contest is open to all students in grades 5-8.

·  Essays are judged for historical accuracy, adherence to topic, organization of materials, interest,

originality, spelling, grammar, punctuation and neatness.

·  Additional rules and guidelines can be found by contacting your local DAR chapter.

A winner will be selected from each of the four grades to advance to the state level. The state winner

from each grade will advance to the divisional level. The divisional winners will advance to the

national level where the winners are announced. All National winners will receive a certificate, medal

and a monetary reward.

For additional contest information or guidelines, please contact your local DAR chapter or visit

DAR.org.

National Society Daughters of the American Revolution

AMERICAN HISTORY ESSAY CONTEST 2017–2018

(This information is for chapter and school use)

TOPIC: Topic for 2017-2018: The end of World War I was the beginning of a new age. This year marks the 100th

anniversary of the end of the Great War. Imagine you are living in 1918. State where you are living and how

the end of the war will impact your daily life. Discuss the pros and cons of the changes this War introduced to

society and how you imagine those changes will impact the United States in the years to come.

PARTICIPANTS: All grade 5, 6, 7, and 8 students in a public, private, or parochial school, or those who are home

schoolers, are eligible. This contest is conducted without regard to race, religion, sex, or national origin. DO

NOT SUBMIT A STUDENT PHOTOGRAPH WITH ENTRY.

LENGTH: Grade 5: 300–600 words Grades 6, 7, and 8: 600–1,000 words

FORM: Essay is to be handwritten in black ink, typed, or prepared on a computer or word processor, using black type

in a non-script font no smaller than 12 point or larger than 14 point. A limited vision student may use Braille, a

tape recorder, or very large type. A written transcript must be included, as well as a teacher’s or physician’s

letter attesting to the student’s special need.

All of the essay must be the student’s original work. Each essay must have a title page listing the following:

Title of Essay: “World War I: Remembering the War to End All Wars”

(A subtitle is permitted if written below the topic.)

Contestant’s full name and address. (street, rural route, PO Box, city, state, zip code) Note: If the school’s

regulations prohibit providing the student contact information, then school contact information may be

substituted.

Contestant’s phone number (with area code) and e-mail address, if available

Name of contestant’s school with grade level indicated

Name of sponsoring DAR chapter

Number of words in essay

BIBLIOGRAPHY: 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.

JUDGING AND

AWARDS:

Judging will be based on historical accuracy, adherence to topic, organization of material, interest,

originality, spelling, grammar, punctuation, and neatness. Pictures, maps, drawings, graphics, and other

such additions will not be considered in judging and should not be included.

Judging at the chapter level is by three judges, including at least one non-DAR judge. Judging at other levels is

by three judges, all of whom are non-DAR members.

CHAPTER: One essay at each grade level is selected as the chapter winner and forwarded to the state

American History chair for state competition. American History essay contest chapter winner certificates and

bronze medals may be presented by the chapter if desired. In addition, chapters may present certificates of

participation to every student who participates in the essay contest. These supplies are available from The

DAR Store.

STATE: One essay at each grade level is selected as the state winner and forwarded to the appropriate national

division vice chair of American History for division competition. The state winner receives a silver medal and

state winner certificate.

DIVISION: One essay in each grade is selected as the division winner and forwarded for national competition

to the national vice chair. Division winners are presented a division winner certificate.

NATIONAL: One essay in each grade is selected as the national winner. A certificate, gold pin and monetary

award is presented to each national winner at Continental Congress in June 2018. Winning essays may appear

in official DAR communications.

Note: All essays must first be submitted to a local chapter. Essays sent directly to the national chair or vice

chair of the essay contest will not be considered.

DEADLINE: Chapter chairs should determine date for students/schools to forward essays to them to allow for judging to be

completed prior to state deadline. States with district level judging should set appropriate intermediate

deadlines. Date assigned:

NAME AND PHONE NUMBER OF CHAPTER CONTACT PERSON Mrs. Joanne Rhodes (352)242-1744

NAME OF SPONSORING DAR CHAPTER Tomoka Chapter

If additional information about the contest is needed, please contact the Office of the Historian General, NSDAR, at

1776 D Street NW, Washington, D.C. 20006–5303 Phone: (202) 879–3256

Document No. AHC-1000 (Revised March 2017) (0315-100-PS)

National Information Packet 2017 • PART II

Resources DAR Topic 2017-18

"World War 1: Remembering the War to End All Wars"

Topic:

The end of World War I was the beginning of a new age. This year marks the 100th anniversary of the end of the Great War. Imagine you are living in 1918. State where you are living and how the end of the war will impact your daily life. Discuss the pros and cons of the changes this War introduced to society and how you imagine those changes will impact the US in the years to come.

Final Due Date: January 12, 2018

Research sites for information to get you going:

Crash Course in WWI –

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y59wErqg4Xg

Results of WWI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tabVEbEX9Zg

History.com World War I video

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history/videos/the-us-in-world-war-i

History.com World War I Legacy of the War video

http://www.history.com/topics/world-war-i/world-war-i-history/videos/legacy-of-world-war-i?m=528e394da93ae&s=undefined&f=1&free=false

PBS - The Great War: American Experience (You have to use a membership to viewthis video)

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/great-war/

America's Homefront During WWI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=66-pY98Ltfk

YouTube Videos about WW1 Propaganda

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3t_Gwo3M-uc

The Atlantic - WWI Issue (Thank you for guiding me here, Tod!)

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/toc/2014/08/

https://www.theatlantic.com/photo/categories/world-war-i/

Effects of WWI on America - Historama

http://www.american-historama.org/1913-1928-ww1-prohibition-era/impact-ww1-on-america.htm

National Archives - WWI Centennial

https://www.archives.gov/topics/wwi#event-/timeline/item/archduke-assassination

World War 1 - Primary Sources - Docs Teach

https://www.docsteach.org/topics/wwi

WWI Propaganda Slides

https://www.slideshare.net/history_teacher25/us-wwi-propaganda

Library of Congress

http://www.loc.gov/teachers/classroommaterials/presentationsandactivities/presentations/homefront/resources.html

https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/wwi/wwi.html

Lots of links and information at the Library of Congress site...

Find Primary Sources for your research

http://www.shsulibraryguides.org/c.php?g=154845&p=1016068

Women in War

https://www.nwhm.org/articles/lady-hell-cats-women-marines-world-war-i

Effects of WWI on America

http://www.american-historama.org/1913-1928-ww1-prohibition-era/impact-ww1-on-america.htm

http://www.markedbyteachers.com/as-and-a-level/history/in-what-ways-did-world-war-one-impact-american-society-1.html

https://www.wsj.com/articles/world-war-i-the-war-that-changed-everything-1403300393

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2014/08/how-the-great-war-shaped-the-world/373468/

Great article on effects of war - and on children

http://www.pbs.org/thewar/at_home_family.htm

How War Changed the roleof Women in America

http://teachersinstitute.yale.edu/curriculum/units/2002/3/02.03.09.x.html

The Week.com - The Women of World War 1

http://theweek.com/captured/690302/women-world-war

You are encouraged to consider asking yourself a few questions for preplanning:

·  Where are you “living”?

·  Have you or anyone in your “family” been directly involved in the Great War or the War Efforts on the home front?

·  Did anything (an event of the war, loss of finances, women taking on jobs, loss of property, new industry, having to move, propaganda, etc.) during the war impact your daily life?

·  What were some positive changes that happened in America because of the Great War?

·  What were some negative changes that happened in America because of the Great War?

·  Do you think any of these changes will impact America, or the world, in years to come?

·  What are your plans moving forward from 1918?

Writing the Bibliography can be tricky... students need to retain information from the resources they use to take notes. Then, they can format their bibliographies.

http://www.aresearchguide.com/12biblio.html

http://qofp.com/links_bio.htm

http://www.factmonster.com/homework/t8biblio.html

There are a lot more pages out there to help with Bibliographies, but these should get you started and keep you on track. Here are some Bibliography Generators - put your information into it and they will generate your format:

•Citation Machine:

http://www.citationmachine.net/mla/cite-a-book

•BibMe:

http://www.bibme.org/

•EasyBib

http://www.easybib.com/

Plagiarism Scavenger Hunt

http://edtech2.boisestate.edu/jenniferharris2/502/scavenger.html

Check for Plagiarism: (this is a paid site, but you can search Google for another option)

https://www.grammarly.com/plagiarism?q=plagiarism&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Search&utm_term=plagiarism&matchtype=p

2017 – 2018 AMERICAN HISTORY ESSAY CONTEST

Reading Resources

“World War I: Remembering the War to End All Wars”

For younger students:

Leckie, Robert. The Story of World War I. Washington: Library of Congress, 1968.

Murphy, Jim. Truce: The Day the Soldiers Stopped Fighting. New York: Scholastic

Press, 2009.

Osborne, Linda Barrett. Come on in, America : the United States in World War I. New

York: Abrams Books for Young Readers: 2017.

For older students:

Tucker, Spencer and Roberts, Priscilla Mary. National World War I: a student

encyclopedia. Santa Barbara, Calif., ABC-CLIO: 2006.

Heyman, Neil M. World War I. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1997.

Neiberg, Michael S. The World War I reader: [primary and secondary sources]. New

York: New York University Press: 2007.

7/15/2017

Sample for Title Page:

“World War 1: Remembering the War to End All Wars”

Name

Address

city, state zip code

Phone

email

school name

Grade ____

Tomoka Chapter of NSDAR

______words

Rubric for DAR Essay

Category
Title Page
·  Title of Topic – “World War I: Remembering the War to End All Wars”
·  Contestant’s full name, address, phone, email
·  Contestant’s Grade level
·  Name of sponsoring DAR Chapter
·  Number of words in essay (600-1000)
Bibliography
·  At least 3 Sources
·  Sources are formatted correctly

Essay

Historical and geographic accuracy (everything is reasonable) - Includes where you are living
Stayed on topic - the student describes how the end of the war will impact their daily life
Includes pros and cons of the changes the Great War introduced to society
Organization of essay (beginning, middle, end)
Spelling and punctuation – including proper dialogue usage
Correct grammar throughout (verb tenses the same)
The student discusses how they imagine those changes will impact the US in years to come
*** Remember this paper is taking place AFTER THE WAR HAS ENDED! You are discussing changes the war brought after it has ENDED.

All Essays 600-1000 words

Times New Roman font 12-14, or handwritten in black ink

DAR Essay Contest 2017, 2017, mstmartin.educatorpages.com/pages/dar-essay-contest-2015.

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