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Reading and Writing • Series

📝Writing Contest!!

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This is going to be a super fun creative writing contest! We now have all of our rules and prompt finalized! Keep reading for all of the details. 
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Rules:
No ChatGPT or other ai text generators.
No Grammarly AI.
No offensive language.
Keep writing relevant to the prompt.
Have fun, no stress! :)
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Judging Criteria:
Must be Relevant
The story should stay within the parameters of the prompt. You can stray slightly since these are vague prompts, but if you don’t have any aspect of the prompt in your story, you will be disqualified.
Must be grammatically correct
The spelling and grammar of your story should be at least 90% accurate. I understand that English grammar rules are weird, so we won’t be too strict on things like the oxford comma or anything like that. If more than half of your story has misspellings and obvious grammatical errors, you will be disqualified.
Must be original
Your story should be something that you can come up with on your own and are proud of! If we have a strong indication that this isn't your original work (e.g. using AI, copying out of a book) you will be disqualified.
Must be engaging
You will have three months to write your story, use it all! Your story should make us want to keep reading, perhaps even want a longer story! You have the time to add as much imagery and dialogue as you want! You won't be disqualified for a “boring”  story, but your chances of winning will definitely go down.  
Must be consistent
Your story should keep the same tone, POV,(first person, second, third limited, and third omniscient) and tense.(past, present, future) This falls in its own category because you can have two grammatically correct sentences, but have them in two different tenses. If you can’t keep  95% consistency, your chances of winning will go down significantly. 
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Page Limit:
There is a Maximum of 10 pages allowed. It’s alright if you have like 10.2 pages, we just don’t have the time to read a novella in time for the winners to be announced. You can also make it as short as you want too. 
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And finally, the prompt:
The main protagonist is teleported into a different time. (past) Describe the different types of people and things they encounter.
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We're all super excited to see what amazing stories you come up with! Happy Writing! 😁
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✋ ATTENDANCE POLICY

You can join anytime you want, just make sure to DM me or one of the co-hosts your writing before the deadline if you want us to consider it for grading.

Dates

May 25 - August 25

Learners

28 / 40

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Hey!! My name is Alina, and I'm a Junior from FL! I love to read, to watch movies, and to work out. I'm so excited to be a part of the Schoolhouse communities and to be able to help others learn more:) Hope to talk to you soon!

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Hello!

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Hello! I am a high school freshman from Texas and I attend a public high school (Go Eagles! 💚). I signed up for Schoolhouse mainly to tutor in Pre Algebra, Algebra 1, Geometry, Reading & Writing, and History. I am tutoring for volunteer hours at my school. I love reading and watching TV. If you have any questions, feel free to message me or attend one of my sessions and I will be happy to help! 👋Note: As school is approaching, I do need to focus on my studies, so I will only be on SHW for about 30-60 minutes a week. I should be free after Christmas break starts though, 12/23/24. 🎄

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Hello! I'm Louise.

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