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ELD Writer's Award

Award at a glance

Value

varies

Type

Award

Eligibility

All students

Donor

various donors

Number of Awards

1

Award description

ELD faculty will submit a student's paragraph or essay, written as part of the course requirements, which shows skill and well-written support for a thesis or topic sentence.

Criteria

Student must:

  • have been enrolled in anAccess Programǰ (Academic Level - select Upgrading & Preparatory) for at least one semester during May 1–April 30.

Nominator must submit an ELD candidate’s paragraph/essay as follows:

  • 03_- 06_ level paragraphs:
    • must be written as part of the course requirements, should show skill in incorporating the use of the specified rhetorical mode(s) and be written as an in-class assignment, should show clearly written support for a well-stated topic sentence, may incorporate revisions based on instructor comments, but all writing must have been done by the student.
  • 07_/09_ level essays:
    • must be a major essay written as part of the course requirements, must be written as an in-class assignment and it should show skill in the use of writing and/or analytic techniques as specified in the assignment (e.g. techniques may include rhetorical mode(s), literary analysis, etc.), should show well-written support for a clearly stated thesis, may incorporate revisions based on instructor comments, but all writing must have been done by the student

Application process

Faculty/staff nomination

Thank you to our donor

various donors