ESSAY TOPICS

Essays may be typed or handwritten. If handwritten, essays have to be legible, otherwise they will not be marked.

All Essays are marked based upon the applicant's:

  1. Creativity
  2. Essay Style
  3. Grammar Usage
  4. Sentence Structure
  5. Vocabulary Usage

GROUP 1: AGES 9 - 10, minimum 200 words
  1. My favourite vacation
  2. The first day of school
  3. My first experience on ……..

GROUP 2: AGES 11 - 12, minimum 300 words
  1. I looked down at the piece of paper I held in my hands and read the note once more. " Lisa, meet me at the playground at 1:30 pm this afternoon. It's important! "Vicky had given me this note earlier that morning during Science class ...
  2. " CRASH! " Sarah awoke with a start, wondering what could have made that noise in the middle of the night. She decided to go investigate ...
  3. It was the first day of summer vacations and Matthew could not have been more upset. " But mom," he said, " While others are enjoying their summer holidays doing whatever they want, I 'll be ...

GROUP 3: AGES 12 - 13, minimum 400 words
  1. It was just not fair. He always got his way. I tried to explain how it happened but no one would listen, so I ...
  2. Richard took his time walking home. He was so reluctant to get there. He dragged his feet up the stairs, knowing that what he was going to tell mom was not going to make her happy ...
  3. Charlotte tasted the soup she was making. It was disgusting. Her planned dinner was not going as she hoped. She had just burnt her chicken, and her guests were arriving in a little over an hour. She ...
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