Directions

1.       Go to the challenge link and view all the visual prompts and/or descriptions for the challenge.

2.       Decide how best to present this challenge to your students.  If the challenge involves visual prompts, have all students respond to one prompt chosen by you, or allow them to choose their own visual prompt.  Don't forget to check out our Teacher to Teacher resource page which has lesson plans and assessment models.

3.       Before your students begin to write, make sure you know what type of writing is involved in the challenge.

4.       If you are representing a classroom, select three of your best responses to submit to The Paper Bag Challenge.   Remember that we will post four different challenges during the year.  At this time, we cannot support unlimited students' work on our site, so we are asking teachers to send in the best work from their class for each challenge.

5.       Use the online entry form to submit your students' writings.   You must fill out a separate form for each submission.  Be sure to note the deadline for each challenge.

6.     To view the students' work, go to the website and click on The Gallery.

 

      Optional
Download and print out our award certificate for those students whose work
is posted in The Paper Bag Gallery.

 

Evaluation

  • Correct spelling is expected in writings submitted by 2nd - 6th grade students.
    "Inventive spelling" is permitted in Kindergarten and 1st grade submissions.
  • Kindergarten students may dictate their responses to an adult for submission.
  • Students must follow the unique directions for each specific challenge.   For example: In Challenge ONE students must write descriptive paragraphs and/or poems.

Eligibility
         

The contest is open to all students in Kindergarten through 6th grades.

 

 

Submitting Your Students' Responses

Entries may be submitted in the following ways:

As an attachment via e-mail. (Make sure the following information is filled out and attached as well.)

Student's name and grade

Teacher's name and contact information (e-mail and phone)

School's name and location (city and state)

Title of work 

Also let us know if you are an SBACS school to be eligiable for additional prizes.

Please note that all entries which are chosen will be published as submitted.

Writings submitted without the information listed above will not be considered for the contest.

Submissions must be original and not previously published.