IGSOSANA Liberal Arts Competition
2024 RULES OF THE ESSAY COMPETITION FOR IGS SENIOR STUDENTS
IGSOSANA Liberal Arts Academy is organizing this year’s Literary Arts competition in essay writing and poetry recitation categories to promote skills in critical thinking, communication, creative problem solving, self-expression, innovative research, public speaking and lifelong learning for IGS students.
This year, participants will choose to participate in either the essay writing or poetry recitation of 2 provided poems.
Eligibility
Only all SS1 to SS3 students attending Ibadan Grammar School, Molete, Ibadan can take part.
2024 Essay Topic
MY GREATEST DREAM
This topic aims at inspiring students to critically think about their aspirations for the future, where they are now, the steps they can take to bring their dreams to fruition as well as obstacles that may be on their way and proffer strategies to counter these obstacles.
2024 Poems for Recitation
ALUPAYIDA by Niyi Osundare and IF by Rudyard Kipling
This topic aims at inspiring students to critically think about their aspirations for the future, where they are now, the steps they can take to bring their dreams to fruition as well as obstacles that may be on their way and proffer strategies to counter these obstacles.
How to Write A Good Essay
Rules for the Contest
- Essay must be written in English only.
- The completed essay should contain a minimum of 750 and a maximum of 1000 words.
- Essays must be typed in 12pt Microsoft Word or similar program and sent in electronic format
- Essays should not have been previously published or considered for publication
- Essays should be written by the student him/herself with no aid.
- If the essay contains any kind of plagiarism, IGSOSANA will disqualify the candidates immediately.
- A recording of each essay by the essay writer
- One submission per student
- Essays should be accompanied by a cover page with the name of the student, class, age and contact details.
- The student may add an image or quotes from other sources to their essay if they wish. In this case, it is important to state the source of the image or quote.
Rules for the POETRY Contest
- Participants will recite 2 presented poems
- The poems will be recited with accuracy and show an understanding of the content of the poems.
- Participants should communicate their understanding of the poems through proper articulation, voice interpretation, expressions and body expressions as needed.
- No musical accompaniment please.
- Recitation of the poems will be in front of a panel of adjudicators.
POEM RECITATION SAMPLE
Evaluation Criteria
The judges will check every essay’s content grammar, rhetoric, and writing skills.
- Introduction to the topic (10%)
- Clear elaboration on the topic (15%)
- Clarity/Robustness of the argumentation (15%)
- Writing style including language & grammar (30%) – main points, sub-points, elaboration on subpoints
- Concise and clear conclusion (10%)
- Inclusion of a small episode, personal experience, or example (10%)
- Originality (10%)
- Bonus Points – Presentation of Essay (10%)
Furthermore, the candidates should take their time and edit their completed papers before sending them. A small grammatical error or a tiny typo can keep them far from getting a prize.
How to write The Introduction
What is Plagirism?
Other Provisions
Submission of an entry essay and/or participation in the organization of the completion/jury assume the acceptance of all the conditions of the competition
- No appeal on the results of the competition will be accepted. The jury’s decisions will be final
- IGSOSANA and IGS will keep all essays submitted
- IGSOSANA will retain the copyright of the winning essays and may publish them
- IGSOSANA can amend the timeline of the essay submissions and selection process
- IGSOSANA cannot be held responsible should the competition have to be modified or cancelled
Awards Per Class-set
The winners (first, second and third place) will be awarded at a special ceremony to be held in the school in June 2024. Their essays will be published by IGSOSANA in a booklet and/or online communication platforms.
Three authors per class-set from the winning essays will get cash prizes. To qualify for cash prizes, a candidate must score 60 and above.
- 1st place – N25,000 (The candidate must have a total score of 80 and above)
- 2nd place – N10,000 (The candidate must have a total score of 70 and above)
- 3rd place – N5,000 (The candidate must have a total score of 60 and above)
10 Consolation Prizes/Class-Set (N2,500)
All participants will receive a Certificate of Participation.
POETRY RECITATION
There will only be a set of winners overall
- 1st place – 25,000
- 2nd place – 10,000
- 3rd place – 5,000
10 consolation prizes (2,500 each)
All poetry recitation participants will receive a Certificate of Participation
How to use Microsoft Word
Submit Your Essay
The candidates should either send their finished essay to [email protected] with Essay Writing Contest 2021 in the email’s subject or submit by clicking the button. Deadline for submission is March 29th, 2024:
