Right Words is a writing competition for students in years 10 and 11 in England and Wales (Key Stage 4) and all Secondary 3 and 4 students in Scotland are eligible. Please visit our website for an idea of previous competitions and the curriculum materials available for classroom use!! http://www.rightwords.org.uk/index.php
Our curriculum-based lesson plans and background information on freedom of
expression will allow the competition to be used in a variety of ways both in and out of the classroom. In addition, the London Network will also be offering a limited number of workshops to eligible school classes to support their work for the competition. A distinguished panel of judges will consider the submissions and select winners in several categories including:
Poetry
Story
News Article
with more to be announced! Teachers: Go to our dedicated teachers' section for ideas on how schools have used the Right Words competition in previous years (this year's website will be running in just under two months!)
Students: You may want to find out more from our page on freedom of expression when we launch in August, then visit our Writing page for some tips on how to get started. Right Words 2008 focused on the subject of Darfur and in 2009 on child soldiers. We received many accomplished and inspiring entries from students around the country, the best of which were collected and published in a small book. If you have any queries about the 2011 competition, or on how to obtain the anthology of 2008 or 2009 entries, please e-mail [email protected].
