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Literature -- Expressing your own thoughts and ideas through the use of words. Authors submit a single literary work, handwritten or typed, using grade-appropriate grammar, punctuation and spelling. Each entry should be a single piece of literature; collections of literary work are not accepted.

 

Any of the following literary style are acceptable for your fiction or non-fiction entry:

• Prose

• Poetry

• Drama (screen play and play script)

• Reflective essay

• Narrative

• Short story

 

The entry must:

• Be a new and original work based on the theme "I Matter Because".  A large part of the judging is based how the work relates to the theme as spelled out in the Artist's (written) Statement.

• Not exceed 2,000 words.

 

The entry may:

• Be typed by another person as long as the original work or a copy of the original work is attached.

• Be dictated to another person and printed or typed in exact words as spoken by the student if the student is in Pre-K, Kindergarten or 1st Grade.

• Be in a native language other than English. An interpretive translation in English must accompany the entry.

 

You can read the detailed rules from the Texas PTA here.

 

To submit a piece of literature into the Reflections Program:

• Think about the theme “I Matter Because”

• Write your piece

• Submit a Reflections Entry Form 

• Turn in a hard copy of your entry to any of the school’s main offices.  Include your name and the name of your Literature entry

 

Questions?

Contact reflections@sunnyvalepta.org

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