Grades 1-3
Contest Rules 2015
• Students will write a book review about a book they have read in the last year. The review must be the student’s own work. Children in first grade may ask a helper to take dictation.
• Each student should include his/her opinion of the reviewed book with reasons supporting the opinion (give specific reasons why he/she did or did not like the book). The article should contain the following elements:
Book title
Some book details
Student’s opinion of the book
• Entries should be typed or written neatly.
• Each entry must include the student’s full name (first and last), phone number, grade, school, and teacher’s name. If this information is not included, the entry will not be accepted.
• Students should be sure to keep a copy of their entry since those submitted become property of the Standard-Examiner and will not be returned.
1st Grade
2nd Grade
3rd Grade
• Cash prizes will be awarded:
First Place $20
Second Place $15
• Winning entries will be published, with any other Book Reviews selected by the judges, on Monday, March 2, 2015, in the NIE Design-An-Ad section of the Standard-Examiner.
• Deadline for the Book Review Writing contest is Thursday, February 5, 2015. Entries received after this date will not be accepted.