Education Essay Competition
Members are invited to submit entries for the education essay competitions.
Separate boy’s and girl’s competitions shall be conducted.
Theme: The theme for the 2006 AAL Review Education Essay Competition is: “Flight Without Engines"
Conditions of Entry: Entrants in the education essay competition shall be in the
following age groups and must comply with the following:
1. All entrants must be current financial uniformed members of the Australian Air
League.
2. Only one entry may be submitted per member
3. Each entry must be clearly marked with the entrants name, age, certificate
number and squadron name.
4. All entries must accompany the entry form provided to each Group and be
submitted by the prescribed date.
5. Group One: 8 - 11 years of age. A simple project type of presentation in a
project book.
Group Two: 12 - 15 years of age. An essay of between 1500 and 2000 words.
Group Three: 16 years of age and over. An essay of between 2000 and 3000
words.
The age of the entrant shall be as at the date of the Australian Air League
Review 2006.
6. All entries remain the property of the Australian Air League.
Judging: All entries shall be displayed as part of the education display at the
2006 Australian Air League Review. Judging for the essay competitions shall be
based on the following criteria:
Presentation: The overall appearance of the information presented will be judged.
The layout should be clear and well presented. Where pictures have been attached
to the page, the alignment with other elements and neatness will be considered.
Neat handwriting will be considered as equivalent to typed/printed information.
Content: Preference will be given to those presentations and essays that more
extensively cover the theme compared to those which choose to cover a narrow
part of the theme.
Accuracy of information: Information presented will be checked for accuracy.
Misleading, outdated or incorrect information shall be marked down. Presentations
and essays that present more detailed information relevant to the topic will be
preferred.
Interest level for the reader: This judging criterion shall be based on how well the
attention of the reader is captured by the manner in which the information is
presented.
Structure: The presentation or essay will be judged on the way the information
flows from the introduction to the conclusion. Information that is grouped
appropriately will be preferred over information that is presented in a haphazard
fashion.
Wording: Preference will be given to those presentations and essays that do not
just contain words that have been copied from other sources. Efforts made by the
member to expand on the theme in their own words will be recognised.
