MartinLutherKingEssayWriting/
Drawing/ColoringContest
2016Theme:“TheTimeisAlwaysRighttodo
WhatisRight”
Whocanenter?AnystudentfromSt.Charles,Warren,andLincoln
County
Essay:HighSchool/Freshman–Senior
Drawing:6th–8thGrade
ColoringContestIntermediate:3rd–5thGrade
Primary:K–2ndGrade
WhatdoIneedtoenter?
Essay:750–1000wordoriginalwrittencreationinrelationstothe2016
Themeof“Thetimeisalwaysrighttodowhatisright”inthespiritofMartin
LutherKing’sspeech;“IHaveaDream”.
Drawing:Anoriginalhanddrawn/painted/colored,8”x11”artworkthat
reflectsthe2016Theme“Thetimeisalwaysrighttodowhatisright”andin
thespiritofMartinLutherKing’sspeech“IHaveaDream”.A50wordorless
explanationoftheartworkattachedwithapapercliptotheartwork.
ColoringIntermediate:Anoriginalhanddrawn/painted/colored,8”x11”art
workthatreflectsthe2016Theme“Thetimeisalwaysrighttodowhatisright
andinthespiritofMartinLutherKing’sspeech“IHaveaDream”.A3
sentencesexplanationoftheartworkattachedwithapapercliptothe
artwork.
ColoringPrimary:Chooseoneofthethreecoloringpicturesusingmarker,
colorpencils,orcrayons.
WhataretheJudgingCriteria?
Essay
20points:Treatmentofthethemeshouldshowimaginationandhuman
interest.
20points:Clearlyexpressyourideasinanorganizedmanner.Fullydevelop
yourthemeandusestransitiontomovesmoothlyfromoneideatoanother.
10points:Titled,neatlytypedin10or12font,doublespaced,
grammar/spelling,andoverallappearance.
Drawing/ColoringIntermediate
20points:Treatmentofthethemeshouldshowimaginationandhuman
interest.
20points:Expressesthethemeinacolorfulartisticmannerthatfillsthepage.
10points:Clearlyexplains,identifiesorconnectsthepicturetothe2016
theme.
ColoringPrimary
10points:Colorstheentirepageusingatleast3differentcolors.
10points:Neatnessandoverallaestheticappeal.
Prizes
Essay–Ascholarshiphasbeentraditionallygivenof$500tothewinner.The
scholarshipisbasedupondonationsreceivedtotheMLKCommitteeandcan
bemoreorlessthan$500.Ifthedonationismorethan$500then2nd,3rd,
etc.mayreceiveascholarship.Allcontestantswillreceiveacertificate.
Drawing/Coloring–Artworkwillbedisplayedwithindifferentbuildings
aroundthegeographicalarea.Awardcertificateswillbegivenforall
contestantsincluding1st,2nd,and3rdplaceartwork.
Informationtobeattachedtotheentryorplacedonthebackoftheartwork
Name______________________________________Grade_____________________
School__________________________________County______________________________
ContactInformationphone/email_________________________________________
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