Arabic Department Essay Contest
Asalamu Alaikum Wa Rahmatu Allah Wa Barakatuh,
This letter is to inform you that you are to submit an Essay on Tuesday April 15th, 2014 (Due date is sharp). This is called an “Essay contest” and will contribute to your academic work as a TEST grade ( failure to submit the essay will result in a zero)
The Essay contest will include high school grades only.
Winners will be selected based on the following rubrics:
1- Authenticity of the essay.
2- Level of strength of vocabulary usage.
3- Sentence structure.
4- Cohesion and unity of the essay.
5- Use of classic essay building: A- Introduction, B- body, and C- Conclusion.
6- Essay should not be less than 150-200 words.
7- Due to difficulty of typing in Arabic for many students, Essays that are hand-written are accepted provided that hand writing is clear, neat and readable.
8- Spelling mistakes are penalized with de-grading.
Details will be further discussed in class, and all questions will be answered.
Topics
Topics can cover one of these pivots, example:
المحور الاجتماعي: الفقر- آداب اللباقة و السلوك الاجتماعي – الزواج و الطلاق – السرقة – العلاقات الاسرية...
المحور الاقتصادي: البطالة – الاستيراد و التصدير – مشاكل التوظيف...
المحور العلمي: تلوث البيئة – رحلات الفضاء – هل الادوية العشبية مأمونة – التطعيمات – الامراض المزمنة – الاختراعات الحديثة – التقنية...
المحور التاريخي: شخصية تاريخية معينة – تحليل لحدث تاريخي....
المحور الجغرافي: بدايات علم الجغرافية – رحّالة – المناخ و الطقس – الاكتشافات الجغرافية..
المحور الديني: شخصية معينة – أسس الدين الحنيف – التفاهم و التسامح...
Thank you, and good luck.
Arabic Department head, and high school teachers.