American Freedom Essay Contest

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Thank you for entering The Constitutional Walking Tour's American Freedom Essay Contest.

While there is only one entry per student, educators are encouraged to enter multiple times for various students. For more information, please visit www.TheConstitutional.com/schools

Winners of the American Freedom Essay Contest will be contacted by November 2, 2007.

As a reminder, The Constitutional Walking Tour is now taking reservations for Field Trips of Historic Philadelphia during the 2007-2008 school year. Book early to reserve your preferred date(s), and also to secure the lowest possible rates. For more details, please contact The Constitutional Walking Tour by emailing us at info@TheConstitutional.com, calling 215.525.1776 or by submitting our online reservation form.

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Teachers are invited to have their students enter the American Freedom Essay Contest to win a free field trip of Historic Philadelphia for their entire class.

In honor of Constitution Day, The Constitutional Walking Tour wants students to give their views about American freedom. The American Freedom Essay Contest challenges educators to get their students to write a 100-300 word essay on the importance of freedom in their lives. Entries will be judged in Elementary School, Middle School and High School categories with the winner in each category earning a free field trip with The Constitutional Walking Tour for his/her class.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR EDUCATORS

• Step 1 - Review The Constitutional's many free educational resources available at by visiting www.TheConstitutional.com/1787.
  
• Step 2 - Prepare for the contest by having your students find an example of a freedom like Freedom of Speech or Freedom of Assembly in The Philadelphia Inquirer or your local newspaper.
  
• Step 3 - Have your students write their own individual essays on "How a particular American freedom (i.e., Freedom of Speech, Freedom of Assembly) makes people's lives better."
  Elementary School Students (grades 1-5) are required to write an essay not to exceed 100 (one hundred) words.
  Middle School Students (grades 6-8) and High School Students (grades 9-12) are required to write an essay not to exceed 300 (three hundred) words.
  
• Step 4 - Collect the essays from your students.
  Note: All entries for grades 3-12 must be typed. Entries for grades 1-2 can either be typed or handwritten in neat legible writing.
  
• Step 5 - Review the Contest Terms & Conditions posted at http://www.theconstitutional.com/essay/essay-rules.html
  
• Step 6 - Submit the essays from your students.
  All entries can either be submitted online at www.TheConstitutional.com/essay or via the U.S. Mail to the address below:
  
  American Freedom Essay Contest
  The Constitutional Walking Tour
  c/o News In Education Department
  The Philadelphia Inquirer
  P.O. Box 8263
  Philadelphia, PA 19101
  
  Please note that each essay entry submitted via U.S. Mail must also include the contest entry form [pdf format]. Handwritten entries from grades 1-2 must be submitted in hard copy along with the contest entry form via U.S. Mail to the address above.

USE THE NEWS to prepare for the contest by finding an example of a freedom like Freedom of Speech or Freedom of Assembly in The Philadelphia Inquirer or your local newspaper. Write how this freedom makes people's lives better.

Entries become the property of The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Constitutional Walking Tour of Philadelphia and may be published. Please read the contest's full terms and conditions.

To sumbit essays online, please complete the form below. Alternatively, you can mail in your hard copy essay submission along with a completed entry form - Click here for mail-in details (PDF Format). For questions, call 215.525.1776 or email us at info@TheConstitutional.com.

Deadline for Entries Is Monday, October 15, 2007.