Scholastic Writing Awards Critical Essay

Category Description

The Scholastic Writing Awards CRITICAL ESSAY is writing intended to inform or convince a reader about a specific idea or topic, such as art or media reviews, persuasive essays, opinion essays, etc. Sources must be cited. Footnotes/works cited are not considered part of the word count.

2021 Writing Awards for Rangeley in the Critical Essay Category

Autumn-Skye Williams, Silver Key, Black Women and their Children Matter, Rangeley Lakes Regional School Maryam Emami

2019 Writing Awards for Rangeley in the Critical Essay Category

Olivia Pye Honorable Mention Critical Essay School Safety: It’s Worth It 11 Rangeley Lakes Regional School Maryam Emami

“Train teachers to be aware of a child’s disengagement in the classroom and train the teachers to punish the bully and help the victim. All this violence could be prevented with these little steps. Gun control still isn’t the problem. The problem is mental health. The problem is school safety.” Olivia Pye

2018 Writing Awards for Rangeley in the Critical Essay Category

Isobel Straub Honorable Mention, Critical Essay, The American Dream: Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Teacher - Maryam Emami

Leonardo Perez Honorable Mention, Critical Essay, America’s War With Racism, Teacher - Maryam Emami