HTA 2005 Essay Prize (1 Viewer)

[Carnivour]

2005 HTA Ext History Prize

Have they been announced yet? I've heard from some people that they have, and from others that they get announced in early 2006.

 

[fleepbasding]

I very much doubt that anything has been announced. The entry form said that prizes would be announced in early 2006, I don't know where 'some people' heard that from. They were only due in by 30th of September. I doubt whether they have even been completely marked/judged yet.

Did yours get entered? Mine did... I'd love to atleast get a certificate but I'm not betting on it!

 

[Carnivour]

Yeah, mine got entered as well as another girl's from my school, but we havent heard anything about them since, so I was just wondering.
And I never even filled an application form in, my teacher just did it all. Unless she forgot or something. Meh, either way doesnt really bother me, I was just curious.

 

[silvermoon]

well, i got my letter from them saying about the judging and how i'd gone early this year, so i imagine you'll have to wait til 2006 to hear anything

 

[fleepbasding]

well, i got my letter from them saying about the judging and how i'd gone early this year, so i imagine you'll have to wait til 2006 to hear anything

do they give any feedback? Did you get any prize or something special?

 

[silvermoon]

i didn't win but i was in the top 5. you get a letter congratulating you, certificates and a note asking for your permission to reproduce your work on their site etc.

 

[fleepbasding]

congratulations! that's excellent. What was yopur project on?

 

[silvermoon]

"The subjective nature of history and historical documents means the responsibility for the creation of both the heroes ands villains of history falls more on the historian than on the individual of whom they write.

Explore this concept with regard to Ned Kelly, his motives and portrayal."

 

[a8o]

Hmm, i would've enterred if i'd known. oh well.

 

[a8o]

enterred? blah.

 

[silvermoon]

heh, nice spelling
you can't enter yourself - each school that runs ext hist decides on the two best works and enters them

 

[jdrockefeller]

yeah, I was meant to give my project to my teacher so he could enter it, but that involved printing off a fresh copy as he had written all over mine. Faaaaar too much effort for me

 

[Plebeian]

heh, nice spelling
you can't enter yourself - each school that runs ext hist decides on the two best works and enters them

Not every school enters, though.

 

[silvermoon]

true - but you still cant enter them yourself. i would think that if a student asked their school to enter their work they would - it's just faxing it off with an identification coversheet after all

 

[a8o]

Not every school enters, though.

I would've won

 

[silvermoon]

nothing like a healthy ego

 

[a8o]

Prove me wrong hehe.

 

[Plebeian]

Have you posted your essay?

 

[fleepbasding]

Have you posted your essay?

yes, he has. You can download it from this thread (which, by the way, is still waiting to be stickied)- http://community.boredofstudies.org/showthread.php?t=84165

 

[rhapsody11]

well, i got my letter from them saying about the judging and how i'd gone early this year, so i imagine you'll have to wait til 2006 to hear anything

That's correct. Same time every year.

I got nominated by my school, but I was annoyed that I didn't get in the top group. Such as life, I guess.

All the winners that I've looked at seemed to have sold their soul to far too much work.

a8o - I really hope you didn't hand your essay in the way that's in the 2005 Showcase thread... It's such a great essay, but the layout is shithouse. Not to mention the several places where a sentence gets cut off mid-way...

Have you got a final draft sitting around? I'd love to read it - very interesting and original stuff