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The Achievement Awards in Writing are conferred by the National Council of Teachers of English in recognition of excellence in writing by high school juniors. Winners demonstrate writing ability in two forms: first, in a sample of their best writing, in any form or genre, drafted and revised over time; and second, in an impromptu essay on a subject set by the Achievement Awards Advisory Committee and responded to by all candidates for the award in that year. While the first sample is written under conditions chosen by candidates and their teachers, the impromptu essay is written during a supervised, seventy-five-minute period.
The 2006 Impromptu topics were (click here to see topics).
A total of 606 students were selected as outstanding writers in the 2006 NCTE Achievement Awards in Writing. The recipients were chosen from 2,080 students nominated in their junior year by their teachers, from the 50 states, the District of Columbia, Canada, the Virgin Islands, and American Schools Abroad. The number of nominees from each school is based on the school’s total enrollment in grades ten through twelve: one nominee per 500 students. The number of winners from each state is determined by doubling the number of the state’s representatives in Congress.
Like the state coordinators and the teachers of both secondary and college English, who serve as judges, we believe that these students have demonstrated not only superior ability but also notable versatility in writing. We urge that others also recognize and commend these student writers and the teachers who helped to elicit such excellence.
The National Council of Teachers of English and the Achievement Awards in Writing Advisory Committee expresses its appreciation to all who took part in the 2006 Achievement Awards in Writing Program. The National Association of Secondary School Principals has placed this program on its NASSP National Advisory List of Student Contests and Activities.
Click on the links below to see results for each state.
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