4-H
4-H Creative Writing Project
Manual
- Creative Writing Blackford County. Please keep the manual. You will use it for all grade levels. A copy of the manual is available for download from the link at the bottom of this page.
Exhibit Options—County only. No STATE FAIR Entries
- Beginner:(Grades 3-5) A poem of any length or style or A story, autobiography, children’s story or any other prose piece. Suggested length 50-300 words.
- Intermediate: (Grades 6-8) A poem of any length or style or A story, autobiography, children’s story or any other prose piece. Suggested length 200-500 words.
- Advanced: (Grades 9-12) A poem of any length or style or A story, autobiography, children’s story or any other prose piece. Suggested length 300-1000 words.
Additional Information
- All entries are to be handwritten neatly in ink or typed. Typed entries should be double-spaced.
- Computer generated documents are acceptable in double spaced format.
- Entries may be illustrated. Illustrations are permitted to enhance your exhibit – but NOT required. All illustrations can be drawn by hand or by computer.
- All entries must have been written during the current calendar year. Work that has been judged in any other writing contest is ineligible for 4-H competition. School work not entered in any contest is acceptable. All entries must be the exclusive work of the 4-H member, NO group projects or collaborations should be submitted for judging.
- Each entry MUST have a title page with the following: Title, Author, Date, and Grade in School (just completed). Each entry MUST be bound to keep it neat and clean during judging and display at the Blackford County 4-H Fair. Use any type of school report cover or three ring binder available at most department or office supply stores. You may decorate the front of the binder or use a clear sleeve to display your title page as your cover.
A sample score card is available at the bottom of this page.
It is recommended to make a copy of your project for safekeeping since your exhibit will be handled and read by many people during the 4-H Fair.
The Blackford County 4-H Council reserves the right to not display any exhibit that may be deemed inappropriate for the fair-going audience.
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