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Future City Competition
Georgia Region
RM 150 Bldg. N, SPSU
1100 South Marietta Pkwy
Marietta, GA 30060

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CITY NARRATIVE

SCORING                      UP TO 25 POINTS                 

DURATION                    APPROXIMATELY 3-6 HOURS                 

DEADLINE                     DECEMBER 13, 2013                 

 

In the CITY NARRATIVE component of the competition,students write a narrative essay that describes their future city's key features and design attributes. The purpose of this essay is to give the Judges a quick overview of your cities infrastructure and public services. Remember to address the year's theme and any innovative ideas you used in your Future City.
 
This essay is relatively short only a MAXIMUM of 500 words. Going over this limit will result in point deduction.
 
 
LETS GET STARTED!
 
The national website has a step-by-step guide for moving through the CITY NARRATIVE ESSAY component of the Future City Competition. You can visit that site or follow along with the links below.

OVERVIEW

GUIDING STUDENTS THINKING
 
TIPS AND RESOURCES
 
RULES AND RUBRICS 

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SAMPLE ESSAYS

Did you know you can read examples of past winning essays on-line. Looking at past winners is a great way to understand what the judges look for and how to be competitive. Sample essays can be found on the National website under the SHOWCASE section. Just click on CITY NARRATIVE in the filter by section and update the results. Then click on an image and click again to read the essay. You can also click on the link below:

SAMPLE ESSAYS

IMPORTANT FORMS

You will need the following forms: the CITY NARRATIVE RUBRIC explains the scoring of this important component of the competition. You should review it prior to getting started and cross check with it when your essay outline is fleshed out.

CITY NARRATIVE RUBRIC

You will need to submit a CITY NARRATIVE Form as part of the paper work for the Competition. This form can be found under Competition Forms in the column to the left or you can download it by clicking on the link below:

CITY NARRATIVE FORM

 

 BE A PART OF THE FUTURE! IMAGINE YOUR FUTURE CITY TODAY!