I recently read the March 2008 issue of NJEA Reporter. In this article, there was an article called “Your Students Can Nominate Hall of Famers”. These nominations must be postmarked by March 31, 2008. Entries need to be sent to NJ Hall of Fame Contest, NJEA, PO Box 1211, Trenton, NJ 08607-1211, Attn: Dawn Hiltner. Students are asked to nominate potential inductees, living or dead. They can be individual citizens who have done extraordinary things. Students are asked to write an essay of less than 500 words on why they want this person nominated. The entteries will be divided into two categories: Intermediate (Grades 4-8) and High School (Grades 9-12). Winners will be notified by mid-April and invited to the Induction Ceremony on May 4, 2008.
I think this would be an excellent Social Studies or Literature project. This project meets the requirements for NJCCS for Social Studies in the following areas: 6.2.12D1 (Citizenship) 6.4.12A and B (United States and New Jersey History). This essay works on research, state pride and writing skills. By doing this project, the student gets a more personal meaning of social studies; previous Hall of Famers included Walt Whitman, Althea Gibson and Paul Robeson. It great to learn about George Washington, Ronald E. McNair but it would be even nice to know that someone from New Jersey made a special contribution to make our world a little richer.
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