1. The Cabrini Literary Guild
Invitational Creative Writing Contest

2. Guidelines for entries
Entry must:
Be your original work
Be submitted with your signature and English teacher’s signature
Be words
Be typed in MLA style
Have 4 copies submitted
Be postmarked no later than Feb. 5th
Not be offensive to good taste or Catholic principles
Not have your name (on final entry)

3. Prizes 1st place – $1,000 2nd place – $750 3rd place – $500
4th place – $350

4. Prompt
The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation hires you as a consultant to determine how best to use $20 billion to save the world.
What’s your plan?
You may use your own experiences, observations, and/or readings.
Judged according to your creativity and originality.

5. Brainstorming
Using a bubble map, record potential ideas – leave space next to each one for brief notes on how you can elaborate and/or how you can justify using the money for that.

6. Share Your Brainstorming
Share your map – prompt your partner to elaborate on specific items.
Why did you include X?
What inspired this choice? Was it a personal experience? Was it based on something you read for a class? Was it based on something else?
Can you be more specific about X?
Why is X more worthy of a cause than Y?

7. Thesis Practice
Write a thesis that succinctly summarizes your chosen route for using the money and why this is ultimately the wisest plan.
Begin outlining/writing your rough draft after you finish.
DRAFT DUE FRIDAY