SCOPE CONTESTS
October/November 2025
Deadline
November 17, 2025
Salem Contest
Imagine you live in Salem in 1692. Tell the story of how the witch trials affect your family, friendships, and community. Your response can be in the form of a diary entry, comic strip, or video.
Prize
History Smashers: Salem Witch Trials by Kate Messner.
September 2025
Deadline
October 20, 2025
Poem Contest
Think about how sitting on the rock affects the speaker of the poem. Then write a poem about a place that has a similar effect on you
Prize
a Scope notebook
Scope is packed with contests to get your students excited about writing. And they can win awesome prizes! On this page find information about our current contests, including entry forms and deadlines.
Here you’ll find 7 tips for submitting a winning entry.
At this time we are only accepting entries by e-mail.
Entries must be written by a student in grades 4-12 and must be submitted by a teacher, parent, or legal guardian of the student. Entries submitted by someone under 18 will be deleted and disqualified.
Teachers/Parents/Legal Guardians:
Email entries to:
Please attach entries as Word documents or PDFs, put the contest name in the subject line, and include your email address. Please note: We cannot accept Google docs or SharePoint files.