Speed
December 2019 / January 2020
Deadline
February 20, 2020
Amelia Earhart Contest
The article presents several theories about what happened to Amelia Earhart. Which theory do you find most believable and why? Support your opinion with text evidence.
Prize
Born to Fly by Steve Sheinkin
Paired Texts Contest
Compare the e-cigarette industry with Big Tobacco. How have these industries manipulated young people into using their products? What can you do to protect yourself?
Prize
Shouting at the Rain by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
Charles Dickens Contest
What do you think Charles Dickens wants readers to learn through the character of Scrooge? Support your answer with details from the play and imagined interview.
Prize
Beverly, Right Here by Kate DiCamillo
Superhero Contest
Write your own story with the title “If I Were a Superhero.” Give your central character an internal conflict. Your story should be no more than 800 words.
Prize
The Benefits of Being an Octopus by Ann Braden
You Write It Contest
Read our interview with Michael Platt. Choose a central idea and write a three-paragraph article about Michael in your own words. Be sure to use quotes from our interview.
Prize
$25 Visa gift card
Bravery Contest
Why do you think the poem is called “Song of Bravery”? Support your answer with text evidence.
Prize
What the Heart Knows by Joyce Sidman
November 2019
Deadline
December 20, 2019
Cherry Mine Contest
Write a speech for the anniversary of the Cherry Mine disaster. Your speech should explain why the disaster is important to remember. Send your speech as a transcript, video, or audio recording.
Prize
Same Sun Here by Silas House and Neela Vaswani
Interlopers Contest
An interloper is an intruder, that is, a person in a situation or place where they are not welcome or don’t belong. Who are the interlopers in this story? Answer this question in an essay. Use text evidence to support your ideas.
Prize
The Line Tender by Kate Allen
Born Just Right Contest
Explain Jordan’s mission and how she is accomplishing it. Use information from the article and Q&A to support your ideas.
Prize
Born Just Right by Jordan Reeves and Jen Lee Reeves
Good Enough Contest
An ode is a type of poem that expresses the writer’s thoughts and feelings about a specific person, place, or thing. Write an ode either to an Orion shirt or to the knockoff—from Dori’s point of view.
Prize
The Next Great Paulie Fink by Ali Benjamin
Trampoline Contest
Revise the article "The History of the Trampoline"
Prize
$25 Visa gift card
Write-a-Story Contest
Read page 32 of the November 2019 issue of Scope. Pick one of Jennifer A. Nielsen's three story starters and write an original short fiction story. If Nielsen picks YOUR story as the winner, you’ll get $100 and have your story published on Scope Online (plus prizes for your teacher and classmates)!
How to Enter
All contest entries can be e-mailed to:
Please attach entries as Word documents or PDFs, put the contest name in the subject line, and include the e-mail address of the entrant's parent or legal guardian.
Please note: We cannot accept Google docs.
You can also mail entries to:
"Contest Name" c/o Scope
P.O. Box
New York, NY 10013-0712
