Disclaimer!
This is NOT the American essay contest. You have been forwarded to this page by mistake. You will find the American essay contest here!

The winners have been found
The danish institute for Upper Secondary Education's essay competition is now over and the winners have been found! The winners were handed their prize at a festivity at The Hans Christian Andersen Foundation's office in Odense December 16th. Educational Director Jarl Damgaard gave a speach to the skilful winners. The speach is in danish. See speach.

The students have answered one of four possible categories in the competition. You can see the original conditions of the competition here.

Below you can download the impressive winning essays in PDF-format. The last two essays are entries in the international part of the competition and therefore written in english. All the rest are in Danish.

The essays can be of inspiration when working with the Themes for teaching on this site. See the Themes for Teaching.

Enjoy!

CATEGORY 1  - An essay in Danish containing an analysis and an interpretation of one or more texts.

First prize
Claes Emil Holmberg, Aurehøj Gymnasium.
Opgavens titel: H.C. Andersen som mønsterbryder.
Download H.C. Andersen som mønsterbryder (PDF/45 KB)
Second prize
Sine Kirstine Kratholm, Thisted Gymnasium og hf.
Opgavens titel: H.C. Andersen som mønsterbryder - Improvisatoren.
Download H.C. Andersen som mønsterbryder - Improvisatoren (PDF/105 KB)


CATEGORY 2 - A fictitious or journalistic text
First prize
Louise Balle, Rønde Gymnasium.
Opgavens titel: Den dumme Phantasie.
Download Den dumme Phantasie (PDF/58 KB)
Second prize
Katrine Hougaard, Frederiksborg Gymnasium og hf.
Opgavens titel: Den dumme Phantasie.
Download Den dumme Phantasie (PDF/64 KB)


CATEGORY 3 - A multi media presentation.

No entries recieved


CATEGORY 4 - An essay in english (International)
First prize
Astrid Schnabel, Sankt-Ansgar-Schule, Hamburg.
Opgavens titel: Hans Christian Andersen - for Children or Adults?
Download Hans Christian Andersen - for Children or Adults? (PDF/69 KB)
Second prize
Veda A. Nayak, Demonstration School in Mysore, India.
Opgavens titel: Hans Christian Andersen as a traveller.
Download Hans Christian Andersen as a traveller (PDF/64 KB)


Go to Themes for Teaching.