The students in Room 204 all entered this contest!!!! We have been working hard on our pieces and are crossing our fingers that we have a winner.
Writing Contest Theme: The Importance of Family and Helping Others
Christopher Paul Curtis’s book, Bud, Not Buddy, highlights the importance of family and helping others. We invite students to write a personal narrative, poem, or essay related to the importance of family. We also encourage students to write about personal family stories and memories.
If students do not want to write about a personal experience, they may write about someone they know, make up characters, etc.
Awards are given to 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place winners for each of the grades along with one grand prize winner. Students who win awards will be invited to read their entries at the Nov. 12th festival.
FREE!! Young Authors’ Festival, Saturday, November 12, 2016 FREE!!
Everyone is invited to attend the Young Authors’ Festival on Saturday, Nov. 12, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the University of Michigan-Dearborn’s Mardigian Library.
Christopher Paul Curtis, Michigan author and Newbery Medal winner, is the special guest speaker. The event also includes fun breakout sessions for children to develop their writing and reading skills, and for adults to learn tips for supporting their children’s literacy development.
The Festival is FREE and open to the public. Registration begins Monday, Oct. 10, 2016.
For more details, see the event’s website: https://library.umd.umich.edu/yaf
Directions to the campus are at: https://umdearborn.edu/maps_directions/
