Student writing

"I'm still trying, but I think I seriously started imagining I could be a writer in 2013 after attending the FEMRITE Writer Residency in Uganda." About creative writing, she said, “I'm curious about the human mind,…

The School of Communication and Journalism (SoCJ) was ranked among the top 10 universities in the nation in the Hearst Awards Intercollegiate Writing Competition. The award recognizes journalism programs…

Alison Marzocchi, math. New faculty. This year, the Writing Across the Curriculum (WAC) program invited nominations for its new WAC Student Writing Mentorship Award.…

Deadline: June 15, 2022 Do you have an original vision of the news and issues of tax practice and policy, but you are not yet a tax specialist? Apply for the Bloomberg Tax Insights Student Essay!-->!-->…

Saginaw Valley State University's Academic Writing Program celebrated the writing achievements of student writers with 2022 Academic Writing Awards on Wednesday, April 20. “In nearly 25 years since the University Writing Awards have been…

For the City Times WISCONSIN RAPIDS — Mid-State Technical College communities will again enjoy a lively evening of public readings from notable Wisconsin authors during the College's annual celebration of writing, Wisconsin Writers!-->…

Do you have an original vision of the news and issues of tax practice and policy, but you are not yet a tax specialist? Our second annual tax writing competition is the perfect opportunity to show off your work: the competition aims to…

Provided by Prince William County Schools (PWCS) Do you have what it takes to survive a zombie invasion? Seventh grade students at Gainesville Middle School were challenged to answer this question in an activity that got…

Do you have what it takes to survive a zombie invasion? Seventh grade students at Gainesville Middle School were challenged to answer this question in an activity that got students excited to write, interact, and have fun. It's the year…

CCTV has revealed the alleged author of the racist graffiti on the water fountains of a California school. The words "white" and "colored" were written on water fountains by a black student, CBS Sacramento reported, adding that the student…

Adam FondenUniversity of Utah J. Willard Marriott Library, Salt Lake City, Utah, May 14, 2017. (Photo by Adam Fondren | The Daily Utah Chronicle) The University of Utah Writing Center is a free resource that students at all levels of U can…

Writing is not a walk in the park. Even the most experienced writers struggle to create amazing content. Writing takes time, willpower and persistence. Although it takes years to develop and improve writing skills, this!-->…

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The First Page is a national writing competition for grades 7 to 12 students in Canada. The competition has been organized every year since 2017. Students are invited to write the first page of a novel, imagining how today's issues and…

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The art of writing, invented around 5,000 years ago, represents a break in human history. It's younger than agriculture, music and construction. And as recently as the Revolutionary War, a majority of Americans couldn't put pen to…

By Caroline Hecker Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) - Two students who participated in the Parkway Central High School walkout last week said they weren't focused on the complexion of the person…

By Caroline Hecker Click here for updates on this story ST. LOUIS (KMOV) - Two students who took part in the Parkway Central High School walkout last week said they were not focused on the complexion of the person…

Added the 11 august 2021 Vijay Garg While it may seem to some that social media helps students, it's actually true that social media makes writing worse. Student writing has been affected by social media and makes teens more lazy,…

Image from our “Flaming Phone” related image prompt.Note to teachers: Join our August 12 webinar to learn more about using The Times visual media to engage students. We've been posting our Image Prompt series four days a week since 2016.…

Olivia Ng, a junior from Fort Morgan High School, won the Blue Horizons High School essay writing competition this year. (Courtesy photo) While many activities sponsored by Morgan County youth organization, Blue Horizons, LLC, have not…

Approximately 900 registrations from students across Merced County were received for the Merced County Writing Festival this spring. Students submitted applications virtually to show off their poetry and prose skills. The event,…

Writing board of a student from the Middle Empire period, circa 1981-1802 BCE. The red marks are those of a teacher correcting his student's spelling. (Photo: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, public domain) Have…

Burnaby, BC Sophie McGowan12 and Calgary Caris Simmons17, have won the 2020 Front Page Student Writing Challenge, a national speculative fiction writing competition for students in grades 7-12 in Canada.Students imagined how current trends…

Americans grew up with Laura Ingalls Wilder Small house books tend to associate slates with one-room schools and rote exercises involving reading, writing, and arithmetic. If we had been raised along the banks of the Nile, would our…

When students write for teachers, it can feel like homework. When they write for a real purpose, they are empowered! Student writing contests are an easy and inspiring way to try writing for an authentic audience. On the other side, a…

Kindergarten to Grade 12 students are invited to participate in our Student Writing Challenge! Complete the 2022 registration form and submit a work in one of the following categories: fiction Personal essay / non-fiction Poetry…

K-12 students are invited to participate in our student writing challenge! Complete the 2022 entry form and submit work in one of the following categories: fiction Personal essay / non-fiction Poetry Download to help promote this…

A group of 24 local students showed off their writing skills and will…

You have questions ? Send an email to [email protected] and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. The first page returns! The award will be open for nominations from February 1, 2022 at 9 a.m. ET to February 28, 2022 at 9 p.m. ET.…

You have questions ? Email [email protected] and we'll get back to you as soon as possible. The Front Page Student Writing Challenge is now open for submissions! Enter online by clicking on the link below: The challenge will accept…

David A. Robertson is a Governor General's Literary Award-winning author and a judge for the 2020 First Page Student Writing Challenge. (Amber Green) The First Page Student Writing Challenge is now closed for submissions. You have!-->!-->…

The CBC Front Page Student Writing Challenge is officially open for submissions! Here are the details CBC shared with the English Montreal School Board: THE CHALLENGE: Students in Grades 7 to 11 are invited to provide an…

David A. Robertson will judge the First Page Student Writing Challenge 2020. The Front Page Writing Challenge is for Canadian students in Grades 7 to 12. (Ben Shannon / CBC) The Front Page Pupils Writing Challenge asks Grades 7 to 12!-->!-->…

"This book is NOT a children's book" Harriet Earle-Brown, a PhD student at Exeter Uni, wrote Little Miss Homeless, a book that uses the Mr Men format to tell true stories of female homeless experiences. In the description of…

Governor Udom Emmanuel of Akwa Ibom said on Monday that a student writing the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in the state had tested positive for COVID-19Source link

We have been publishing our series of picture prompts four days a week since 2016. These short, accessible, image-based prompts invite students to create short stories, poems and memoirs; share experiences of their life; analyze…

Samantha Grabus has been selected as the winner of the 2020 Student writing awards sponsored by Ex Libris Group and the Library and Information Technology Association (LITA) for its article entitled “Evaluating the Impact of the Long S upon…

Twenty young writers from across Canada were chosen as finalists for the First Page Student Writing Challenge, which asked students in grades 7 to 12 to write the first page of a novel set in 150 years. Students imagined how current trends…

Faithful Reynhard Sinaga has lived in Manchester city center for over a decade while studying various university courses. A gay man who appears to be under 36, he chose to live near the gay village and Canal Street area, where attitudes!-->…

The freshman writing program hosted the 37th semester celebration of student writing in the student center ballroom on Thursday, December 5. Associate directors of the freshman writing program Laura Kovick and…

IIt is easy to complain about the writing skills of the students. Alarmist complaints can be read regularly in The Chronicle, popular journalism and books. It is easy for teachers to take their frustration with a few student writers and…

Academic work can seem very isolating. Research, reading and writing in graduate school are often lonely acts. We work alone with only our doubts and anxieties to accompany us. Even when we realize the sense of shared stress inherent in…

that of Katherine Latosinsky For the taking and Vaishnavi Jagadeeswaran Void between worlds were chosen by YA author Kenneth Oppel as winners of the 2019 Shakespeare Selfie Student Writing Challenge. Radio-Canada books challenged students…

Sign up for our free Learning Network newsletter. Receive new write prompts in your inbox every week._________Updated: May 31, 2019Think The New York Times is for high school readers? Think again.In addition to written articles, The…

The original music inspired by the writings of the students was provided by Scarlet Parke and Dimiter Yordanov. Singer-songwriter Parke has worked closely this year with Bowker and others in the…

For the same reasons that writing is such an effective learning experience, it is the most difficult type of student work to grade and comment on. Writing requires students to integrate a variety of sophisticated skills to produce a…

DAYTON, Ohio (AFNS) - Teens will have a unique opportunity to win scholarships while learning about the history of military aviation in the ninth annual US Air Force Heritage and History Writing Competition.This year's theme…

A reality TV-obsessed college student who made headlines for writing her dissertation on Love Island said she would explore how sex scenes and smoking influence young viewers.Vicky Squires studies media and communications at Birmingham City…

Alexandra (AJ) Gold holds a doctorate. Candidate in English at Boston University. Follow her on Twitter or consult its website. It's that time of year again: temperatures are rising, flowers are blooming and the only thing standing…

Martha Overeynder wants to debunk some "roast myths" - notably that whales, swans and peacocks were more traditional sources of meat before the 1800sMartha Overeynder, student at Oxford Brookes, writes her thesis on roast dinnersA student!-->…

No we don't mean the Richard Dawkins genre Adriana Torres Plaza, from Washington DC, is a third year student majoring in Geography and International Relations. She decided to sit down and write a good 10,000 words about memes. Yes,…

Radio-Canada books asked students from coast to coast to coast to give us an overview of the great Canadian novel of the year 2167, presenting the evolution of current trends and issues in 150 years. Over 2,400 young writers responded with…

from Toronto Joshua Zhuang15 years old and Mississauga, Ont. Victor Li15, have won the 2022 Front Page Student Writing Challenge, a national speculative fiction writing competition for students in grades 7-12 in Canada.Radio-Canada Books…

It started out as a hobby. Greg Hooper, who grew up learning to woodwork with his father, received a lathe late last year. And shortly after receiving this gift, a visitor stopped by his uncle's lumber yard in Holly, where Hooper…

Last weekend I wrote down a series of essays in my first year writing class. With three sections of 20 students each, that means 60 essays, although attrition has already hit, leaving me with only 58 essays. The two most cognitively…