Brilliantly simple, supremely fun and, best of all, brought to you by the creative, compassionate folks a 826 Valencia, the San Francisco branch (and flagship location) of 642 Things to Write About: Young Writer's Edition! 642 writing prompts fill the pages of this book, which are mostly lined, but have the occasional unlined page divided into four sections with four prompts. Each
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Some students want to write more than what is required of them in writing workshop. Enter independent writing projects! But how do you go from being another set of eyes on some additional writing a student does to helping him/her go public with their work?
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As we get ready to Rock the Drop on Thursday, the 17th, here's a list of seven philanthropies you might look into. Get your book ready to drop with a bookplate and think how else you might contribute to Support Teen Literature Day!
Operation Teen Book Drop, 2014 – Seven Literary Philanthropies We Love
1. Girls Write Now
Founded in 1998, Girls Write Now is the first organization in the country with a writing and mentoring model exclusively for girls. Girls Write Now provides guidance, support, and opportunities for at-risk and underserved girls from New York City’s public high schools to develop their creative, independent voices, explore careers in professional writing, and learn how to make healthy school, career and life choices.
2. First Book
A recognized leader in social enterprise, First Book has pioneered groundbreaking channels to provide new books and educational resources at deeply reduced prices — and for free — to schools and programs serving children in need.
3. 826 National
826 National is a nonprofit organization that provides strategic leadership, administration, and other resources to ensure the success of its network of eight writing and tutoring centers. Its mission is based on the understanding that great leaps in learning can happen with one-on-one attention, and that strong writing skills are fundamental to future success.
4. The Lisa Libraries
The Lisa Libraries donates new children's books and small libraries to organizations that work with kids in poor and under-served areas. It was started by author Ann M. Martin and friends to honor and memorialize children's book editor Lisa Novak. Since its founding in 1990, the Lisa Libraries has contributed over 300,000 books to nonprofit organizations across the country.
5. Room to Read
Room to Read works in collaboration with communities and local governments across Asia and Africa to develop literacy skills and a habit of reading among primary school children, and support girls to complete secondary school with the life skills they’ll need to succeed in school and beyond.
6. Reading is Fundamental
Reading Is Fundamental (RIF) is the largest children’s literacy nonprofit in the United States. It prepares and motivates children to read by delivering free books and literacy resources to those children and families who need them most. RIF inspires children to be lifelong readers through the power of choice.
7. World Literacy Foundation
The World Literacy Foundation is an independent not-for-profit charitable body, founded in Australia in 2003 that acknowledges education as a basic human right, and believes that literacy unlocks the door to a life of learning.
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It's coming! Support Teen Literature Day is Thursday, April 17th, 2014! So we all need to get ready for Operation Teen Book Drop. Above is the banner celebrating the day and our fabulous sponsors: iheartdaily and Justine Magazine. Feel free to grab and share it!
Below is the bookplate for you to print and glue into the young adult book you choose to drop in a public gathering place to Rock the Drop on April 17th. Follow us on facebook and twitter and plan to post a pic. #rockthedrop
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826 National will celebrate National Youth Literacy Day on August 26th. In celebration, the literary organization will host an informal writing contest.
Writers can submit three types of entries, all revolving around the numbers 826: a modified haiku poem with three lines (eight syllables, then two syllables, and then six syllables), a short story consisting of “82.6 words” or a news story comprised of 826 characters.
Here’s more about the event: “826 National will be publishing entries beginning August 22, 2011 in their online Writing Gallery. Authors of the organization’s favorite entries will receive a gift bag full of 826 National merchandise. Follow this link for full details.
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I wrote this post back in early December and had planned to run it this week after my posts on 826 National and Mac Barnett. However, I caught on to a tribute organized by the folks over at A Year in Reading for toady and decided to jump on board. If you are a Scieszka fan, hope you'll check out all the other posts by kidlit bloggers!If you are a parent or plan to be one some day, then Jon
Thanks for the digital round of applause Tanya.<br /><br />I'm working on a new Guys Read Library of 5 books, each a different genre, that might get your son to expand his reading choices to include at least a little fiction
Well deserved - I am still in awe of all that you have done over the past two years alone and I'm sure I don't know the half of it! Sorry I missed you, David Shannon, Mac Barnett and Adam Rex on tour! That's kinda like the Beatles and the Stones of the realm of picture books on tour! Also, thanks for all you do with 826NYC! I look forward to your new series!