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Week of December 14th
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Young Author's Program
The district will be kicking off its Young Author program this month. The Young Author program gives students the opportunity to write their own book. Books are then judged at the grade level and building level. Building level representatives will be celebrated at the building level and recognized by the school board. Listed below are some guidelines for Young Author’s books. We hope your child will be interested in participating this year!
Details:
-The Young Author’s program is voluntary and books are completed at home. Teachers may offer support during office hours to help with editing and revising.
-Final books are due: Friday, February 19th.
-Hard copies of books will not be collected this year. Students may be asked to record themselves reading their book or submit a Google doc.
-There is no cost to participate.
Requirements:
-Books must be an original idea of the child. Books can certainly be transcribed or typed by a parent, but the story must come solely from the child.
-Books may be completed paper/pencil or digitally.
-Books may be fiction or nonfiction, and can be written in a variety of formats (picture book, graphic novel, etc.). Books may be written in English or Spanish.
-Books may be co-authored with up to two students. Both names should appear as authors.
-Original student photographs or artwork are encouraged, however, students may choose to use digital images.
Grade level and building representatives will be announced in March. They will be recognized at their buildings as well as by the school board.
We look forward to seeing all the great books submitted for our Young Authors’ program!
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