Four weeks into the school year and I feel like I'm racing down a tunnel, miles from the entrance and even farther from the exit. At least the scenery is interesting, what I notice of it anyway.
This has been a year filled with excitement and accomplishment for my students. After our successes with National Novel Writing Month in 2013, several of my students went on to receive accolades. Imani was selected as an alternate to compete on BreatheInk's slam poetry team at the national level. Allison was accepted to the Stanford Pre-Collegiate Summer Institute for Creative Writing. While she was there, she received the news that the North Carolina English Teacher's Association had awarded her 4th place in the Amy Charles Short Prose Contest and named her winner of the Poet Laureate contest.
I have a great group of students in Creative Writing this semester. My Creative Writing I students are among the most talented groups I have worked with yet, and my three Creative Writing II students are passionate and inspired. I have two students in Creative Writing III this semester. Mikaela continues to pursue fiction, writing short stories and making plans for this year's NaNoWriMo and for publication. Robyn is working on her poetry, as well as a guidebook for young people. Please check out their blog to see what they're working on!
Looking forward to working with you this year!
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