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Congratulations to Julie Caskey of San Francisco, winner of our May Facebook and Twitter follower contest!
Thanks for liking our page, Julie. Now we hope you like your gift!
HAIKUBES GAME from Uncommon Goods
http://www.uncommongoods.com/product/haikubes-game
And remember, to receive new writing prompts, blog posts, quotes, news and more, "Like" our Facebook page at facebook.com/TMWFI and follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/TMWFI!
In the next couple of weeks our talented writers will be showcasing some of the awesome writing they've been working on all Spring!
Look out for them at:
Musically Minded Academy (5776 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94618)
San Ramon (tentatively at Rakestraw Books)
Palo Alto
San Francisco
Does your kid have an appetite for writing? Then come join us for the third installment of "Peanut Butter and the Pen", a four-part creative writing series for 3rd-5th graders put on in collaboration between "Take My Word For It!" and 18 Reasons in San Francisco (18reasons.org).
For our May workshop, "My Specialty Recipe", kid's will craft auto-biographies that use the recipe format ("whisk together one tablespoon of soccer and two tablespoons of tree climbing in a large bowl"). Together, we'll taste food, read excerpts from some of literature's greatest writing in praise of food, and talk about the art of recipe building. Each child will write an original piece to bring home and stick on the fridge. Drop off your kid with pencil and spiral notebook in hand at 10:00, and pick him or her up at 12:15, original piece in hand.
See you there!
In May, one of our lucky Facebook fans* or Twitter followers will win a fabulous word game from Uncommon Goods!
Simply find "Take My Word For It!" on your favorite social networking site, like us or follow us, and be eligible to win! You'll also be able to check out updates about new classes and summer camps on our snazzy new website, and updates about loads of fun writing activities and writing from our student authors on the blog. Pass on the word to your friends!
Like our Facebook page at facebook.com/TMWFI
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Winners will be announced June 1.
*Even if you are already a Facebook friend of ours, we are shifting to a new business page. In order to continue receiving TMWFI news and updates, and to be entered into the drawing, you still must like our Facebook page.
Do you know the famous baseball player Jackie Robinson? Watch this video from the History Channel to learn more about his journey to the Hall of Fame!
Then, pretend that you've been inducted to the Hall of Fame yourself and write the speech that you will give at your celebration! What sport will you have made this accomplishment in? Who will you thank?
Don't forget to sprinkle your speech with similes and metaphors!
Blogs, links, and other resources we want to share with you!
-ywp.nanowrimo.org: NaNoWriMo's Young Writers Program
-nwp.org: National Writing Project
-creativeeveryday.com: Creative Everyday Challenge
-karenbenke.com: Karen Benke's Rip the Page! creative writing workbook
-826valencia.org: Dave Eggers' center for young writers at 826 Valencia in the Mission
-poetryfoundation.org: The Poetry Foundation
-readwritethink.org: ReadWriteThink
-learning.blogs.nytimes.com: The New York Times' Learning Network
-indiebound.org/kids-indie-next-list: Kids' reading recommendations from independent booksellers
-writeawaywithme.com: Another creative writing program for kids half way around the world - in Australia!
We are constantly building our list of great resources...check back soon for more!
