Young Authors 2009
Dear Families,
Wouldn’t you love to have a wonderful
keepsake of your child’s writing and imagination from each year s/he is in
school? It’s Young Author time! The Young Author program is an opportunity for
students to take part in writing and publishing a book. The emphasis is on students learning the
writing process. The books should be
original with limited parent involvement.
Finished stories will be due to Mrs.
Schumacher by Friday, February
6th
! Each participant will receive a prize for
entering their book. As the stories are
read, a panel of teachers will be awarding special awards, including three
books that will be chosen to represent Fox Creek Elementary. These three books will be sent on to the
district level to be judged with the books from the other elementary
schools. From that group,
representatives will be chosen by 6th grade panelists, and those
authors will be sent to the Young Author Conference at
If you have any questions, or need more
information, please give me a call at school or email me at Schumaaj@unit5.org. Happy Writing!
Sincerely,
Mrs.
Schumacher
Young Authors Contest
2009
What is the Young Authors Contest?
The Young Author program is a writing experience open to all Unit 5
students in grades K-6.
Students create their own original book,
complete with illustrations and cover.
What kinds of books can I write?
You can write any kind of book you can
read! Some examples include: non-fiction, fiction, mystery, poetry
collection, play, science fiction, biography, autobiography, alphabet, animal,
or short story collection.
What will the
books be judged on?
All completed books will be judged
on: interest to other children,
originality, creativity, lack of spelling and grammatical errors, quality of
illustrations and cover design, and use of story elements.
Can my parents
help at all?
This is a “Young Author” contest which
means that you need to have the ideas, write them down and do the
illustrations. Your parents can help
you by listening to your ideas, help you organize your thoughts, proofread your
rough draft and type your final copy.
Any other
important tips?
Two students may co-author a book
together. Illustrations may be hand
drawn, photos or pictures from magazines or the computer. Use all of your senses to help you write!
How do I enter
into this contest?
Completed books need to be submitted by
Friday, February 6th to your classroom teacher.
All of the books will be reviewed and four books will be chosen to
represent Fox Creek. Those four books
will be judged by middle school students enrolled in the language arts DEAP
program. One book will be chosen from
this group to represent Unit 5 in the statewide Young Author Contest at ISU in
the spring. We will have a Young Author
Celebration for all participants. You
will receive your book back with a certificate of participation and a
prize! We hope your parents can join us
for this celebration.
Anything else?
If you need any help or have any
questions, please ask Mrs. Schumacher.
This may be a required class project or you may need to work on it at
home in your spare time. Do your best
and have fun being creative and creating something that you will be able to
cherish forever!
Good luck and happy writing!
Sincerely,
Mrs.
Schumacher