National Gallery of Writing

October 20, 2009

The National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) and IEKHS invite you to explore and celebrate the integral role writing has in each of our lives by participating in the National Day on Writing/National Gallery of Writing.

WHO?

Everyone! We encourage everyone to submit a piece of writing: students, teachers, administrators, staff members and alumni.

WHAT?

A National Day on Writing—October 20, 2009 and a National Gallery of Writing where you can contribute any type of writing composition that matters to you. Upload your writing—whether it’s a story, a poem, a rap, a joke, a memoir, a journal entry, a letter, a school assignment, a video montage, an audio file, or a photo—to IEKHS’s gallery.

WHEN?

October 20, 2009 is the opening day, but submissions will be accepted throughout the school year.

WHERE?

We have our very own local gallery, Ivanna Eudora Kean High School; visit and submit your work online at www.galleryofwriting.org . For further details, contact Ms. Amy Roberts in Room 305/306.

WHY?

Because we, as a nation, are writing like never before—through text messages and IMs, with video cameras and cell phones, and, yes, even with traditional pen and paper. Whether it is done in a notebook or on a blog, writing, in its many forms, has become daily practice for millions of Americans.

HOW?

Help us put writing front and center by:

• Contributing Your Writing: Writers come from all walks of life, and everyone has something important to share.

•Celebrating Writing Nationwide: Join us—and thousands of other Americans—as we declare October 20, 2009 the National Day on Writing. Events are being planned nationwide on this day.

•At Kean, we are asking you to do some writing in each of your classes. Spend as little as a minute or as much time as you want. We will provide you with a list of ideas soon!

GET STARTED TODAY: http://galleryofwriting.org/galleries/405737