iWrite Eco-Fiction Contest!

iWrite Eco-Fiction Contest!

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Next week, students will have the opportunity to take part in the iWrite Literacy Contest!  Students will be given work time to create short stories and poems that incorporate the theme of Environmental Fiction or Eco-fiction.  Students can then submit their short story or poem online and enter the iWrite Literacy Contest.  iWrite will select 65 winners to publish in their annual anthology.  The winners will be invited to a book signing celebration in Houston, Texas.  To learn more about the contest, please visit https://iwrite.org/i-write-contest/

This is a great opportunity for our students to see their work professionally published.  The anthology will also be available at bookstores and online at Amazon.com and Barnes&Noble.com!  Being a published author at a young age is great for future resumes and applications!

We will review environmental issues such as pollution in class.  Students will also have brainstorming activities, editing opportunities, and will write their poems and short stories in class from May 21-29.  Students will have their Environmental Fiction or Eco-fiction short story due for a class composition grade at the end of class on Tuesday, May 29. Students will have their work returned on Tuesday, May 29.  Please see the attached grading rubric.  Students who would like to enter the contest will have to type their submissions and submit it at https://iwrite.org/i-write-contest/ by May 31.

We included other optional educational resources below.  We will cover some of these in class but may not get to all of them due to time restrictions. You can support your student by talking to them about what they plan to write, helping them access the games below, or discussing some of the articles.

Optional Resources:

Brainpop: Username: kimberlines Password: brainpop

·         Pollution videos on topics, such as air pollution, water pollution, waste management, humans and the environment, and water supply.

Children’s Literature:

• ·          Top Children's Books on the Environment        https://bit.ly/2DpG9SD
• ·          List of Eco-Fiction Books from eco-fiction.com       https://bit.ly/2GnVdBz
• ·         Environmental Books for Kids https://bit.ly/1F00G9n

Games:

• ·         Water Pollution  
• ·         Interactive Website “EekWorld”
• ·         Scientists in Action: 5 different Fresh Water Now Interactive Games
• ·         The Water Project – 20 Different Games