Do keep in touch with the National Day on Writing NCTE NING Group.
- Host a Family Writing Night.
- Students could showcase work using poster sessions, computer lab presentations, etc.
- To promote the local celebration, the Partner could run a series of personalized ads including:
- Hold a Back-to-School Writing Celebration Night.
- Hold a Gallery Open House.
- Conduct a Spoken Word/Poetry Slam Celebration.
- Hold a Writers’ Showcase or “Composition of the Day” leading up to the National Day.
- Invite well-known local/regional writers to share their writing processes and samples of their work at school or local group events.
- Create a thematic writing event that focuses on a specific cause—this could include showcase chalk art, people writing on post-its or cut outs that could be posted on a wall or public display, graffiti art, letters to the military, writing about trauma or loss, etc.
- Hold a write-in.
Suggestions for where to hold Celebrations and Events:
- Libraries
- Senior Citizen Halls/Residences
- Coffee Shops
- Restaurants
- Boys and Girls Clubs
- Scout Meetings
- Parent/Teacher Nights
- Tech Showcases
- Churches
- Back to School Nights or Parent Open-Houses
- Community Festivals or Events
- Book Club Meetings
What are you planning to do for the National Day on Writing? Talk with colleagues around the country at the National Day on Writing
NCTE NING Group and see
what others are doing.