Teachers May Enter Eighth-Grade Students in Writing Program

The 2007 NCTE Promising Young Writers Program will honor eighth-grade students next spring for their exceptional writing ability.  Teachers of eighth-grade English language arts in schools in the United States, Canada, and American Schools abroad may nominate students to take part in this annual program.

To participate, the students write impromptu essays and submit a sample of their best work.  Judging is carried out by teams of teachers at the state level.  Papers are judged on content, purpose, audience, tone, word choice, organization, development, and style.

January 20, 2007, is the nomination deadline.  Complete information is available by contacting the NCTE Student Awards Office (800-369-6283, ext. 3608) or by visiting the NCTE Web site.