Writing distinguished by voice, imagination, and impact

Picture this: You are making dinner

Defending a Healthy Food Choice

Grade(s):

8

Prompt: What is one informed action people in your
community can take to make healthy and sustainable
food choices?

and you can help us

Climate Change Action.2

Grade(s):

5

Centennial Elementary’s 4th and 5th crews did research on extreme weather as part of their expedition on The Impact of Natural Disasters. Students localized the expedition by focusing on how global warming is increasing the consistency and amount of extreme weather incidents.

a real and brutal prblem

Climate Change Action

Grade(s):

5

Centennial Elementary’s 4th and 5th crews did research on extreme weather as part of their expedition on The Impact of Natural Disasters. Students localized the expedition by focusing on how global warming is increasing the consistency and amount of extreme weather incidents.

"I've been motivated by my coworkers to finish college so I can make a difference in my community."

Rheannon: College Essay

Grade(s):

12

A personal essay written for college applications. Most colleges, and the Common Application, requires a length of about 250 - 650 words; most students work to be close to the maximum length.

There’s no limit to my capabilities.

What Biden-Harris Means To Me

Grade(s):

9

Our school is taking first steps in help students find their voice related to belonging, race, and anti-racism.

"I will not stop pouring my heart into the classroom...."

Amanda: College Essay

Grade(s):

12

A personal essay written for college applications. Most colleges, and the Common Application, requires a length of about 250 - 650 words; most students work to be close to the maximum length.

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Orientation Video for Writing

Grade(s):

12

This short orientation video gives our users basic tools to navigate our writing collection with ease.

It’s hard to replicate real life behind a screen

This Teenage Life - Conversation and Activity Guides - a Curriculum by Students, For Students

Grade(s):

9, 10, 11, 12

This Teenage Life is a growing and expanding podcast project created by teens.

I will never forget this horror

Immigrant Poems For Two Voices

Grade(s):

8

After exploring the immigration experience through cultural fieldwork, primary source documents, documentary and historical fiction films, and current news stories, students wrote a research-based, two-voice poem spoken by immigrants from different periods that expressed their ideas about how the

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