Monterey Highlands Book Project 2010

Student Writing Prompts & Submissions!

Students are to use one or more of the following prompts as springboards into their tangenting thoughts. Responses may be in any form or style: poetry, prose, essay, etc. Creativity is not just welcomed, but encouraged. The more unique, the better. That said, responses may (and should be) revised by students several times before submitting. Each final submission must be under 250 words.
Teachers may help in brainstorming and editing, but work should be that of the student. Teachers should encourage students to be honest, sincere, and embrace the writing process as an opportunity to express themselves.

Student Prompts:
Why learn to write well?
Why learn at all?
How do you learn best?
Have you ever been inspired by a teacher or an event at school? How?

When choosing your top 5, don't worry about grammar or spelling, instead look for sincerity, originality, elegance of expression, a spark of the human spirit, or simply something that moves you emotionally.

TYPE, or better yet, PASTE YOUR 5 BEST ENTRIES BELOW!

Submit your entries by February 16th:
Elite Eleven will be Announced March 5th!

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About Author/Illustrator Ross Anthony:
Mr. Anthony inspires students to write better, read more, and dream. He's a speaker, novelist, film reviewer for HollywoodReportCard.com, composer, and world-traveler. He's journeyed the circumference of the planet writing books for kids, teens and adults, while visiting and working with people in over thirty countries. He's bungee-jumped from a bridge near Victoria Falls, wrestled with lions in Zimbabwe, crashed a Vespa off a high mountain road in Taiwan, and ridden a dirt bike across the States (coast to coast). Here he is diving into the Pacific Ocean (photo). For even more information on Ross see:

www.RossAnthony.com

© 2010 Ross Anthony.