UPDATE-Hi Students from Mr. Snook's 6th grade Rosemont Ridge Middle School language Arts classes. As I noted, due to modern technical difficulties with google blogging, we are extending the deadline to get your writing in and encouraging you to leave your response on my website, wwww.corneliaseigner.com [FOUND AT THE LINK TO THE RIGHT]. [thank you to those who have already left comments.]
You can still leave your comment here as well, if you can figure it out.
Again, I so enjoyed the opportunity to come to two classes today to speak about writing and story and books.
As we talked about, here is a chance to win a copy of my book, Images of America: WEST LINN. Just leave a bit of your writing on the following topic:
Tell me about the importance of writing and story in about 100 words or so.
Here are some things to think about, ideas of what to write about:
Tell me what writing does for society. Tell me why people write. Tell me why stories are important. Tell me what writing does for history. Tell me what would happen if we didn't write. Tell me how writing changes people, affects people. When you read a good piece of writing, what does it do for you. When you leave a movie theater or watch a good movie at home, how does it make you feel? What does it do for you? What would happen if all we had was word of mouth?
NEW DEADLINE: Please leave your Writing Response by noon, January 4, 2010.
The comment section is at the end of this blog post. Just click where it says, "comments" and you will see other comments and an opportunity to write your own. I would suggest first writing your thoughts on a separate piece of paper (or word document), then cutting and pasting it onto your comment section. Sometimes it takes a moment to create a google account. I will read all of your comments and pick a winner, which will be announced Friday. The winner will receive a copy of my West Linn book, Images of America: WEST LINN,
which will be sent to school the week you all get back to school in January.
Email me at corneliaseigneur@comcast.net if you have any questions, or if you would like to email me your comment. As noted, just go to the link at my website, www.corneliaseigneur.com [A DIRECT LINK TO MY WEBSITE IS IN THE RIGHT COLUMN OF THIS BLOG--] There you will find the same blog post about my Rosemont visit, with a very simple way to leave your writing comment as well.
Happy writing.
