DAILY GIVEAWAYS THIS WEEK FROM STUDYSYNC!!
2023 SEJONG WRITING COMPETITion (Essay and Poetry)
The 2023 Writing Competition is open. The deadline to submit is March 31, 2023 (11:59pm CDT)
- SEJONG WRITING COMPETITION PAGE
- Sijo Poetry Competition Specifics
- Essay Competition Specifics
- Application Page
The sijo is a traditional three-line Korean poetic form organized technically and thematically by line and syllable count. Using the sijo form, write one poem in English on a topic of your choice. For examples of sijo, more information, and teaching materials – including teaching guides for sijo, please visit this website.
The goal of our sijo category is to introduce students to a lesser-known style of poetry, the traditional Korean sijo. Read about how to write sijo, or see last year's winning entries.
Adult division (age 19 & older)
Pre-college division (age 18 & younger)
Sijo Category Prizes:
- Adult division: First ($1,000), Second ($750), Third ($500)
- Pre-college division: First ($500), Second ($400), Third ($300)
- Honorable mention (for both divisions listed above): Friends of Pacific Rim Awards ($50 each)
Focusing on introducing students and young adults to Korean culture and history through literature, this essay category utilizes folk tales and contemporary literature to explore Korean culture, past and present.
Adult division (age 19-30 years): Contestants are to read Kim Jung-hyuk's short story “The Glass Shield” and write an essay in response to the provided prompt.
Snior division (grade 9th - 12th): Contestants are to read Ha Seong-nan's short story “Waxen Wings ” and write an essay in response to the provided prompt.
Junior division (grade 8th and younger): Contestants are to write an essay in response to one of two provided prompts regarding a folktale of the contestant's choice. Contestants must choose one of the stories listed on this folktales page.
Essay Category Prizes:
- Adult division: First ($1,000), Second ($750), Third ($500)
- Senior division: First ($500), Second ($400), Third ($300)
- Junior division: First ($300), Second ($200), Third ($100)
- Honorable mention (for all divisions listed above): Friends of Pacific Rim Awards ($50 each)
Mission: The goals of the Sejong Writing Competition are to discover children and young adults talented in writing and to encourage them to learn and write about Korean and its culture. Through this writing competition we hope to increase the awareness and understanding of Korea’s cultural heritage amongst the younger generations growing up in the United States. Note: Only one entry per category per applicant is permitted.
DePaul’s Blue Book: Best American High School Writing 2022
Prof. Chris Solís Green from DePaul University has invited CCS teachers to submit student work to the inaugural issue of an anthology he is editing, DePaul’s Blue Book: Best American High School Writing 2022. The deadline for submissions is January 31, 2023.
DePaul’s Blue Book Submissions
Being selected to this national anthology would certainly enhance any student’s college applications and will also inspire selected students to continue to pursue writing in college.Copies of the anthology will be distributed nationally, and a free e-book will be available for teachers to potentially use as a resource in classes.
Digital Theater+ Free Access for Some Schools
Our CCS theatre teachers and students have access to the Digital Theater+ library of digital media and teacher resources via Clever in several schools. The site licenses at those schools apply to all students and staff at the schools, so English teachers and students also have access via Clever. Below are the middle and high schools currently connected with DT+. If you teach at one of these schools, check out the app on your Clever screen to find drama productions and resources.
- AIMS
- Beechcroft HS
- Centennial HS
- CAEC HS
- CAHS
- Dominion MS
- Eastmoor Academy HS
- Fort Hayes HS/Career Center
- Independence HS
- Marion-Franklin HS
- Mifflin HS
- Northland HS
- Walnut Ridge HS
- West HS
- Whetstone HS
- World Language MS
2022 OST REPORT WITH RECOMMENDATIONS
New Crosswalk between i-ready boy/moy domains and curriculum resources
NEW OPPORTUNITY: COLUMBUS JOURNALISTS IN TRAINING
Encourage your Sophomores to apply to be part of Columbus Journalists in Training, a six-session opportunity to work with print/digital and broadcast journalists in central Ohio as they learn about journalism and create stories for CCS and Dispatch.com.
You can download and copy this COLUMBUS JOURNALISTS IN TRAINING FLYER to hand out to your students.
30 CCS Sophomores
6 Saturday Training Sessions (January 28-May 6)
Media Professional Mentors (print/digital and broadcast)
Final Projects for CCS/Dispatch.com
Apply: https://tinyurl.com/CJIT2023
CCS Poetry Slam-Registration Open
General Information
It's never too early to begin forming your CCS Poetry Slam teams. This year, there will be a chance to attend two field trips to Spruce Run with your team (December 8 and February 28) to prepare for the District Slam which will happen on April 29th at Eastmoor Academy (5-9pm). Think about having some school slams to form your team and/or having writing gatherings for interested students.
$25 registration fee
MS (8 poets), 4 slots: individual or group (2 to 6)
HS (6 poets), 4 slots: individual
HS Group poem round optional (up to 6 poets)
Spruce Run Field Trip
February 28 REGISTER HERE by 2/15!!
Slam Happens April 29th (5-9pm) $5 admission
February Field Trip Information
If you have been forming a team for the CCS Poetry Slam and want to bring your students to Spruce Run on February 28th for a writing and team-building visit, you MUST register by February 15th.- February 28 REGISTER HERE by 2/15!!
OHIO POETRY ASSOCIATION High School POETRY CONTEST 2023-Deadline January 25th
The Ohio Poetry Association (OPA) is sponsoring its annual high school poetry contest, offering prizes and publication to winners in eight categories. A grand prize-winning poem will be published in Common Threads, OPA’s annual poetry journal. Eligible poems will be sent to the Manningham Trust Student Poetry Contest sponsored by the National Federation of State Poetry Societies.
SEE THIS OPA CONTEST DOC FOR MORE INFORMATION. See the OPA site HERE.
CONTEST CATEGORIES & SPONSORS
1. Ethos – Ethos is a Greek word defined as the distinguishing character, sentiment, moral nature, or guiding beliefs of a person, group, or institution or the fundamental character or spirit of a culture. Write a poem that reflects in some way your own ethnicity or cultural heritage. Any form. 30-line limit. Sponsor: Chuck Salmons
2. Free Verse – A poem of no more than 15 lines on any subject. Sponsor: Jessica Weyer Bentley
3. Humor – A poem that makes us laugh—amusing, humorous, funny (but clean enough to print) in any form. 30-line limit. Sponsor: Pat Snyder Hurley
4. Metrical Measures – Write a poem in any form that is metrical, e.g., sonnet, villanelle, blank verse. 30-line limit. Sponsor: Betsy Hughes
5. Lyric Poem – Any subject. Forms include sonnets, villanelles, pantoums, ghazals, elegies, odes and dramatic monologues. Sponsor: Simple Simons Press
6. Nature Poem – A poem of any style, up to two pages in length, about flowers, seasons, animals, weather, water, trees, or anything else that expresses an appreciation of the natural world. Sponsor: Kerry Trautman
7. Bill Molina: Celebration of Life’s Journey – Poems can be up to 30 lines, formal or free verse, focusing on an actual journey or an internal one. Submissions that are optimistic, even joyful, are appreciated. Sponsor: Kelly Sagert
8. Meter and Rhyme – Write a poem in any form that has meter and rhyme. Examples include the sonnet, the limerick, the rondeau, the ballad, and the villanelle. 30-line limit. Sponsor: Mark F. Stone
PRIZES & PUBLICATION
Awards for each category are $25, $15, and $10, with the possibility of honorable mentions. All judges reserve the right not to award a prize in a category if entries do not meet the category criteria and/or judge’s requirements. Chapbooks with winning poems will be sent to each school by mid-April. Please email or mail all poetry submissions by January 25, 2023.
Email: studentcontest@ohiopoetryassn.org
Regular mail: Send submissions in one envelope to:
Jessica Weyer Bentley, OPA Student Contests, P.O. Box 2, Roundhead, OH 43346
LOCAL POET EVENT WILL FEATURE RETIRED CCS TEACHER, SANDRA FEEN
Join five local poets—Charlene Fix, Chuck Salmons, James Borders, Sandra Feen, and R. Nikolas Macioci—in an evening of readings and conversation at Gramercy Books on Tuesday, January 10th at 7pm. Registration for this event is free. Get Tickets!
EMILY DICKINSON BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE
The Emily Dickinson Birthday Tribute: Making Black Cake in Combustible Spaces with M. NourbeSe Philip on Monday, December 12, 2022, 7:30 pm will highlight a Virtual Reading with a moderated conversation to follow from Emily Dickinson's home. TICKETS are $15/$10 for Folger Members. Buy Tickets HERE. Learn More Here.
-With her essay “Making Black Cake in Combustible Spaces” Canadian poet and writer M. NourbeSe Philip dives into the history of Emily Dickinson’s famous Black Cake, exploring the African American/Caribbean and Irish influences on America’s beloved poet. Philip will read from her work at The Homestead, Dickinson's home in Amherst, Massachusetts. The reading will be followed by a moderated conversation with Christine Jacobson, Assistant Curator of Modern Books and Manuscripts, Houghton Library, Harvard University. This reading is co-sponsored with The Emily Dickinson Museum.
OCTELA REGISTRATION IS OPEN-DEADLINE TO BE A PRESENTER IS DECEMBER 9TH
OCTELA CONFERENCE WILL BE IN-PERSON THIS YEAR!
OCTELA 2023 will be held on February 24 and 25, 2023 at DoubleTree Hotel Columbus-Worthington. Register HERE! Featured Speakers | FAQ
OCTELA 2023 PROPOSALS
Proposals for sessions for OCTELA's 2023 conference are being accepted.
Want to submit a proposal? The Proposal deadline was extended and are now due by 11:59 PM on December 18, 2022. If you have an idea for a session, you can read the Call for Proposals and Submit a Proposal here.
Bonnie Chambers Grant
Apply HERE. Learn more HERE.
NCTE Conference comes to columbus in 2023 (Presenter Opportunity)
Conexiones: Communicate, Collaborate, Create
#NCTE23 will be in Columbus, Ohio from November 16-19, 2023!
"I can’t wait to cross paths with you all in person in November 2023. I want to learn from the narratives you tell of the pathways you and your students have traveled. Our time together will be a conexión that brings us together to communicate, collaborate, and create and then release expanded versions of ourselves back out into our vast networks of being and meaning, teaching and learning, leading and loving." —Shelley Rodrigo, 2023 Program Chair and NCTE President-Elect
-Learn more about the Conference Theme here.
-MAKE CCS PROUD: This Call for Proposals page has a January 18th Deadline. Think about presenting in your hometown to a national audience!! Below are the presentation types.
Explanation of Session Types
- Committee Meeting: for business meetings of NCTE committees, assemblies, caucuses, conferences, or associations
- Half-Day Workshop: longer session devoted to a topic; registration fee will be charged
- Individual Proposal: with 1-2 presenters; will be combined with 2-3 other proposals to create a panel under a new session title and description
- Panel Presentation: with 3 or more panelists
- Poster Sessions: physical poster presented at a poster board
- Roundtable Session: multiple presenters present on topics; attendees usually listen to 2-3 talks during the session
- Special Interest Group: for NCTE assemblies, caucuses, or conferences
Buckeye Children and Teen Book Award Winners
The Buckeyes are one of the few state reader’s choice awards in which students get to nominate the titles as well as vote on the final winners. The only adults who may submit nominations or votes are teachers and librarians who are representing a group of students from their school or library. This allows the Buckeyes to be truly a student-chosen award in all aspects.
The 2022 winners of the Buckeye Children and Teen Book Awards are:
- Teen: Loveless by Alice Oseman (Scholastic, 2022)
- Grades 6-8: Ground Zero by Alan Gratz (Scholastic, 2021)
- Grades 3-5: Linked by Gordon Korman (Scholastic, 2021)
- Grades K–2: The Barnabus Project by Terry, Eric, and Devin Fan (Tundra Books, 2020)
Don’t forget to make your nominations for the 2023 Buckeye Children’s and Teen Book Awards!
Columbus Metropolitan Library Winter Reading Challenge
The Columbus Metropolitan Library is bringing back for a fifth year its Winter Reading Challenge, in which students can earn prizes just by reading over break. A twist on CML’s Summer Reading Challenge, Winter Reading Challenge aims to keep reading skills strong when students are out of school over the holidays. From Dec. 1 through Jan. 31, K-12 students can pick up a game board at CML’s 23 locations throughout Franklin County. The annual program challenges students to track their progress as they read for 20 days and complete five activities on their game boards. Examples of game board activities include “Read a book about science,” “Read a book in a series,” “Read a book about a holiday” and many more. Just for signing up, students can select a prize from the library’s Treasure Box. Students who complete the program will earn a book to keep, as well as a drawstring bag.
GOODREADS: READERS' CHOICE AWARDS
- The winner for Best Young Adult Fictions was The Final Gambit (The Inheritance Games #3) by Jennifer Lynn Barnes.
- The winner for Best Fiction was Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin.
You can check out all of the other category winners here: GoodReads Best Books of 2022.
National Book Award Winners
- Fiction Winner: Tess Gunty The Rabbit Hutch
- Fiction Finalists: The Birdcatcher Gayl Jones, The Haunting of Hajji Hotak and Other Stories Jamil Jan Kochai, All This Could Be Different Sarah Thankam Mathews, and The Town of Babylon Alejandro Varela
- Nonfiction Winner: Imani Perry South to America: A Journey Below the Mason-Dixon to Understand the Soul of a Nation
- Nonfiction Finalists: The Man Who Could Move Clouds: A Memoir Ingrid Rojas Contreras, The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness Meghan O’Rourke, Breathless: The Scientific Race to Defeat a Deadly Virus David Quammen, and His Name Is George Floyd: One Man's Life and the Struggle for Racial Justice Robert Samuels andToluse Olorunnipa
- Poetry Winner: John Keene Punks: New & Selected Poems
- Poetry Finalists: Look at This Blue Allison Adelle Hedge Coke, Balladz Sharon Olds, Best Barbarian Roger Reeves, and The Rupture Tense Jenny Xie
- Translated Literature Winner: Megan McDowell, Samanta Schweblin Seven Empty Houses
- Translated Literature Finalists: A New Name: Septology VI-VIIJon Fosse, Damion Searls, Kibogo Scholastique Mukasonga, Mark Polizzotti, Jawbone Mónica Ojeda,
Sarah Booker, and Scattered All Over the Earth Yoko Tawada, Margaret Mitsutani
- Young People's Literature Winner: Sabaa Tahir All My Rage
- Young People's Literature Finalists: The Ogress and the Orphans Kelly Barnhill, The Lesbiana's Guide to Catholic School Sonora Reyes, Victory. Stand!: Raising My Fist For Justice Tommie Smith, Derrick Barnes, Dawud Anyabwile, Maizy Chen’s Last Chance
Lisa Yee
SOMETHING NEW THIS SUMMER: COLUMBUS BOOK FESTIVAL
The Columbus Book Festival will happen July 15-16 in the heart of the city’s downtown Discovery District. The two-day event featuring national and local authors, exhibitors, entertainment and more will showcase Columbus Metropolitan Library’s historic Main Library, the adjacent Kaufman Plaza and Topiary Garden Park. Call for authors, exhibitors and entertainers is now open! Get Involved/Learn More; About the Event Here.
Something fun from Teachrock-Streaming Holiday Music
TeachRock’s 3rd Annual Holiday Video Jukebox, a free streaming event, will kick off Thursday, December 15th, at 8pm EST. TeachRock’s musician friends have teamed up to make the Jukebox a virtual video holiday party that celebrates the season in the broadest sense, complete with guest VJ appearances and awesome artist insights. And, of course, TeachRock teachers and students will also take centerstage! The Jukebox is fun from mistletoe to mission, and every donation will send supplies to TeachRock’s partner schools! RSVP HERE to get your free viewing link. You can watch with us Thursday Dec. 15 at 8pm, then again anytime through 12/31/22!
STUDYSYNC GIVEAWAYS!!
StudySync is sending a little cheer your way with 5 Days of Giveaways from December 12th through December 16th. If you are a SyncUp Newsletter subscriber, check for daily emails with a chance to receive StudySync swag, an iPad/Green Screen/Tripod bundle, and more. If you are not a SyncUp Newsletter subscriber yet, you can sign up here to receive the 5 Days of Giveaways emails and enter for a chance to win each daily giveaway.
StudySync Strategies Glossary
Explore the StudySync Strategies Glossary with its detailed, research-based strategies designed to support the diverse needs of your classroom.The glossary is linked in your Curriculum Maps and included in your Course Folders. It is divided into five sections—Vocabulary, Speaking and Listening, Reading, Writing, and Formative Assessment. Try a variety of these strategies to differentiate lessons seamlessly.
STUDYSYNC: NOVEMBER/DECEMBER LIVE WEBINAR & ASK-AN-EXPERT SESSIONS
-Here is the PAGE FOR ALL UPCOMING STUDYSYNC WEBINAR DATES.
Below are the StudySync webinar offerings for the month. If you register and cannot attend, you will be sent a recording. StudySync is the core Tier 1 Resources for Secondary English. The CORE ELA Units are used in English 6-12. Items from the StudySync Library are used in all alternative English courses (Humanities Language Arts 8, Humanities English 9 & 10, African American Literature, Major British Writers Seminar, Shakespeare's Literature, and Women's Literature) and many of the elective courses (e.g., Essay Writing 6, 7, and 8).
Tuesday, November 29, 2022
- 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM EST ASSESS 101: Monitor Student Progress Throughout the Year Register Now
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
- 6:00 PM - 6:00 PM Basic Training: Create and Grade Assignments Register Now
Friday, December 2, 2022
- 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST Differentiate for All Learners: EL/ELL Development Resources Register Now
Tuesday, December 6, 2022
- 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM EST Differentiate For All Learners: Stretch Your Advanced and Pre-AP Students Register Now
Thursday, December 8, 2022
- 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM EST Create Custom Units That Can Be Shared District Wide Register Now
Monday, December 12, 2022
- 6:00 PM - 6:30 PM EST From Tweets to Tomes: How Students Write in StudySync Register Now
- Ask-An Expert Session: Dec. 12 3:15-3:45
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
- 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM EST Basic Training: The Reading Routine - Reading & Rigor in StudySync Register Now
Monday, December 19, 2022
- 4:00 PM - 4:30 PM EST Keep Reading Relevant: Teaching a Blast Lesson Register Now
Tuesday, December 20, 2022
- Ask-An Expert Session: Dec. 20 3:15-3:45
Wednesday, December 21, 2022
- 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST Basic Training: How to Navigate Your New StudySync Account Register Now
Tuesday, January 3, 2023
- 12:00 PM - 12:30 PM EST How Administrators Can Best Utilize StudySync Register Now
- 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST Basic Training: How to Navigate Your New StudySync Account Register Now
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
- 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST Basic Training: The Reading Routine - Reading & Rigor in StudySync Register Now
Thursday, January 5, 2023
- 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM EST Basic Training: Create and Grade Assignments Register Now
The video above gives you an overview for Secondary English Curriculum. Use the Quick Links on the landing page of the ELA 6-12 Webpage for easy navigation to English Curriculum items (Curriculum/Instructional Resources 6-8 Quick Link; Curriculum/Instructional Resources 9-12 Quick Link). To access many curricular and district items, you must be logged into Google using your CCS credentials and not a personal account.
Curriculum Maps & Folders:
Adopted Curriculum Resources:
You can see all courses with core resources for English 6-12 in the items linked below:
- Course Resource Spreadsheet with Visuals and
- CCS Adopted, Supplemental, and Intervention Resources List.
The TIER 1 Instructional Resources
- StudySync: English 6-12, Alternate English courses, and some Electives
- StudySync Info Page (access, tutorials, trainings, and more)
- Bedford Texts/Launchpad: Honors and AP English
- Bedford/Launchpad Info Page (access, tutorials, trainings, and more)
- Some Elective Courses will have single resource adoptions.
- Achieve3000 (6-9) The contact person for this resource is Sonja Dill.
- Achieve3000 Info Page (access, tutorials, trainings, and more)
- Progress to Success (9-12) You can request copies by emailing Carla Mae Phillips.
- Core Enrichment (6-8) This course can be used for Tiers II/III Intervention.
- College/Career Ready Literacy (6-12) This course can be used for Tiers II/III Intervention.
- TeachingBooks is the where the lists of novels available for teacher use from the warehouse, the curriculum office, in StudySync, and in Course Folders, are found.
- TeachingBooks Info Page (access, tutorials, trainings, and more)
Secondary Literacy Plan
- The CCS Secondary Literacy Plan provides teaching strategies/PD (how to teach) that can be used with the texts/lessons from your adopted resources (what to teach) to address these components of the plan: Academic Language, Reading Comprehension, Writing Competency, and Classroom Discussion. It is rooted in Ohio’s Plan to Raise Literacy Achievement and guided by the Adolescent Simple View of Reading. The plan spans from intermediate literacy that crosses curricular areas to disciplinary literacy that reflects the demands of specific disciplines while allowing for individualized intensive interventions, as needed. Inherent in the plan is that students are reading, writing, and discussing every day in classrooms.
- CCS Secondary Literacy Plan Info Page
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NEW TEACHERS: If you are new to teaching a secondary English course and did not attend the new teacher orientation sessions, here are some links for you to the items you may have missed.
outings, classes, contests, grants, and pd
AUTHOR VISITS
Ross Gay/Hanif Abdurraqib Tuesday, November 29, 7:00pm Gramercy Books Bexley
POETRY OUT LOUD SCHOOL REGISTRATION DEADLINE-DECEMBER 1
If you were unable to attend the Ohio Poetry Out Loud High School Teacher Workshop and still want to get your students involved, you can watch the video from the November 2nd meeting and see the handouts. The deadline to enter your school is December 1st.
Recording/Passcode: @Z9quX!d
The video is not edited; it is just a recording of the conversation and notes from the November 2nd Teacher Workshop. The chats on the side have helpful questions and links.
Ohio Poetry Out Loud Handout with Dates
Read more about the Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest in the Student Contest and Opportunities section of this newsletter.
FOLGER BOOK CLUB
Words, Words, Words, the Folger Shakespeare Library Book Club, is pleased to announce the next book discussion – Black Cake by Charmaine Wilkerson on Thursday, December 1 at 6:30pm. Participation is free. Click below to reserve your spot. All discussions will be held in Zoom and we will also share the discussion questions, supplemental materials, and suggestions for sips and snacks in advance. Register for the discussion.
THURBER HOUSE ADULT WRITING WORKSHOPS
Here is the Fall Writing Workshop Schedule.
- Adult Writing Workshop | So You Want to Write Middle Grade or Young Adult Fiction MONDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2022, 6:00 PM 8:00 PM, VIRTUAL ON ZOOM
- Adult Writing Workshop | Revision: Approach It Like Triage, MONDAY, DECEMBER 12, 2022, 6:00 PM 8:00 PM, VIRTUAL ON ZOOM
OCTELA 2023 PROPOSALS
Proposals for sessions for OCTELA's 2023 conference are being accepted.
Want to submit a proposal? Proposals are due by 11:59 PM on December 9, 2022. If you have an idea for a session, you can read the Call for Proposals and Submit a Proposal here.
NCTE 2023 PROPOSALS
MAKE CCS PROUD: The NCTE Conference will be in Columbus next November. This Call for Proposals page has a January 18th Deadline. Think about presenting in your hometown to a national audience!!
THE STANDARDS INSTITUTE (UNBOUND ED) WINTER 2023
The Standards Institute™ happening February 6-10 in Anaheim, CA, is an immersive and transformative five-day in-person learning experience. Educators who attend the Standards Institute™ commit to adaptive change within themselves while enhancing equitable practices focused on GLEAM™ (grade-level, engaging, affirming, meaningful) instruction.
OCTELA CONFERENCE WILL BE IN-PERSON THIS YEAR!
OCTELA 2023 will be held on February 24 and 25, 2023 at DoubleTree Hotel Columbus-Worthington. Registration Coming Soon! Featured Speakers | FAQ
GIVEAWAYS
- TeachingBooks December Contests & Giveaways
- Bulk Bookstore Discounts & Contests (People really do win: I won a $150 shopping spree from the November drawing:)
- We Are Teachers Contests & Giveaways
Poetry Out Loud Registration is OPEN!
-The registration is now open for the 2022-2023 Poetry Out Loud National Recitation Contest! Poetry Out Loud (POL) is a national arts education program for high school students that encourages the study of great poetry by offering free educational materials and a dynamic recitation competition for students across the country.
-Columbus City Schools has the unique distinction of being the first district to have a school enter POL in its inaugural year in Ohio, 18 years ago, and of producing the first national winner. We have sent many students to the state contest and a few to the national contest.
-This POL teacher resource page is full of information about selecting poems and organizing school competitions. It also has lesson plans and judging tools.
-Schools can register here: OHIO POL REGISTRATION. The deadline to register your school is December 1. The deadline to complete your school recitation competition is January 29th. The regional competition will be Wednesday, Feb. 8th at Thurber Center in Columbus.
Scholastic Art & Writing Awards: Midwest Region Writing Deadline is December 1
Students in Grades 7-12 (age 13 and up) can watch this video and see the steps below for how to enter the Scholastic Writing Awards. The Midwest Region deadline is December 1st. Visit HERE for more information.
Both students and educators can create an account using our online registration system. This is where you’ll find your school and enter your work.
2. UPLOAD YOUR BEST WORK
Don’t forget to seek feedback from educators, family, and friends and edit your work.
Be sure to select the category that best represents your work. VIEW CATEGORIES
3. SEND IN YOUR ENTRY FORM WITH YOUR ENTRY FEE OR A FEE WAIVER
Entry fees are $10 per individual entry and $30 per portfolio. If the entry fee is a barrier to your participation in the Awards, we will waive the fee when you submit a Fee Waiver Form.
The Scholastic Awards open for entries in September and deadlines vary between December and January, depending on your region. Curious about your region’s deadline? FIND YOUR REGION
Visit our online galleries to see works from past National Medalists. VISIT THE GALLERY
THURBER HOUSE FLIP THE PAGE SUBMISSIONS
Flip the Page: Central Ohio's Teen Literary Journal
Flip the Page is written, staffed, and produced by Central Ohio teens. The mission is to provide a showcase for the work of young local writers and offer opportunities to learn about submission, critique, editorial design, and publication. All accepted writers and artists receive a complimentary copy of the journal, which is sold on Amazon. Submissions are juried by a committee of teen writers from Thurber House's Young Writers' Studio (see above). Learn more and submit here: Flip the Page Site. The deadline is January 28th.
Writing Submission Guidelines
- Must be a resident of Central Ohio (Franklin, Delaware, Union, Madison, Pickaway, Fairfield, or Licking counties)
- Open to teens ages 13 to 19 years old
- They are interested in short stories, poems, songs, essays, play excerpts, and especially humor pieces
- Maximum of 800 words per piece
- Limit of two entries per person
- Accepted formats are Word documents and shareable Google documents
NCTE WRITING AWARDS-DATES ANNOUNCED
Prompts are now available for the 2023 Achievement Awards in Writing and Promising Young Writers contests! NCTE encourages educators to share information on these school-based writing awards across the middle and secondary levels. The 2023 contests feature key changes to contest guidelines, eligibility, and scoring designations. Details are available on each contest’s webpage, and a breakdown of the changes can be found here.
Here are key dates for the 2023 contests:
- November 2022: contest opens for submissions.
- February 15, 2023: submission window closes.
- May 2023: winners are announced.
Learn more about the Student Writing Awards today!
Carla Mae Phillips
Southland Center, Suite 125
Previous Newsletters are available on the CCS ELA 6-12 Webpage.
Email: cphillips3865@columbus.k12.oh.us
Website: https://www.ccsoh.us/English6-12
Location: 3700 South High Street, Columbus, OH, 43207, USA
Phone: (380) 997-0463