Indiana Writing Project

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Looking for authentic writing opportunities for your students?

Here’s one! It also offers some research opportunities!

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Writing Contest: What About Francis Marion? | Marion Public Library Francis Marion, known as the “Swamp Fox,” was a Revolutionary War hero and the namesake of Marion, Iowa. Students in grades K–12 may submit an essay about Francis Marion.

We have added Saturday Sessions in Fishers, to be held at the Ball State Fishers Center. Go to our website to register. https://www.indianawritingproject.com/

We are now offering Saturday Sessions writing camps for young writers in two locations: Muncie and Fishers.

The Muncie Sessions, located on Ball State campus, are for students in grades 3-12 and are free (though pre-registration is required). These sessions are funded by a grant from the Ball State Center for Innovation and Collaboration

The Fishers Sessions, located at the Ball State Fishers Center, are for students in grades 4-12. The cost is $20/session, or $50 for all three.

Oct. 17: Spooky Stories
Nov. 7: Writing Dialogue
Dec. 7: Holiday Greeting Cards

Visit the IWP website for more information and to register.

Professional Development | Muncie | Indiana Writing Project Indiana writing project operates on the model of teachers teaching teachers with a focus on literacy best practices across the curriculum.

A funny memory from my Fb page.

I later found To Kill a Mockingbird on the Nature shelf.

Any teachers have the latitude to allow their students to write about the recent floods? What an authentic personal writing assignment!

Here’s my contribution:

The East-Central Indiana Flood of 2026 ... compared with flooding 160 years earlier, in my ancestor's diary

Here's what I think I'm missing as school starts again.

What cool things are you doing that I'm also missing?

The First Week of School: What A Retired Teacher Still Misses As a recently retired secondary English teacher, I still get a little nostalgic for the first days of school. After getting my classroom ready and after a restless pre-first-day night, the exc…

Here we go again!

What’s your take?

What is 'Linguistic' Phonics and Why Are Some Schools Adopting It? A new question is emerging in the "science of reading": Is one type of phonics instruction better than another?