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Network News – October 2009Tutor/Trainer ResourcesStudents and Tutors Invited to Publish Their Writings ProLiteracy and the National Gallery of Writing have a Web site where students and the people who work with them can publish their writings and share their experiences, ideas, and opinions about teaching, learning, or any other topic that interests them. Students can write the pieces themselves or dictate them to their tutors/teachers. The pieces can be descriptions of how their lives have changed as they learned to read or to speak English, stories about experiences or someone they admire, letters to friends or relatives, poems, reviews of movies, recipes, lists of steps to make or do something, grocery lists, descriptions of jobs or hobbies, their hopes for their future or that of their children, etc. It doesn't matter if students are beginning writers or have lots of experience—all writers are welcome! The Gallery will also accept photos, drawings, audio files, or links to videos that the person has created and housed elsewhere, such as on YouTube. Writings will go public beginning on October 20, the National Day of Writing. Contributions will be accepted through May 2010. Visit the website to learn more or to submit a piece of writing. The National Gallery of Writing is sponsored by the National Council of Teachers of English with funding support from Verizon and Verizon Thinkfinity. For more information about the ProLiteracy Gallery, contact Linda Church at lchurch@proliteracy.org.
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