Awards Ceremony for 2008 Writer to Writer Challenge
The Writer to Writer Challenge is the annual statewide writing competition for adult learners in public library literacy programs throughout California. Adult learners are invited to read a book of their choice and then write a personal letter to the author of that book, sharing with the author their thoughts and opinions as to how the book affected them.
The Writer to Writer Challenge gives adult learners the opportunity to make the first step into functional writing and provides a venue for these individuals to express their voice in a safe and trusted environment.
These archived webcasts were recorded at the San Jose Public Library on November 15, 2008.
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Overview of the Writer to Writer Challenge |
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| Janice Edwards Director of Community Relations NBC 11 |
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 2:08 minutes |
Emerging Writers Category
Emerging Writers dictate their letters to tutors/staff using the Language Experience Approach |
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| Winner: Ferial Hanna |  |
7:35 minutes |
Beginning Writer Category
Beginning Writers write basic (short and simple) sentences and phrase on their own |
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| Winner: Laurie Heber |  |
8:38 minutes |
| Runner-Up Walter Woodley |  |
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Intermediate Writer Category Intermediate writers write more complex sentences and have a larger vocabulary of words and phrases |
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| Winner: Sandra Galanes |  |
11:00 minutes |
| Runner-Up Blanca Martines |  |
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| Runner-Up Sharon Zhao |  |
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Advanced Writer Category Beginning Writers write basic (short and simple) sentences and phrase on their own |
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| Winner: Juan "Johnny" Santoyo |  |
4:00 minutes |