May News!

Congratulations to Michael Gross for being the first place winner in the 2012 Student Essay Contest sponsored by the Massachusetts Credit Union League. Michael has been invited to attend an awards ceremony at the State House to be recognized on June 7, 2012.

Currently students are wrapping up their studies in writing class with parts of speech, particularly adjectives, prepositions, and conjunctions. We are finishing our study of different types of writing with the art of persuasion, which will conclude with a debate.

It is not too soon to begin studying for the final exam, which is scheduled for Wednesday, June 13th (periods 6 & 7).

As a cluster, we would not want to leave you without a good book to read. Please refer to the BLS.org website for information on summer reading requirements. Consider purchasing recreational books to read over the summer via Scholastic.com. If you plan to buy books, please submit your order by May 29th!

Enjoy the long weekend!
~Mrs. Occean Callum

Essay Contests and Publication Opportunities!

All students are hard at work, writing personal narratives for Term IV. At the culmination of this effort, students will either select an essay award contest to submit their writing or submit their piece to the Register, the Boston Latin School literary magazine. Below you will find the various Internet links to three of the essay contests and other websites that are devoted to students publishing written work. Feel free to peruse and read the information on the different websites!

Red Sox  Scholars Program Essay Contest:

Red Sox Scholars Program

Will McDonough Writing Contest:

Sports Museum Contest

Alliance for Young Artists and Writers:

Alliance for Young Artists & Writers

Teen Ink: A Literary Magazine:
Teen Ink

Launch Pad: Where Young Writers and Illustrators Take Off!
Launch Pad

Jack Kent Cooke Foundation:
Foundation

~Mrs. Occean Callum & Ms. Burbank

The Prezi presentation on plot, using Toy Story as an example, can be found here: Plot Prezi