California Library Literacy Services7th Annual Writing Challenge for Adult Learners
Writer To Writer 2008: Books Change Lives
Adult Learners!
Read or listen to a book that inspires you
Write a letter to the author
Deadline: July 31, 2008 – Thursday
Ceremony: November 14, 2007 - San Jose: CLA Conference
Adult learners from California Library Literacy Services will select and read a book and then write to the author about how that book changed their lives. 4 Levels:
~ Emerging - dictated letter to tutors or staff~ Beginning - write basic short, simple sentences on their own
~ Intermediate - write more complex sentences with larger vocabulary
~ Advanced - writing independently with little technical support
In 2007, over 140 learners sent letters that showed depth and perception that warmed the hearts of everyone who read them. The letters opened a window into the lives of our learners to show how their reading affects their lives. From these letters we can all learn how reading a book can dramatically influence and change a life.
The top 30 letters will be published in a book and the California State Library website.
The letters of the 2007 winners and finalists @
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