Writing Contest

Hello Students,

     Well, the snow day has messed with our schedule yet again, but this is a great time to remember that the Writing Contest comes to a close very soon. Some of you have submitted a piece or two for me to review; I am spending part of my weekend going over those again, so you can submit more or further edits if you want. If you are at all interested in submitting a piece to this year's writing contest, join the Eighth Grade Contest Google Classroom by going to classroom.google.com and entering this code:

ksc<zero>sof

For some reason, the zero was not differentiating clearly from a letter O, so simply enter a zero where the bracketed label is indicated above. Make sure you are logged in with your Bonny Eagle email address, or we won't be able to see your entry properly.

     Entries are due by Wednesday, February 4, 2015. This means you have all weekend to type, edit, and retype as you desire. I will check my email periodically to offer help and suggestions if needed, and of course you can ask questions during school next week. All the directions for submission are on the Google Classroom, but I can offer help if needed for that, too.

     Finally, remember that this is NOT REQUIRED. I encourage all students with a genuine interest in writing and submitting a piece to do so, but you will not lose any points or any respect for not entering the contest. However, I will gladly use your entry as a sample writing piece and add it to your Quarter Three gradebook as a great piece of writing if you like. It can only help your grade.

     Let me know if you have any questions, and have a great weekend!

Sincerely,

Mr. DeMaris