Category Archives: education

  1. “Imagine” Video Wins Award

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    May 22, 2013 by WITS Editor

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    POP Video, a Houston-based video production company, worked with Writers in the Schools to develop a thirty second spot called …
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  2. Final Letter from WITS Intern

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    May 22, 2013 by WITS Editor

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    Dear Readers, This past Tuesday marked my last day at Travis Elementary as an assistant teacher with the Writers in the Schools …
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  3. Summer Book Clubs

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    May 21, 2013 by WITS Editor

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    Remember to register your kids for the Houston Public Library Summer Reading Program.  Go Under Cover is for children up …
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  4. TGIF

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    May 17, 2013 by WITS Editor

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    Friday is the king of the week I wake up and jump out of bed My skin tingles My head …
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  5. Mitali’s Fire Escape: A Writing Contest for Teens

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    May 16, 2013 by WITS Editor

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      Do you love to weave words together? Were you and/or one or both of your birth parents born in …
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  6. The Watchful Eye: A WITS Student Reading

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    May 15, 2013 by WITS Editor

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    Join Writers in the Schools (WITS) and the Menil Collection for an evening of student readings, Thursday, May 23 at …
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  7. NANO Fiction Prize for Short Fiction

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    May 8, 2013 by WITS Editor

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    Many WITS writers teach the art of flash fiction or nano fiction because the genre encourages students to be concise and thoughtful. …
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  8. Notes from WITS Intern: Comics in Motion

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    May 6, 2013 by WITS Editor

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    This week at Travis Elementary MaryScott and I were treated to some comedic performances, written and directed by none other …
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  9. Last Chance to Slam!

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    May 3, 2013 by WITS Houston

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    Calling all teen poets and writers! Join us for the Pluto Wild-card Slam. This Saturday is your last chance to …
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  10. Thank You

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    May 1, 2013 by WITS Editor

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    Thank you for participating in A Poem a Day with Writers in the Schools (WITS). If you enjoyed reading poems by WITS …
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  11. Land of the Lone Star

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    April 30, 2013 by WITS Editor

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    Leaving land of lone star of heat, humidity, and horses on a huge white bird over open ocean in night’s …
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  12. Ish Poem

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    April 29, 2013 by WITS Editor

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    In the dark-ish night, deep in the city, the sunset made blue-ish, orange reflections in the calm river. The boats …
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  13. My Scarecrow (An Incantation)

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    April 26, 2013 by WITS Editor

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    My scarecrow has a shadow so she can scare away my feelings of being alone. My scarecrow has a trap …
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  14. Hardly Myself

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    April 25, 2013 by WITS Editor

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    Today again I am hardly myself. Grass sprouts from my hair like antennae. Flowers become my eye lashes as bark …
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  15. Second Saturday Workshops: How to Get Published

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    April 24, 2013 by WITS Editor

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    WITS is offering a teacher workshop called Teachers as Writers:  How to Get Published. This is the final Second Saturday Series offering …
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Writers in the Schools (WITS)


Writers in the Schools (WITS) is the #1 literary arts organization in Texas, increasing literacy and nourishing creativity across the nation. With 80 writers and educators on staff, WITS has a reach throughout Houston in classrooms, community centers, museums, parks, and hospitals. This blog provides a snapshot of the organization--who we are, where we are, and what we are all about.

The glory of WITS is best expressed by the students--in their own words -- so this blog features essays, stories, and poems that were created by K-12 students in our program. All material (c) Writers in the Schools 2007-2013. If you wish to republish this work, please credit both the organization and the author and link back to this site. This material may not be used in commercial ventures of any kind.

Supporting WITS will help bring the pleasure and power of reading and writing to more Houston children -- 23,000 students this year -- helping to improve writing skills, build confidence, raise test scores, and enhance creativity.

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