Slice of Life Story Challenge

Day 20 of the March SOLSC #SOL16

Welcome to Day 20 of the 9th Annual Slice of Life Story Challenge!  

If you’re sharing your students’ slice of life stories, please head over to the Classroom Challenge.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

If you participated in this weekend’s commenting challenge, don’t forget to return to Saturday’s post and fill in the participation form to be eligible for an incredibly generous prize from the Highlights Foundation!

The prize will cover the tuition of one June, July, or August workshop Highlights Foundation workshops, retreats or unworkshops (with the exception of any that are sold out or have an application process).  Meals and private lodging are included.  Complimentary shuttle service from nearby airports is also provided.

 

BE INSPIRED

BE INSPIRED.

  • Click here if you need topic ideas.
  • Look at how Stacey uses dialogue to move her story along in this sweet slice of life on her blog, Raising a Literate Human
  • Finding your own “lost” stories might be just the thing to inspire you today. Read Kathleen’s lost story here, on her blog, Courage Does Not Always Roar.

QUOTE OF THE DAY

johngreen

ESSENTIAL INFORMATION

Username:

Please use the SAME email/username information on all of your March comments.

Prizes:

Prizes will be given away at the conclusion of the month-long Slice of Life Story Challenge.  You’ll be eligible for a prize if:

1.     You fill out the participant data form, which went live on February 21st.

2.     You comment ONLY ONCE on the daily call for Slice of Life stories (3/1 – 3/31/16).

3.     You sign a Slice of Life Story Challenge Participation Pledge on April 1st.  (We’ll post the pledge and will ask you to “sign.” You’ll sign by leaving a comment certifying you wrote and linked daily, as well as commented on at least three other Slicers’ writing daily.)

  • In order to be in the running for a prize at the end of the month, you must leave the link to your slice of life story by 11:59 p.m. EST to be eligible for prizes.
    • Only links left before 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time will count when you’re signing-off on the participation pledge on April 1st.
  • The call for slices goes up at midnight EST. Everyone has the same 24-hour window to post, regardless of the time zone in which they live.
  • Please play fair and leave only one link each day.

Social Media:

  • We are using #sol16 on tweets about Slice of Life Story Challenge.
    • NOTE: You must leave a link to your slice of life post on the daily calls for slice of life stories here at Two Writing Teachers to be eligible for a prize.

Questions:

  • Should you have questions about getting started with this Challenge, please contact:
      • If your last name begins with the letters A – G, please email questions to Beth, beth{at}elizabethmoore.work.
      • If your last name begins with the letters H – M, please email questions to Betsy, betsymhubbard{at}gmail.com.
      • If your last name begins with the letters N – S, please email questions to Dana, danamurphy143{at}gmail.com.
      • If your last name begins with the letters T – Z, please email questions to Stacey, stacey{at}staceyshubitz.com.

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