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Today we are thrilled to announce the launch of a new Life Stories Learning partnership with 826 National, the largest youth writing network in the country!
The 826 Network provides K–12 students in under-resourced communities with high-quality writing and publishing programs through its local chapters and its online platform 826 Digital, reaching hundreds of thousands of students from all fifty states and sixty countries.
Over the past six months we've partnered with 826 as they adapted lessons from Teaching The Thread. Their amazing collection of new writing lessons are now freely available in the Watch and Write section of their website and coming soon to our Life Stories Learning page.
Here's a sneak peek!
826 Lessons: Write With… Life Stories
Soundscape Poems with Jason Reynolds: Students write a “soundscape” poem filled with familiar sounds of their neighborhood or home.
Singing Through Struggles with Gloria Estefan: Students identify a story of their own and turn it into original song lyrics.
Excavate Your Story with Rev. Dr. Jacqueline Lewis: Students chart their many identities and write a poem or narrative to uncover the powers their identities possess.
Storytelling is Who We Are with Tova Friedman: Students reflect on a family story, considering how it has shaped who they are today and who they could be tomorrow.
Moments as Poetry with Reginald Dwayne Betts: Students write a poem that captures a single, meaningful moment from their everyday life.
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