100 Word
Challenge!
Challenge!
What is 100 Word Challenge?
‘The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader,
reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.’ Ursula K. Le Guin
We ask children to write in school but often there is no apparent audience that they can see other than their teacher! This can prompt some very reluctant writers in classrooms. The 100 Word Challenge seeks to address this problem!
It is a weekly creative writing challenge for children under 16 years of age. Each week a prompt is given, which can be a picture or a series of individual words and the children can use up to 100 words to write a creative piece based on that prompt. Their piece should be posted on their class blog and the teacher will then link it to the 100 Word Challenge blog. This means that people all over the world will be able to see their creative writing through the 100 word challenge website!
By setting a limited word count with a focused theme and a guaranteed audience beyond the class teacher, children have far greater motivation for writing. Those who are reluctant writers feel safe with only 100 words to write, whilst those more advanced writers can really extend themselves with the word restriction.
One of the special things about 100WC is that those entering a piece are encouraged to visit other blogs and leave a constructive comment. Every week a selection from all around the world are chosen for the Weekly Showcase and the author gets a certificate and a Special Showcase Badge for their blog!!
A new 100 word challenge is posted every Wednesday. So, standby for the first 100WC on your class blog, get writing then post it on your class blog! The whole world is waiting!!!!
http://100wc.net/
‘The unread story is not a story; it is little black marks on wood pulp. The reader,
reading it, makes it live: a live thing, a story.’ Ursula K. Le Guin
We ask children to write in school but often there is no apparent audience that they can see other than their teacher! This can prompt some very reluctant writers in classrooms. The 100 Word Challenge seeks to address this problem!
It is a weekly creative writing challenge for children under 16 years of age. Each week a prompt is given, which can be a picture or a series of individual words and the children can use up to 100 words to write a creative piece based on that prompt. Their piece should be posted on their class blog and the teacher will then link it to the 100 Word Challenge blog. This means that people all over the world will be able to see their creative writing through the 100 word challenge website!
By setting a limited word count with a focused theme and a guaranteed audience beyond the class teacher, children have far greater motivation for writing. Those who are reluctant writers feel safe with only 100 words to write, whilst those more advanced writers can really extend themselves with the word restriction.
One of the special things about 100WC is that those entering a piece are encouraged to visit other blogs and leave a constructive comment. Every week a selection from all around the world are chosen for the Weekly Showcase and the author gets a certificate and a Special Showcase Badge for their blog!!
A new 100 word challenge is posted every Wednesday. So, standby for the first 100WC on your class blog, get writing then post it on your class blog! The whole world is waiting!!!!
http://100wc.net/