What’s been happening at the Writing Center?
Winners Announced at Assembly, Sunday 23rd November, ‘08!
Let’s get writing…
101-WORDS Short Story Contest
Open to DAA 9th, 10th, 11th graders
Dates: Sunday, 5th October - Sunday, 31st October
Separate categories for each grade level
Great PRIZES for 1 winner and 1 runner-up from each grade level: shopping vouchers for Mall of the Emirates donated by DAAPA!
The Rules
• Stories must be exactly 101 words or less and cannot be poems.
• A maximum of three entries per person will be accepted.
• Titles are optional and are not included within the word count.
• Each entry must have your name, homeroom, and grade and must be submitted by email to: shortstory101@gmail.com
Questions? Ask your 101 Words team:
Reem Tawfik, Kath McAinsh, Adam Carrillo, Dariush Sarrafzadeh, Muhammad Yousef, Kareem Constenoble
The Beginning…August 2008
Great news! DAA has provided an additional resource to improve the learning opportunities of its student body. At the beginning of this school year, the new Writing Center opened its doors to all high school students. Located within the Secondary Library, the Center runs from 8:00 AM until 4:00 PM, Sunday to Thursday. Modeled on similar facilities at many Universities today, the Writing Center offers one-on-one support with writing needs to all HS students. Assistance with college personal statements, oral and written commentary, literary analysis essays, history reports, personal narratives, IB Extended essays, research papers and even Science lab reports, is available through the day. Competent peer tutors, carefully selected from amongst the juniors and seniors, are trained to focus on effective writing skills and to create confident writers.
Students who seek assistance are encouraged to sign up on the appointment sheet outside the Center for a private conference with our tutors.
The Writing Center
High School
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
The submissions are all in and the 101-Words team has had a really challenging time selecting 10 favorite stories from each grade level; we have some real talent at the DAA high school! The semi-finalists are now with our panel of English teachers and winners will be announced at the HS assembly next Sunday. Keep your fingers crossed!
We’ll be publishing the stories in our Writing Center 101-Words Collection, so be sure to pick up your free copy when it is out - and share it with your family.
And look out for ‘the best of the best’: we’ll be posting many of the submissions on this site for everyone to enjoy…