Category: Teaching

NATIONAL READING-WRITING CONTEST OFFERS BIG PRIZES FOR STUDENTS AND LIBRARIES

Entry forms for the 2008 Letters About Literature contest, a national reading-writing contest sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress in partnership with Target Stores, are now available on the Indiana Center for the Book’s website. The competition calls for entrants to write a personal letter to an author, living… Read More NATIONAL READING-WRITING CONTEST OFFERS BIG PRIZES FOR STUDENTS AND LIBRARIES

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Looking for Dedicated English Teachers

The Family Violence Prevention Fund’s new “School of Respect” campaign is holding a competitive search for outstanding high school English literature teachers to help develop and pilot Lessons from Literature, an innovative curriculum aimed at preventing various forms of interpersonal violence such as bullying, harassment, dating abuse, and sexual assault among teens. Selected teachers will… Read More Looking for Dedicated English Teachers

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Library of Congress Presents: New Web Site on the History of the Hymn “Amazing Grace” and the Chasanoff/Elozua Amazing Grace Collection

The Library of Congress announces the launch of a new Web site devoted to the history of the hymn *Amazing Grace,* and the Library*s Chasanoff/Elozua Amazing Grace Collection, which is comprised of 3,049 published recordings of the hymn by different individual musicians or musical ensembles.   This site  is a joint venture of the Motion Picture,… Read More Library of Congress Presents: New Web Site on the History of the Hymn “Amazing Grace” and the Chasanoff/Elozua Amazing Grace Collection

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