Dear OWP Teacher Consultants:

Oklahoma Writing Project proudly announces the winners
of the 2007 OWP Writing Contest for Students and
Teachers.  The prose judge was Patricia Sturm of
Weatherford, and the poetry judge was Dr. Michael
Angelotti of the University of Oklahoma, both
published writers and teacher consultants for the
Oklahoma Writing Project.

This year’s contest reaped 330 entries, 165 in poetry
and 165 in prose from 72 teachers.  Prose categories
included descriptive paragraph, personal narrative,
short short story, and essay.  Writings were grouped
by grade level and category.  The judge awarded about
one prize per 10-12 entries.

OWP cordially invites you to bring 5 students to the
OWP Spring Celebration and Writing Conference for
Students and Teachers April 26 at Moore-Norman Career
Tech, Franklin Road campus. Registration form is
attached to this e-mail.

Winners of the contest will receive their certificates
and will participate in a readaround of their winning
pieces at the celebration following the Writing
Conference.  Everyone who attends the celebration will
receive a free anthology of the winning writing.

OWP will provide writing workshops for all students
and teachers at the conference.  Teachers, if you know
you want to attend but do not yet have the names of
your students you plan to bring, please fax the
registration form by Friday, and you can re-fax it
with names the following week.

Please let me know if you have questions.  We hope to
see you April 26.

Janis Cramer, Co-Director of Inservice
Phone and Fax:  405-495-4903



PROSE WINNERS 2007 OKLAHOMA WRITING PROJECT WRITING
CONTEST

People Who Live in Trees
Haleigh Lao, Grade      2
McKinley Elementary, Norman
2nd Grade Short Story
Audra Plummer, Teacher

Can Video Games Be Tutors?
Christopher McLaughlin, Grade 3
Bryant Elementary, Moore
Elementary Essay
Lori Newmark, Teacher

The Water Cascaded Down
Miranda Pursley, Grade 5
McKinley Elementary
4th/5th Grade Descriptive Paragraph
Jeannie Rhodes, Teacher

Adventures of Snip, Pounce, and Kaleidoscope in Asia

Ansley Elliott, Grade 4
Cross Timbers Elementary
4th Grade Short Story/Narrative
Brandi Dickson, Teacher

The Journey
Kaitlyn Tucker, Grade 5
Brassfield 5th & 6th Grade Center, Bixby
5th Grade Short Story/Narrative
Zella Ruleford, Teacher

The Trial
Reed    Shafer-Ray, Grade 5
McKinley Elementary, Norman
5th Grade Short Story/Narrative
Jeannie Rhodes, Teacher

The Shiny Boots
Cozetta Johnson, Grade 6
Geary Elementary
6th grade Short Story/Narrative
June Caruthers, Teacher

Thunderstorms
Renae Koehn, Grade 6
Weatherford Middle School
6th-8th Grade Descriptive Paragraph
Laurie Wood, Teacher

Seeing Rays . . . Pop’s Way
Megan Welsh, Grade 6
Union 6th/7th Grade Center
6th Grade Short Story/Narrative
Jennifer Green, Teacher

Venice Beach
Dylan Auge, Grade 8
Weatherford Middle School
6th-8th Grade Descriptive Paragraph
Kelly   Brack, Teacher

Nate the Li’l Pig
Meredith Lowry, Grade 8
Weatherford Middle School
7th-8th Grade Narrative
Kelly   Brack, Teacher

Shere Kahn
Karie Koonce, Grade 7
Alcott Middle School, Norman
6th-8th Grade Narrative
Carolyn Haddock, Teacher

My Diary - A Day in the Life of Elsa
Alexa Long, Grade 8
Alcott Middle School, Norman
7th/8th Grade Short Story
Adam Zodrow, Teacher

A Christmas To Remember
Nick Yandell, Grade 8
ASTEC Charter Middle School, OKC
8th/9th Grade Essay
Bill Spaeth, Teacher

Crocheting Veteran
Cynthia Rott, Grade 9
Pryor Junior High
8th/9th Grade  Essay
Shaun Moffitt, Teacher

My Friend Karl
Andrew Connery, Grade 10
Norman High School
High School Descriptive Paragraph
Carolyn Ahern, Teacher

Playstation 2 Vs. XBox
Rachel Rice, Grade 10
Glenpool High School
High School Essay
Phil Harriman, Teacher

The Arsonist
Rachel Rice, Grade 10
Glenpool High School
High School Short Story
Phil Harriman, Teacher

Showdown
Reanna Wilborn, Grade 12
Norman North High School
High School Narrative
Kathy Woods, Teacher

Near Death Entertainment
Amy Treadwell
Moore High School
Teacher Prose

Do the Right Thing
Glendia Ray
Western Oaks Middle School
Teacher Prose

P O E T R Y   W I N N E R S

Missing Parts
Jessica Yao, Grade 3
2nd and 3rd Grade Poetry
Truman Elementary, Norman
Cynthia Love, Teacher

I Imagine
Robert Hurta, Grade 4
Fourth Grade Poetry
Cross Timbers Elementary
Brandi Dickson, Teacher

Nightmares
Miranda Pursley, Grade 5
Fifth Grade Poetry
McKinley Elementary
Jeannie Rhodes, Teacher

Helen Keller
Taylor Terry, Grade 6
6th Grade Poetry
Weatherford Middle School
Pat Lightfoot, Teacher

Sadness
Quentin Reynolds, Grade 6
6th Grade Poetry
Weatherford Middle School
Pat Lightfoot, Teacher

Mi Abuela
Kathryn Mendoza, Grade 7
7th Grade Poetry
Alcott Middle School
Carolyn Haddock, Teacher

The Green-Eyed Boy
Tiffany Short, Grade 8
8th Grade Poetry
Weatherford Middle School
Kelly Brack, Teacher

But the World Keeps Spinning
Leigh Smith, Grade 8
8th Grade Poetry
Moore West High School
Zach Sherman, Teacher

Madman (Based on Poe’s “The Pit and the Pendulum”)

Lindsey Ramirez, Grade 9
9th Grade Poetry
Central Junior High
Shelly Unsicker, Teacher

Finding My Inspiration
Beth Landers, Grade 10
10th Grade Poetry
ASTEC Charter High School
Jolyn Lisle, Teacher

The Face of Revolution
Jason Byas, Grade 10
10th Grade Poetry
Norman High School
Carolyn Ahern, Teacher

For My Sisters in the Darfur
Kamela Curtis, Grade 11
11th Grade Poetry
Moore High School
Amy Treadwell, Teacher

When It Rains
Morgan Smith, Grade 11
11th Grade Poetry
Mooreland High School
Melinda Arney, Teacher

Memory
Megan Straughan, Grade 12
12th Grade Poetry
Norman North High School
Kathy Woods, Teacher

Paupers Gospels
June Page
Teachers’ Poetry
Mustang High School

Morning’s Porch
Adam Zodrow
Teachers’ Poetry
Alcott Middle School, Norman

Janis Cramer
Co-Director of Inservice
Oklahoma Writing Project
"Teachers Teaching Teachers"
820 Van Vleet Oval
University of Oklahoma
Phone and Fax (405) 495-4903
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