National Day on Writing

The National Day on Writing® celebrates writing—and the many places, reasons, and ways we write each day—as an essential component of literacy. Since 2009, #WhyIWrite has encouraged thousands of people to lift their voices to the things that matter most to them.

The Kean University Writing Project participates in this national event by inviting all to write on our digital writing wall. The themes for each wall are #WhyIWrite and #IamFrom. Below are our customized google slides where you can both view and participate in our celebration! To participate, please click on the desired Writing Wall and it will redirect you to editing access for the designated google slide. Further instructions will be located within the Writing Wall!

We will be celebrating from October 12th – October 20th, as October 20th is the official celebration day! You can all participate by following us on twitter and Instagram; please tag us @kuwsp hashtag #WhyIWrite, #IamFrom, and #kuwsp.

#WhyIWrite Writing Wall

#IamFrom Writing Wall

During the Fall Semester of 2019, the Kean University Writing Project participated in the National Day on Writing!

“Writing is an important part of life. It helps us communicate and work with each other, supports our learning, and helps us remember.

The National Day on Writing® celebrates writing—and the many places, reasons, and ways we write each day—as an essential component of literacy. Since 2009, #WhyIWrite has encouraged thousands of people to lift their voices to the things that matter most to them.

NCTE invites you to join our 2019 National Day on Writing on October 20 and tell us about what compels you to pick up a pen, sharpen a few pencils, dust off the chalk, find a marker that works, or tap your keyboard.” – https://whyiwrite.us/

KUWP participated in this national event on both a university and elementary level. Partnering with students from Kean University and Forest Street Community School, we were able to create three different art installments to celebrate the National Day On Writing. The themes for this year’s writing were #whyIwrite #whereIamfrom. These public participated art pieces were directed and curated by KUWP’s current Graduate Assistant, Patricia Dennis. Below are the pictures of all the art pieces created from each group!

Kean University: #whyIwrite #whereIamfrom

These two pieces are located in the KUWP office in the CAS building, room 314!

Forest Street Community School

Forest Street Community School focused on theme of #whereIamfrom, creating a tree with poems of leave describing where they are from; this piece is located at the school. All students who participated in this project received a gift from KUWP and Kean Relations! You can also checkout our Instagram page for more pictures and videos! Please follow us @kean_wp.