Write-A-Book

• Sponsored by the Office of Library Media Services and the Educational Media Association of Prince George’s County (EMAPGC)
• Directly supports the Maryland State Assessment (MSA), the Voluntary State Curriculum (VSC) and the High School Assessment (HSA)
• Students write to inform, to persuade, and to express personal ideas. 
• Collaboration between Library Media Specialists and classroom teachers at the school level will provide a climate that is conducive to student learning and achievement.
• Parent involvement completes the partnership between home and school and contributes to the overall success of the students’ creative literary experience.
  • Suggested pages for home use are provided in the Take Home section of this guide.
  • Pages throughout the guide to be used as transparencies or instructional handouts at the discretion of the instructor. 
  • For each of the categories listed, a school may submit to the Office of Library Media Services four qualified individual, four qualified group, and four qualified class-produced books for each grade level.
  • Judges will award prizes at the county level for each entry group and each book type at the appropriate grade levels for 1st place, 2nd place, 3rd place, and honorable mention.
  • The location, date, and time of the annual awards ceremony will be announced by the Office of Library Media Services.
• Our new Pre-K students can also participate. Read the addendums below to find out more:

Author    Guidelines   General

Above: Largo High School 2009 WAB winners!

First place winner book examples!