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Each camp is designed and taught by certified National Writing Project Fellows

Thank you to everyone who made our 2008 camps a big success
Information about next summer's camps will be posted here in early 2009

Author Adventures – Come on a real adventure! Read, write and learn about your favorite authors. You'll create your own book and become and author, too.
Students entering grades 2-3

Journeys – Experience the adventure of magical places and faraway lands as you explore the past and trek into the future. You will need create literary masterpieces on a journey as far as your imagination will take you.
Students entering grades 2-3

   

Reader's Theatre – Join us as we bring to life some of our favorite stories in a dramatic and interesting way! Participate in an array of collaborative script-writing activities where you can entertain and “be” entertained by fellow creative authors.
Students entering grades 2–6

Creative Composers – Creativity is the name of the game at this camp! Use your imagination to enter a world of fantastic fictional fun. You'll learn that your ideas and ingenuity are virtually endless.
Students entering grades 4-6

Entertainment Writer – Food, celebrities, books, fashion, arts, music, and movies... What's hot and what's not! You'll discuss the latest trends and write your own newspaper reviews. There will be collaboration among grade levels for newspaper production with plenty of age appropriate break-out activities for everyone!
Students entering grades 2–9

   

Wanna-Be Writers – Wanna be a writer? No, you are gonna be a writer! Explore a wide range of writing styles and discover the author inside you. Mystery, Fantasy, Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction—you decide!
Students entering grades 7–9
(Fogelsville)
Students entering grades 5–9 (So. Lehigh)

Digital Storytelling – Use a variety of technologies to publish stories that include images and sound. You will begin by composing your own stories then add the dimensions of personal voice and music. You'll be able to incorporate your own digital pictures or video and spend time shooting still and video pictures… all leading up to a technological masterpiece!
Students entering grades 7–12

College Bound – Sharpen your skills to prepare for college. Write in a variety of forms, including memoir, personal, and expository. Extra attention will be paid to developing writing skills for college application essays and SATs.
Students entering grades 10–12

 

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Each camp is designed and taught by certified National Writing Project Fellows

For more information, contact:
Lehigh Valley Writing Project Co-Director
Kristy Weidner-Gonzalez | 610-285-5231 | kmw14@psu.edu

©2008 Penn State Lehigh Valley