Write the World
What ?
Write the World is an online community for both young writers (13-18 years old ) and educators alike. This is a global platform for individuals from over 80 different countries that are interested in writing, sharing, networking, improving their writing skills, critical thinking and also collaborating on new ideas. The organization is founded in 2012 by David Weinstein. It has a small team of high school teachers and students on the advisory board. Its goal is to help improve the writings of young students by offering an online community and resource. It strives to assist students become better writers and develop communication tools in order to be successful in school and life.
Background of how it all started.
Picture of founder, David Weinstein
Write the World is an online community for both young writers (13-18 years old ) and educators alike. This is a global platform for individuals from over 80 different countries that are interested in writing, sharing, networking, improving their writing skills, critical thinking and also collaborating on new ideas. The organization is founded in 2012 by David Weinstein. It has a small team of high school teachers and students on the advisory board. Its goal is to help improve the writings of young students by offering an online community and resource. It strives to assist students become better writers and develop communication tools in order to be successful in school and life.
Background of how it all started.
Picture of founder, David Weinstein
Who?
For students, the site offers:
For Educators and Teachers, the site offers
For students, the site offers:
- Daily multiple prompts/suggestions to write on. For example, this week, one of the topic is what would you call your own band? Give it a clever name and information about the band and the type of music that it plays.
- Enter free writing or poem contests to win money.
- Join a group such as fiction writers, green writers, poets, history writers, or autobiographies.
- Share your writing and receive feedback from the online community if you wish.
- Get special badges as you write and get recognize.
- View other sample writings, review and offer feedback.
- Learn about authors and their backgrounds
- Save all your writings in Portfolio section.
For Educators and Teachers, the site offers
- Free tools, materials, curriculum and resources to promote writing in class.
- Learn how to create a writing group.
- View rubrics, prompts and resources for different subjects/topics.
- Connect to other classes in different countries.
- Have students enter different contests.
- Access to charts to show students’ progress.