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<p class="MsoNormal"><i><span style="font-size:10.0pt;color:blue">Please pardon the cross-posting.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">I just heard from the national director of the Letters About Literature program that the submission deadline for 4<sup>th</sup> – 12<sup>th</sup> grade entries has been extended due to inclement
weather. Originally, all Level I and II letters had to be postmarked by this Friday, January 10<sup>th</sup>, and Level III letters were due in December. Now, as long as letters are *<b>received* by January 21<sup>st</sup></b>, they will be included for judging.
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FYI,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue">Jen</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Jennifer Maurer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">School Library Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">250 Winter Street NE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">503.378.5011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue"><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us">jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</a><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">OSLIS ||
<a href="www.oslis.org">www.oslis.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue">Learn to research. Research to learn.©</span></b><span style="color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Jennifer Maurer
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<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 13, 2013 5:58 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'jennifer.maurer@state.or.us'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> FW: [Libs-Or] Letters About Literature Has Begun => Reading & Writing Contest for 4th - 12th Graders<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Libs-Or [<a href="mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us">mailto:libs-or-bounces@listsmart.osl.state.or.us</a>]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Jennifer Maurer<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Friday, September 13, 2013 5:22 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> 'libs-or@listsmart.osl.state.or.us'<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [Libs-Or] Letters About Literature Has Begun => Reading & Writing Contest for 4th - 12th Graders<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Please pardon the cross-posting.<br>
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Letters About Literature is a national reading and writing contest sponsored by the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress (LOC) and by Oregon’s equivalent at the State Library. Students write letters to any author explaining how that author's book
changed their way of thinking about the world or themselves. Please help promote this program, including among homeschoolers.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">The LOC asks teachers/parents to allow students to choose a book that is meaningful to them and asks students to explain *<b>why</b>* or *<b>how</b>* the book was significant to them instead of summarizing
the plot. The focus of a participant’s letter is to make clear the connection one has with a book.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Here’s what Lynette Gottlieb, a teacher in Corvallis, had to say about the contest: <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:.5in"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Letters about Literature was a completely positive experience for my students…importantly, some of my students who do not identify as writers, and do not generally enjoy the experience,
were able to write about something meaningful to them and participate in an inclusive contest that also recognized them…the process connects them to the human experience of literature. It supports my English classroom where I give students choice about reading
whenever possible and teach that literature and writing are first and foremost about communication.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">There are three competition levels: Level I for 4th-6th graders, Level II for 7th-8th graders, and Level III for 9th-12th graders. Note that high school juniors and seniors may participate, which was not true
last year because of national program funding limitations. Oregon's three winners – one from each competition level – will go on to compete nationally.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Entry forms and guidelines are available online at
<a href="http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/aboutlit.aspx"><span style="color:windowtext">http://www.oregon.gov/osl/LD/Pages/youthsvcs/aboutlit.aspx</span></a>.
<b>All Level III entries must be postmarked by December 10, 2013</b> and <b>Level I and Level II entries by January 10, 2014</b>.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In 2013, about 810 students in Oregon entered the contest, and 1 in 7 received cash prizes or bookstore gift certificates. These prizes are made possible through support from the national Center for the Book,
Oregon Reading Association, and three divisions of the Oregon Library Association: Oregon Association of School Libraries, Children’s Services Division, and Oregon Young Adult Network.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Thanks for passing along the information and encouraging participation.<br>
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Jen<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:gray">Jennifer Maurer<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:gray">School Library Consultant<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:gray">Oregon State Library<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:gray">250 Winter Street NE<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:gray">Salem, OR 97301<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:gray">503.378.5011<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:gray"><a href="mailto:jennifer.maurer@state.or.us"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:gray">jennifer.maurer@state.or.us</span></a></span><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:gray"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:gray">OSLIS ||
</span></b><span style="color:gray"><a href="www.oslis.org"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:gray">www.oslis.org</span></b></a></span><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:gray"><o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:gray">Learn to research. Research to learn.©</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:blue"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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