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Learn More:Who does all that reading & writing?
The Literary Committee! More than 70 artists, staff, students, and others are assigned a group of plays. They read them and write one page responses to each playwrights. How do they know what to write? PYP provides all Literary Committee Members with a packet of information including a rubric to guide their process, questions to consider while reading student plays, and sample responses. What is the process like for a Literary Committee member?
Good question! Let's ask a LitComm member. High school intern Tiara has the scoop. Quiara speaks about her activism work in the video. What is the specific project she's talking about?
Emancipated Stories, a collection of writing and art for individuals experiencing incarceration, was created by Quiara and her cousin, Sean Ortiz, who is currently serving time in a federal correction facility. |
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Quiara is one of tens of thousands of students who have received feedback from us over the course of 30 years. Did you write a play and receive feedback? Tell us about it! |
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