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Start-Up Activity
Publishing helps young writers get interested in their work and creates a sense of pride and accomplishment. It underscores the importance of all the effort involved in the writing process. And it nurtures an awareness of authorship and audience.
Display this statement: “If you know your writing will be published, you will do your best work.” Ask students why the prospect of publishing has this effect. (Possible responses: Writers like to hear positive things about their work. Writing is an extension of the writer.) Then read and discuss the chapter introduction. Ask students to share memorable publishing experiences.
Think About It
“Writing becomes real when it has an audience.”
—Tom Liner