Writing the City Student Editorial Board Application

Please complete the following application. You will need to prepare the following items:

Background information
One writing sample attached as a Word (.doc) or text (.txt) file.
Permission Slip
Teacher recommendation

1. Background Information

Your Name: *

Grade: *

Age: *

Your Gender: *

School Name: *

School Address: *

Please include your school's address, city, state and zip

Home Address: *

Please include your home address, city, state and zip

Email Address:

2. Writing sample.

English Class Grade: *

What grade did you recieve in English on your last report card?

Please attach a writing sample below. MS Word Documents, Adobe PDF or Plain TXT files are allowed. The file must be under 1MB in size:

Writing Sample #1:

Please submit your first writing sample (MS Word, PDF, or TXT documents)

3. Guardian Permission Slip

The guardian permission slip must be printed and signed by your guardian or parent. Please print this permission slip and mail it to:

Attention:
Meg Frost
Teaching Matters
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1270
New York, NY 10115
FAX 212 870 3516

Download the Guardian Permission Form

4. Teacher recommendation

Below is a teacher recommendation form that must be completed by your teacher and returned to:

Meg Frost
Teaching Matters
475 Riverside Drive, Suite 1270
New York, NY 10115
FAX 212 870 3516

Download the Teacher Recommendation Form.

5. Short Answer

Carefully review the Writing the City site.

Why do you want to be part of the student editorial board? (200-300 words): *

What strengths do you believe you will bring to the group? (150-250 words): *

What is your favorite book and/or author? Make sure to back up your response with specific examples (150-200 words): *

Press the submit button only once. It may take a moment to submit the form since you are attaching files - please be patient, and thank you for your submission!

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