Before achieving this amazing result in the Teen Ink Magazine, this student found Aralia when she needed help with and guidance about her writing. She had the goal to submit her writing to various competitions and publishing companies. In our class, she completed three writing works: 1 personal narrative essay, 1 short story, and 1 critical essay. With the three essays written, she submitted the personal narrative to the New York Times Personal Narrative Writing Contest. The other two essays were submitted to the Bennington College Young Writers Award and Scholastics Arts & Writing. In addition, students could also submit their critical essay to any publishing company of choice, and she submitted to the Teen Ink Magazine.
Magazine Introduction
Founded in 1989 and based in Atlanta, Teen Ink Magazine is a national teen magazine, book series, and website devoted to teenagers’ writing, arts, photos, and forums. The magazine has attracted 55,000 teens aged 13-19 to publish their work since 1989. The magazine content covers every aspect of a teenager’s opinions and issues that affect their life – from school, love, current events to family and self-esteem. The magazine is dedicated to helping young people share their unique voices while developing their reading, writing, creative, and critical thinking skills.
Students will learn a variety of English writing methods, and they can choose to learn the preferred form of writing. In each class, students will write, discuss and analyze draft works together. The teacher will send reading materials before the beginning of each class. By the end of the course, students will submit their writing work in multiple competitions according to the timeline (For example: Scholastic Art & Writing Awards, New York Times Editorial Competition, and Ocean Awareness Competition. etc.)
