Learning Network: Eight Videos With Writing Advice for Teens, From Teens

Past winners of our student contests share their best writing moves. 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In that time, we have crowned hundreds of winners whose writing is insightful, well researched and chock-full of excellent craft moves. In a new post, [we’ve rounded up eight short videos of teenage writers](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmywkPP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDgvMjMvbGVhcm5pbmcvZWlnaHQtdmlkZW9zLXdpdGgtd3JpdGluZy1hZHZpY2UtZm9yLXRlZW5zLWZyb20tdGVlbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDgyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDA3OTcmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0Mjg3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZOcPhOhkzeRQ3VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) who have won one of those contests. In the videos, the students walk us through particular choices they made in their writing, such as how they used evidence to strengthen a claim or figurative language to make their writing sing. Teachers might use these videos to teach specific techniques, or students can pick and choose those that interest them. Whatever you’re working on, and wherever you are in the writing process — whether just starting out or working on a draft you’ve already created — we hope this advice from fellow young writers can help. Sincerely, The Learning Network TEACHING RESOURCES [[Article Image] The Learning Network](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRmywkPP4QGAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjMvMDgvMjMvbGVhcm5pbmcvZWlnaHQtdmlkZW9zLXdpdGgtd3JpdGluZy1hZHZpY2UtZm9yLXRlZW5zLWZyb20tdGVlbnMuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD01NSZlbWM9ZWRpdF9sbl8yMDIzMDgyNSZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDA3OTcmbmw9dGhlLWxlYXJuaW5nLW5ldHdvcmsmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0Mjg3MSZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZOcPhOhkzeRQ3VIbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) [MENTOR TEXTS Eight Videos With Writing Advice for Teens, From Teens Past winners of our student contests share their best writing moves. 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