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West Tennessee Writing Project

David Carithers, WTWP Director

UT Martin Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages

209 Hurt St. 

University of Tennessee at Martin Martin, TN 38238
Phone: 731-881-7300

Fax: 731-881-7276

wtwp@utm.edu

 

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Welcome

 

The West Tennessee Writing Project is located in the Department of English and Modern Foreign Languages at The University of Tennessee at Martin.  It is one of 199 sites of the National Writing Project.

 

The purpose of WTWP is to improve writing and writing instruction in West Tennessee schools, K-16.  WTWP operates under these principles:

 

 *writing will improve as writing instruction improves
 *the best teacher of a teacher is another excellent teacher
 *teachers of writing should be practicing writers

News

Writing on Water Retreat for WTWP TCs is

October 15-16, 2010

brochure with registration info

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Another fine Summer Institute just wrapped up.  14 new TCs! 

read all about it on Lana's SI 2010 blog

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Young Writers Summer Camp June 21-25 was a success with 26 students! 

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NEW interactive WEB SITE is up.  CHECK IT OUT: www.westtennesseewritingproject.org

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New!  Field Notes, May 2010