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West Tennessee Writing Project

David Carithers, WTWP Director

UT Martin Department of English

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

Fax: 731-8817276

wtwp@utm.edu

 

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Welcome

 

The West Tennessee Writing Project is located in the Department of English 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, a retreat for WTWP TCs, is October 16-17, 2009.

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Another great Summer Institute is over: May 16 & June 8 - July 2. 

visiting writer, E.A.P.  

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Congratulations to Brittan Sutherland!!  She is Teacher of the Year for Northwest Tennessee, grades 5-8. 

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WTWP TC Becky Hasselle is teacher of the year for 2007-2008!

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A few pics from Summer Institute 2008:

A visit from the Chancellor

A Grand Group

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Field Notes (November 2007)

Field Notes (April 2007)