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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: 731-881-7290

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 over 200 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

The 2013 Invitational Summer Institute is May 11 and June 3-13, 2013.  Participants will receive 52 Renewal Points, books, supplies, and a stipend.  Limited spaces available. 

Brochure in PDF

Quick Info in Word

Apply Now

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Please check out WTWP's other web sites:

Our .org site

Our Wordpress Site

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The 20th Annual Summer Institute was held June 4-14, 2012.  Check out the WTWP blog for info and pics.

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WTWP was awarded a SEED Teacher Leadership Development Grant to support the site's programs for 2012-2013! 

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