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Write for the Flood City Gazette! with author Daniel José Older

Presented by New Leaf Literary & Media and 826 National

826 National is thrilled to join acclaimed author Daniel José Older and New Leaf Literary & Media to present Write for the Flood City Gazette, now available on 826 Digital! Designed for writers in grades 5-9, this informative writing project invites students to produce a newspaper for the fictional Flood City—the last, floating city on planet Earth. Along the way, students will learn the fundamentals of journalism and collective storytelling as they source, draft, and present their newspaper for the extraordinary world of Flood City. Don’t miss these incredible project resources:

  1. Teach: Write for the Flood City Gazette!
  2. See the Spark: A Day in the Life of Flood City
  3. Watch: Welcome to Flood City from Daniel José Older
  4. Discover: Flood City, a new novel by Daniel José Older
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Sparks

Sparks are innovative, adaptable mini-lessons and activities. They help hone a specific skill or inspire big ideas.

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Lessons

Lessons are highly engaging and ready to use. They’re built around a topic and genre and focused on an educational outcome.

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Projects

Projects are multi-session units on a topic or theme. They help teach process and revision while producing a polished piece.

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Writing

The Writing Gallery features pieces produced by students over the course of Lessons and Projects featured on the site, as well as from our collection of student publications. These may be used to help envision what your students will produce, or as representative, relatable example texts to use in class.

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Bookstore

The Bookstore features collections of student work from 826 Young Authors’ Book Projects and other publishing projects with curricula on 826 Digital, as well as collections of 826 educator resources. These publications offer the opportunity for students to read entire books written by their peers, independently or in connection with 826 Digital Lessons and Projects.

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Testimonials

“The folks at the 826 National organization understand kids, how to make learning fun and most importantly, how to get kids interested in writing.”

Jeremy S, Teacher at Noble Middle School, Chicago, IL

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Sponsors

It takes a village. We send our sincere gratitude to the generous founding sponsors who helped make 826 Digital a reality.

News Corp
  • Art Works - National Endowment for the Arts
  • Yellow Chair Foundation
  • Justine Jentes and Dan Kuruna
  • Singer Family Foundation