Program at Jericho HS impassions students to write

BY GARY SIMEONE

There have been many quality anthologies written by students of Jericho High School in the past few years. The stories, which range from food blogs to favorite memories, are part of the Future Authors Project, sponsored by Canon Solutions America.

Daniel Salzman, curriculum associate, ELA, at Jericho High School, said the program takes place over four days and is meant to inspire students to bring out their creativity in their writing.

“We reserve two classrooms in the High School from June 26th to the 29th and each year come up with a different theme to write about,” said Salzman. “The kids pool their ideas together and then in October, in the beginning of the school year, they publish the final draft. There is also a book signing afterwards so they get the true author’s experience.” on each student’s personal feelings on re-emerging from the pandemic. There were a lot of deep and heartfelt pieces written that year.”

The Future Authors Project was first started in a school in Palm Beach County, Florida, in 2006. The Jericho School District became the first and only school district to partner with the program in 2017.

The project, which is run by certified teachers and instructors from Canon America, not only teaches students skills in writing, but editing and the digital publication process.

“Throughout the workshop, students work on crafting poems, essays, and short stories to polish their writing editing story development and critical thinking skills,” said Salzman. “The students’ work is compiled and digitally printed and bound into a book using Canon printing technology.”

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