WMS Narrative Writing Awards

WMS English Students Narrative Writing Awards Ceremony
Posted on 11/09/2020
WMS Narrative Writing AwardsStefanie Virgen’s seventh-grade English students at Washington Middle School held a Scary Story Awards Ceremony, which rewards outstanding student writers.

The awards focus on various aspects of the students’ final narrative stories.

The award categories were Master of Characterization, Best Opening Sentence, Strongest Moment of Tension, Best Dialogue, Best Title, and Master of Editing.

“Each of these awards highlights an area in which students were expected to grow,” Virgen said. “We engaged in advanced writing stations, brainstormed and planned, created rough drafts, edited with peers, and used feedback for final drafts.”

The award winners were as follows:

Master of Characterization: Jack Henderson

Best Opening Sentence: Olivia Jensen

Master of Editing: Grace Gargrave

Strongest Moment of Tension: Sarah Stewart

Best Opening Sentence: Nathan Oreskovic

Best Dialogue: Katelyn Hill

Best Title: Nick Smith

Click here to see some of the students’ work and information from Virgen on why the winners were selected.

WMS Writing Awards
Washington Middle School Scary Story Awards, left to right:
Master of Editing: Grace Gargrave
Best Opening Sentence: Olivia Jensen
WMS English Teacher Stefanie Virgen

Master of Characterization: Jack Henderson

WMS Writing Awards
Washington Middle School Scary Story Awards, left to right:
Strongest Moment of Tension: Sarah Stewart
Best Dialogue: Katelyn Hill
WMS English Teacher Stefanie Virgen

Best Opening Sentence: Nathan Oreskovic
Best Title: Nick Smith