Cleveland, Ohio

Cleveland Dickens Day of Writing

Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Students in the Cleveland area will have the opportunity to express their creativity by participating in the 2nd Cleveland Dickens Day of Writing. Students will meet together at 9:30 am at the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA), where they will read the short essay “Night Walks” by Charles Dickens together and write a creative or argumentative essay connecting “Night Walks” to social issues in their community.

Students attending Cleaveland Day of Writing:

Sign up with Christian Lehmann by going to his classroom
Will have the opportunity to interact at the Museum of Art, allowing students to clear their minds
Mentorship from members in their community
Transportation will be provided for participants

Schedule

The schedule is subject to change. Check back for any changes.

9:30 am: Bus transportation to the Cleveland Museum of Art (CMA)

10:00 am: Read “Night Walks” together by listening to an audiobook following a 30-minute discussion

10:30-11:15 am: Students will create outlines for their essays

11:15-11:45 am: Walk around the museum to clear their heads and see if any works speak to them

11:45-12:45 pm: Lunch

12:45-1:15 pm: Students will meet with mentors before beginning final draft

Buses will take students back to campus

Cleveland

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Other Locations

Santa Cruz, CA

Atlanta, GA

Dunwoody, GA

San Mateo, CA

Host a Dickens Day of Writing in Your Community

Support for this event comes from Julie Minnis, The Friends of the Dickens Project, The Jordan-Stern Presidential Chair for Dickens and Nineteenth-Century Studies, Santa Cruz County Office of Education, Monterey Peninsula Foundation (host of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am and Pure Insurance Championship Impacting the First Tee), UCSC’s Department of Literature, Department of Education, The Humanities Institute, University Library, Sentinel Printers, and David A. Perdue and The Charles Dickens Page, The Charles Dickens Museum, CATE: The Association of Teachers of English Central Council, and the many Dickens Project High School and Teacher Scholarship donors.