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Wisconsin State Organization ~ Nettesheim Literary Competition
Join us at the 2024 Leadership Conference to see and hear the Winners of the Literary Competition read their books and see the presentation by Julie Trafton on THE DOT.
“How Will You Make Your Mark” inspired by Peter Reynolds’ book The Dot – Julie Trafton (Pi)
Julie is a retired Art Specialist from Racine Unified School District’s North Park Elementary School. She taught K-4 through 5th grade students art for 30 years at North Park. She has a B.A. degree in Art Education and Art Therapy from Mount Mary University and a M.A. in Art Therapy from Mount Mary.
Julie is not sure how she found out about the book The Dot, it could have been from a good friend who is a librarian; or from a teacher at her school who read the book to her students; or it could have been finding it at her favorite local bookstore. Well, once she started reading the book to her kindergarten classes as a fun story at the end of their art classes near the end of the school year– she looked up the book on the internet and found out that there was An International Dot Day that is celebrated on September 15. So, during the last two years of her teaching career, she had all her classes celebrate International Dot Day in the fall by creating their own dots after she had read them the story The Dot. The dots were displayed on large roll paper in the hallways, so everyone could show how they made their mark! During her presentation participants will be able to make their mark and create a dot using a variety of art materials and there will be an opportunity to “frame” their dots for a fun photo op!
2024 Chapter Entry Form for Winning Books Sent to State
Click here for the entry form.
Fill out the form and send it along with the winning books to the state. Books must be judged at the chapter level first. Only the first-place winning books are sent to the state.
2024 Literary Competition Rules with Student Entry Form
Click here for the rules and entry form 3 pages in length.
Click here for the rules and entry form 2 pages in length.
Students fill out the entry form and attach to the back of the book.
Click here for the rules and entry form 3 pages in length.
Click here for the rules and entry form 2 pages in length.
Students fill out the entry form and attach to the back of the book.
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- Call 608-475-3537
Literary Competition Promotional Video
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