Montmorency
County was originally named
Cheonoquet, after a
Chippewa chief, meaning "big cloud". The present day name
honors Count Montmorency, who fought for the colonies in the
Revolutionary War. It is a land of unspoiled wilderness,
nestled
in the woods between
Alpena and Otsego Counties,
a perfect vacationland with many resorts and campgrounds. The
abundant lakes and streams offer Pike, Bass and Trout fishing, for
winter visitors there is snowmobiling and skiing. Montmorency has
three libraries to meet the growing needs of the community.
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When you complete each month's challenge, email it to
montmor1@nemichigan.com
Virtual
Writing Club
For students in grades 5
– 12 who reside in a Montmorency County school district. Entrants may
be home schooled.
Complete a writing
challenge each month and get your name in a drawing to win a $20 gift
card. Complete all three challenges and get your name in a drawing to
win a $50 savings bond to save for later and a $50 gift card to spend
now.
Club starts January 1st,
challenges are for January, February and March. See challenges for due
dates. All completed challenges must be typed and emailed to
Montmor1@nemichigan.com. Be sure to
include virtual writing in the subject line of your email so it isn’t
deleted as spam. Large school classes may turn in typed challenges to
the library instead of emailing.
All entries should
include your name, school name or home schooled age, grade and phone
number. Each month some entries will be posted on the library’s
webpage. If your entry is selected it will include your first name only
and grade.
Virtual Writing
Club Challenges
March Challenge – Due
April 1, 2008
Inquiring minds want to
know! You are a tabloid newspaper article writer. A tabloid is a paper
that features stories about crime, scandals or supernatural events
presented in a sensational manner. Write a tabloid style article about
something that has happened in your home town. Be sure to use realistic
details that will help convince your readers that this event really
happened. Often tabloid stories are fictional events that are being
presented as real. You may attach hoax photos creatively made and
edited with your digital camera and software or a realistic drawing.
This is optional but photos and drawings are what grab the reader’s
attention at the grocery store check out lines and gets them to buy
tabloid papers. (Please do not use names of real people in your
community, unless you have their permission.)
