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Our Voices Magazine, Is an Annual Collection of the Essays Written by Stegner Institute Students What is the Stegner Young Scholars' Writing Institute? D ear Reader, You may wonder, "What is the Stegner Young Scholars' Writing Institute?" T his page provides information explaining our work and goals. T he Salt Lake City School District and the University of Utah co-sponsor the annual Stegner Young Scholars' Writing Institute (The Stegner Institute) each June. T his publication, Our Voices Magazine, is an annual collection of the essays written by Stegner Institute students. T he life of Wallace Stegner provides inspi­ ration for the work done through the Stegner Institute: Wallace Stegner is a distinguished writer, past residence of Salt Lake and alumnus of E ast High School. The purpose of The Stegner Institute is to instruct and encourage student writers to find strength in their voice as a persuasive writer and conunit their arguments to paper using evidence, logic and examples to support their claims. A secondary purpose is to allow teachers of writing to collaboratively hone their teaching skills. To ac­ complish these goals, T he Stegner Institute invites high school students and secondary E nglish Language Arts teachers from the district to discover the power of writing during a two-week writ­ ing institute on T he University of Utah campus. For the 10 days of The Stegner Institute, students are teachers are immersed in writing workshops for four hours each day. Dur­ ing the first week, students select a topic of personal interest and research their topic, which includes investigating their topic from different perspectives. During the second week, students focus on supporting their clain1s with relevant evidence and revising their writing. T he end product is a well-supported and researched argu­ mentative essay that is polished and ready for publication. In this collection you will encounter many tender and thought-provoking beliefs and arguments. T he positions, opinions, and conclusions in these essays represent the authors' point of view and are not endorsed by the district, the Stegner Institute faculty, or the University of Utah. If you read an essay that disturbs you, we encourage you to stop reading it and/ or discuss it with a parent, teacher or friend. Both the student author and the Stegner Institute faculty have tried to ensure that that the information in the essays is accurate and that the writing is polished. Please remember that these are essays written by developing authors and thinkers, and are published with minimal editing. Publishing student writing encourages the reluctant writer, strengthens students' self confidence, rewards interest and careful revisions as well as provides young writers with the opportunity to refine their thinking and express their opinions to a wider audience. T he Stegner Institute is made possible by generous support from the district, T he University of Utah, T he Salt Lake Foundation, And the East High Alumni. To learn about how you can support T he Stegner Institute, please contact Michael Williams- Director of D evelopment and External Relations, at [email protected]. Sincerely, Monica Ferguson (U of U) and Laura Scarpulla (district) , Co-Directors of the Stegner Institute OUR VOICES 2014 STEGNER WRITING INSTITUTE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS/ TA5LE OF CONTENTS ... OUR VOICES celebrates SLCSD students as developing writers. Students selected, researched, drafted and revised their way through topics ofpersonal importance. 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