The document contains excerpts from various sources on the topic of writing. Eeyore expresses skepticism about writing. A quote encourages writing for yourself to be good enough. Another quote says an unread story has no life until a reader experiences it. Student comments show how receiving feedback from all over the world on their 100-word creative writing pieces has improved their writing skills and inspired them to write more. The document advocates for more volunteers to provide weekly comments to children on their writing through the 100WC program.

2. Eeyore was saying to
himself, ‘This
writing business.
Pencils and what-
not. Over-rated, if
you ask me. Silly
stuff. Nothing in it.’
A.A.Milne

3. Why bother?
It's boring
Who reads it?
Won't do it in later
life

4. Provides aspiration!

5. When writing for the world,
they want to be good
When writing “just for you”,
they want to be good enough
Tim Rylands
Blogging

6. ‘The unread story is not a
story; it is little black marks on
wood pulp. The reader, reading
it, makes it live: a live thing, a
story.’
Ursula K. Le Guin

7. Sentence Prompts
...it wasn’t my fault...
...the weather changed for the worst...
...the chocolate rabbit melted in the sun ...

9. Individual Word Prompts
Silver, Tiny, Paris, Birthday, Jumped
Carefully Fifty Spider White Pushed
Hard Beautiful Brown Worried Camera

14. IMPACT!
In 2 terms:
Child A 3Cto 3A (5 average points)
Child B 3A to 4A (5 average points)
Child C 3B to 4B (5average points)
Helen Hinnigan, Shotton Primary School, Co Durham

15. Some kids are going to middle school with a
lot of knowledge about writing. I know that
you have changed my writing for me! You
made me go from a pretty low level to a really
good level that I should be at.
I think it is sooooo cool that kids
all around the world can see our
writing…We all get so excited
when we check our comments
and find out that it is from an
different country!
Being able to comment on people
in the UK, Africa, Mexico,and
anywere else is a true privilege.
This program inspired me to
write more thing like, writing
in a diary, or making comics.
I feel every week goes by my
writing gets better and
better . I was looking at my
first piece of writing
compared to now and I can
say I have really grown as an
author .
We may be living in
totally different
places, but we’re still
connected.

16. Team 100WC
100wc.net
Giving the children a regular diet of
comments is vital to improving their
writing.
Team 100WC is a group of adults who
each week look at a given number of
entries and provide a constructive
comment.
We need lots more people!

17. Peer to peer
comments are SO
powerful!!

20. ‘It’s ONLY a hundred
words!’

21. theheadsoffice.co.uk
Julia Skinner
@theheadsoffice