Write, Right, Rite with Jason Reynolds

Jason Reynolds is an amazing children's book author.  You may have seen me reading and recommending his Track series.  Those are amazing books and I highly recommend if you are looking for something to read, you check them out.  The books are about an urban track club for kids.  Each kid has a different story to tell, but the story is also about how the kids get along together.  Btw - for you graphic novel lovers, Jason Reynolds also wrote a Spiderman graphic novel staring Miles Morales, so you might want to check that out.

Right now, Jason Reynolds is sharing his passion for storytelling with a project called "Write, Right, Rite".  It's all about giving everyone a voice through storytelling.  Each week he is giving a writing prompt and the prompts are really interesting.  He posts on YouTube, Instagram, and Twitter so if you or a parent have one of those apps you can check him out. 

Or you can watch his videos at the Library of Congress website HERE!


I would love to hear YOU respond to one of the prompts that Jason Reynolds introduces.  In the video below, Jason Reynolds talks about what YOUR HERO would say if he wrote YOU a letter.  This can be ANY HERO you choose.  For example you could think what if Bill Gates, Beyonce, Markiplier, President Obama, LeBron James, or ANYONE else .... imagine if you wrote them a letter and they WROTE YOU BACK!!  Watch the short video below and then send me your response either in the comments below or email me @ lynn.carney @clevelandmetroschools.org.  I can't wait to see what you come up with.