Welcome to the San Antonio Writing Project, a part of the 180+ site network of the National Writing Project, hosted by The University of Texas at San Antonio. SAWP and its eleven sister sites in Texas are dedicated to the improvement of the teaching of writing in Texas classrooms K-college. With the guidance of NWP’s teachers-teaching-teachers model, we provide opportunities for teachers to share their knowledge, expertise, and teaching practices.
Message from the Director
Summer Institute
Information
Professional
Development
Opportunities
The Cuentos-EYaGi Project
Getting San Antonio area students to tell their family stories
Summer 2013 Young Writer's Camps
--Aug. 5-9 at UTSA-Downtown
Summer 2013 Workshops for Writing Teachers
Three workshops to help teachers teach the most challenging parts of the STAAR Test.
July 24--Teaching Persuasive Writing
July 31--Teaching Expository Writing
Aug. 7--Teaching Revision and Editing
Crossing2CollegeCollege Readiness for the San Antonio Area
The National Writing Project is an authorized professional development provider under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (otherwise known as No Child Left Behind). Title II funds under this NCLB Act may be used by schools and school districts for "the improvement of the quality of student writing and learning ... to improve the teaching of writing and the use of writing as a part of the learning process in our Nation's classrooms." (NCLB Act, Subpart 2, Sec. 2332 National Writing Project)
Donate to the Limpopo Writing Project and visit Dr. Henkin's Blog --Roxanne Henkin