With all these crazy delays to the Final Reports of Learning, I can't wait any longer to announce some of the OSCAR awards for Academic Achievement this semester. Obviously, this is just the tip of the iceberg. I haven't even been able to get through submissions yet. But these were clear winners and I want to announce them now! jeanne, Saturday morning, December 15, 2001. Congratulations, kids. I'm proud of you!

• Award for The Best Short Story on Alterity
  in Fall 2001:
  Gail Nakamura for The Pink Lace Bra Story

  The Pink Lace Bra Story by Gail Nakamura.

  Journal entry by jeanne

  Teaching essay by Jeanne Curran and Susan R. Takata
  Copyright: Jeanne Curran and Susan R. Takata: December 2001.
  "Fair Use" encouraged.

  With all these crazy delays to the Final Reports of Learning, I can't wait any longer to announce some of the OSCAR awards for Academic Achievement this semester. Obviously, this is just the tip of the iceberg. I haven't even been able to get through submissions yet. But these were clear winners and I want to announce them now! jeanne, Saturday morning, December 15, 2001. Congratulations, kids. I'm proud of you!

  • Award for The Best Short Story on Alterity
    in Fall 2001:
    Gail Nakamura for The Pink Lace Bra Story

    The Pink Lace Bra Story by Gail Nakamura.

    I laughed so much I cried! It reminds me of a story by Colette in French. Remind me to tell you about it one day. jeanne

  • Award for The Best Novel Writing Exchange in Fall 2001:
    Lashana Hill, Keyana Woolen, and Angel Holliday for
    ??????Title??????

    For the novel they wrote together and had published at Kinko's as Christmas gifts for each other! No, they didn't make a copy for me, but they promise now they will.

    I know, I know. I told you not to e-mail me all your novel files. But, for goodness' sakes, when you finish a novel and print it up, tell the rest of us. I'll try to get them to let us publish it on Dear Habermas. the only reason I know about it is that they came to talk to me on Thursday, December 13, and told me how exciting the November Writing Project was! TALK TO ME! Obviously, I need it. jeanne

  • Award for The Best Collection of Letters to My Children in Fall 2001:
    Sonja Johnson-Lewis for Letters to My Children

    Sonja took a writing course in conjunction with my classes this Fall and chose to work on a collection of letters to her children in conjunction with the November Writing Project. Several of you started out on this, but Sonja's was the only one I know was completed. Again, I know, I told you not to send all that writing to me. We'll have to work that conundrum out. jeanne

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    More awards up soon.
    jeanne, December 15, 2001.

    And the current issue will be caught up and completed later this weekend.

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