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The Do the Write Thing Challenge (or DtWT) is a writing program for middle-school students organized by the U.S. National Campaign to Stop Violence.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=You're Never Too Young To Do The Write Thing )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=LAWYER HELPS STUDENTS ‘DO THE WRITE THING’ )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Help Stop School and Youth Violence – Do the Write Thing )〕 Intended to reduce youth violence, the Do the Write Thing Essay Challenge Program began in 1994 as a local program in Washington, D.C. and expanded in 1996 to other cities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=DO THE WRITE THING CHALLENGE PROGRAM )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=2012 'Do the Write Thing' finalists )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Essays by 'Do the Write Thing' finalists explore issue of youth violence )〕 According to Dr. Hassan Al-Ebraheem, founder and chairman of the Kuwait-America Foundation, the program has reached over 1.6 million children (as of July 2013) across the country since its foundation.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Kuwait-America body honors US youth at 17th annual "Do the Write Thing" gala )〕 Aimed at middle school students, one of the program's primary objectives is to motivate students to make a personal commitment, in writing, to help prevent and reduce youth violence in their home, school, and communities.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Do The Write Thing )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Do The Write Thing Challenge )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title="Do the Write Thing" - The National Campaign to Stop Violence )〕 The students are then asked to address these three questions in an essay for submission:〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Do the Write Thing Challenge )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Do The Write Thing )〕 # How has youth violence and drugs affected my life? # What are the causes of youth violence? # What can I do about youth violence? After this, a panel, of usually volunteers or school staff, reads the essays and chooses "school finalists".〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A Challenge to Do the Write Thing )〕 These “school finalists” continue on to a broader selection that is citywide.〔〔〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Doing the 'write thing' )〕 Each year, two finalists from each city—one boy and one girl—along with their teacher and parent, are honored at a national recognition ceremony in Washington, DC.〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=HARLEM GLOBETROTTERS DO THE WRITE )〕 While in Washington, DC, the DTWT National Ambassadors visit the United States Library of Congress, The United States Supreme Court, the United States Capitol and the Kuwait Embassy.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=D.A. Announces Winners of the Seventh Annual "Do The Write Thing Challenge" )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Fort Herriman students recognized for the write thing )〕 Their essays are published in one volume, which is then presented to the Library of Congress.〔〔〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Do the Write Thing )〕 The Challenge is the idea of Daniel Q. Callister, a Washington lawyer who says its purpose is four-fold: to provide children who have experienced or seen violence with a cathartic experience; to give them motivation to change their behavior; to be an education experience for teachers and the community; and to get adults to help solve the problem.〔〔 In February 2014 chairpersons of the program representing the efforts of 46 states gathered at the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, TN to discuss the challenges and opportunities they are facing.〔http://tsdmemphis.com/index.php/greater-metro/19917-could-memphis-become-a-model-city-when-it-comes-to-stopping-youth-violence〕 Sponsors of "Do the Write Thing" include: *Kuwait America Foundation *Kuwait Foundation for the Advancement of Science *Annenberg Foundation *Criminal Justice Division of the Governor’s Office in Texas *Marriott International *Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development *Southwest Airlines *Athletes for Hope *America’s Promise Alliance *Communities in Schools *Greater Washington Urban League, Inc. *Harlem Globetrotters *National Counsel of Juvenile and Family Court Judges *United States National Guard ==References== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Do The Write Thing」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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