Author--Betty Tathom
-Does a lot of school visits and will help with the grant if writing a grant for an author visit
(*ordered Penguin Chick, How Animals Shed Their Skin, Baby Sea Otter from Follett)
Fiction Writing Workshop
-kids in pairs to write a story and share in readers theater-style
Penguin Day/Writing Workshops
-all students dressed in black and white
Interesting fact of the day: Some frogs were never tadpoles: http://www2.philadelphiazoo.org/zoo/Meet-Our-Animals/Amphibians/Frogs-and-Toads/Dwarf-Surinam-toad.htm
Friday, May 1, 2009
Research Fuels the Author's Fire
PSLA--Penn State University
Since I skipped the first session (to prep for my session) and spoke at the second session (7:30-9:45 last night!), I'm in my first "real" session with Sharon McElmeel--author and librarian. She writes a monthly column for Library Sparks and Picture That. Authors in the Kitchen (recipes/illustrations from many authors and illustrators)
The session didn't live up to my expectations, but my sketchy notes are below...
www.mcelmeel.com
www.mcbookwords.com
-primary vs. secondary sources
-Finding out what we know and using what we know are different.
Author List
-Carol Gorman (Sumptown Kid) (Games)
Art Pennington--Negro League baseball player (With: We Are the Ship)
"I learn much more than I could ever use in my stories. I think all that I have learned helps me choose and shape what will eventually be in the story." --author of Snowflake Bently
(Just what students need to do when using the Internet for research...or just about anything really.)
Chicken Joy on Redbean Farm
Since I skipped the first session (to prep for my session) and spoke at the second session (7:30-9:45 last night!), I'm in my first "real" session with Sharon McElmeel--author and librarian. She writes a monthly column for Library Sparks and Picture That. Authors in the Kitchen (recipes/illustrations from many authors and illustrators)
The session didn't live up to my expectations, but my sketchy notes are below...
www.mcelmeel.com
www.mcbookwords.com
-primary vs. secondary sources
-Finding out what we know and using what we know are different.
Author List
-Carol Gorman (Sumptown Kid) (Games)
Art Pennington--Negro League baseball player (With: We Are the Ship)
"I learn much more than I could ever use in my stories. I think all that I have learned helps me choose and shape what will eventually be in the story." --author of Snowflake Bently
(Just what students need to do when using the Internet for research...or just about anything really.)
Chicken Joy on Redbean Farm
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