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Program Flyer: Author Visit with Patricia McKissack: Winter Holidays Around the World
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| Content Provider | Cooperating School Districts New Links to New Learning | |
| Contact Information |
Rebecca Morrison rmorrison@csd.org Cooperating School Districts 1460 Craig Road St. Louis, MO 63146 United States Phone: (314) 692-1274 Fax: (314) 872-9128 |
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| Program Type |
Program Series Remember, this a three part series. You must register for all three videoconferences. Please limit class to 30 students; each videoconference will have no more than 3 sites connecting. This is an interactive series. |
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| Program Rating | This program has not yet been evaluated. | |
| Target Audience | Education: Grade(s): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12 | |
| Maximum Number of Participants | 35 | |
| Minimum Number of Participants | 5 | |
| Primary Disciplines | Language Arts/English, Writing | |
| Secondary Disciplines | Social Studies/History, Communications | |
| Program Description | St. Louis author, Patricia McKissack, teaches students how to write. During hands-on and highly interactive sessions, students discuss plot, themes, character development and more. In a series of three videoconferences, Ms.McKissack customizes for any grade level and any part of the writing process. In the first videoconference, the author meets with the teachers to discuss the goals of the author visit and refers them to the book she will be discussing, Christmas in the Big House, Christmas in the Quarters. In the second, the author dialogs with students, discussing winter holiday traditions and how she wrote her book about Christmas on a Virginia plantation in 1859. In the third videoconference, she gives feedback to students about the writing and illustrations the students have done. Past winter holidays students have written on include Chinese New Year, Ramadan, and Kwanzaa. | |
| Program Format | In the first videoconference with students, Ms. McKissack introduces herself and gives a brief biographical background including how she came to be a writer. Then, she goes into a lesson, which focuses on how to do research and then write a fictional story that contains facts that you have researched. Time is left for questions and answers from the students. The author then makes a writing assignment to the students. She tells them to research various winter holidays such as Chanukah, Ramadan, Chinese New Year, Christmas, or winter solstice, and then write a story about the holiday that they have researched. When they get back together in the last videoconference, she gives them feedback about their writing and the illustrations they have created to go with their stories. | |
| Objectives |
The goal of the project is to introduce students to the process that authors use to write and illustrate a book and to engage them in writing activities themselves that mirror this process. In addition, the project will enable them to research and understand the holidays of other cultures and religions. At the end of the project students will be able to: Use brainstorming and invention techniques to come up with ideas for writing. Use a journal to record their research of facts from which they draw to write stories. Discriminate between different types of audiences. Create a story line. Understand character development and create their own characters. Understand descriptive techniques in writing and write descriptive paragraphs. Create multiple drafts of their work and share them through peer editing. Analyze their writing and that of other students. Share their work through email with the authors and with each other. Evaluate the writing of others and give constructive feedback. Revise their writing to conform to the correct standards of English. Publish their writing over the ITV equipment. |
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| National Standards to which this program aligns |
National NS.K-12.4 Language Arts Students adjust their use of spoken, written, and visual language (e.g., conventions, style, vocabulary) to communicate effectively with a variety of audiences and for different purposes. NS.K-12.5 Language Arts Students employ a wide range of strategies as they write and use different writing process elements appropriately to communicate with different audiences for a variety of purposes. NS.K-12.6 Language Arts Students apply knowledge of language structure, language conventions (e.g., spelling and punctuation), media techniques, figurative language, and genre to create, critique, and discuss print and nonprint texts. NS.K-12.6 Students conduct research on issues and interests by generating ideas and questions, and by posing problems. They gather, evaluate, and synthesize data from a variety of sources (e.g., print and non-print texts, artifacts, people) to communicate their discoveries in ways that suit their purpose and audience. NS.K-12.8 Language Arts Students use a variety of technological and informational resources (e.g., libraries, databases, computer networks, video) to gather and synthesize information and to create and communicate knowledge. NS.K-12.12 Language Arts Students use spoken, written, and visual language to accomplish their own purposes (e.g., for learning, enjoyment, persuasion, and the exchange of information). |
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| State/Regional Standards to which this program aligns |
Missouri Communication Arts In Communication Arts, students in Missouri public schools will acquire a solid foundation which includes knowledge of and proficiency in: 1. speaking and writing standard English (including grammar, usage, punctuation, spelling, capitalization) 2. reading and evaluating fiction, poetry and drama 5. comprehending and evaluating the content and artistic aspects of oral and visual presentations (such as story-telling, debates, lectures, multi-media productions) |
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| Program Length | 1 hour for teachers; 1 hour for students | |
| Date/Time Notes | The first date, the teacher meeting, is Thursday, November 5 at 4 pm CENTRAL. The second date is Tuesday, November 24 (the first student meeting, 11 am CENTRAL). The third date is Tuesday, December 15, 2009 (the second student meeting 11 am CENTRAL). | |
| Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees |
Interactive Cost: $750.00 |
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| Program Fee Notes | P.O.'s will be accepted. Payment is due thirty days from receipt of invoice. | |
| Cancellation Policy | We will not charge for programs canceled due to nature, ie. snow days. The full fee will be charged to sites which cancel with less than 4 days notice. | |
| Is recording allowed? | No | |
| The Provider broadcasts over |
IP |
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| Minimum Technology Specifications for sites connecting to this provider | We prefer that schools dial into us or our bridge, but if necessary, we can dial out to them. All ISDN line costs are borne by the school. |
This program has no available dates/times and cannot be requested.
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