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Program Flyer: Write to Learn: Child Labor
Add to Favorites| Content Provider | Adora Svitak | |
| Contact Information |
Adora Svitak joyce@adorasvitak.com 16643 NE 89th ST Redmond, WA 98052 United States Phone: (425) 882-1603 |
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| Program Type | Program Series | |
| Program Rating |
  based on 2 evaluation(s). |
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| Target Audience | Education: Grade(s): 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, Public Library: Library Patrons | |
| Primary Disciplines | Best Practice, Character Education, Foreign/World Languages, Language Arts/English | |
| Program Description | In Write to Learn: Child Labor, Adora gives a visually engaging lesson on child labor, past and present, and then guides students through a related creative writing exercise. To prepare students for the writing activity, Adora reads brief excerpts of first-hand accounts written by child laborers, outlines the basic precepts of descriptive writing, reviews the concept of ‘show, not tell’, and teaches students how to use writing as a vehicle to travel through time and space. | |
| Program Format |
1. Adora introduces herself and asks students about their own ‘work experiences’. 2. Slideshow and introduction to the history of child labor. 3. Questions and answers. 4. Adora reads first-hand account from a child laborer. 5. Adora reviews basic concepts of descriptive writing. 6. To prep students for activity, Adora reads her own example. 7. Adora asks students to imagine that they are first-hand witnesses to the conditions she has described, and guides them through a descriptive writing activity based on the lesson 8. Students share their writing. |
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| Objectives |
As a result of this class, students will : 1. develop standard descriptive writing skills. 2. learn new strategies for retaining and exploring information. 3. develop critical thinking skills, including the ability to look at an issue from multiple perspectives. 4. explore the concept of child labor, past and present, in an emotionally relevant and memorable context. |
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| National Standards to which this program aligns |
NL-ENG.K-12.2 READING ACROSS CULTURES Students read a wide range of literature from many periods in many genres to build an understanding of the many dimensions (e.g., philosophical, ethical, aesthetic) of human experience. NL-ENG.K-12.5 COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES 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. NL-ENG.K-12.12 APPLYING LANGUAGE SKILLS 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 | History/SocialStudies/Language Arts/English/Writing/Storytelling/Talented/Gifted | |
| Program Length | 50 minutes | |
| By Request |
This program is available by request ONLY |
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| Date/Time Notes | Adora Svitak, the presenter is on Pacific standard time, please request her session after 9 am Pacific standard time. | |
| Connection Type(s) Available and Program Fees |
Interactive Cost: $250.00 Interactive Cost with Premium Service: $240.00 What's this? View Only Cost: $100.00 View Only Cost with Premium Service: $90.00 What's this? Point to Point Cost: $300.00 Point to Point Cost with Premium Service: $280.00 What's this? By Request Cost: $300.00 By Request Cost with Premium Service: $280.00 What's this? |
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| Cancellation Policy | We do not accept cancellation. | |
| Is recording allowed? | No | |
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| Minimum Technology Specifications for sites connecting to this provider | School can dial to us or we can dial to the school. |
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