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Program Flyer: Write to Learn: Chinese American History
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 This is one part of Adora's write to learn series |
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| Program Rating | This program has not yet been evaluated. | |
| Target Audience | Education: Grade(s): 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, Parent, Public Library: Library Patrons | |
| Primary Disciplines | Best Practice, Character Education, Foreign/World Languages, Language Arts/English | |
| Program Description | In Write to Learn: Chinese American History, child author and internationally renowned speaker Adora Svitak gives students a visually dynamic introduction to the history of Chinese immigrants in America, then guides students through a related creative writing exercise. To prepare students for the writing activity, Adora contrasts her own family’s experience was modern immigrants with of brief excerpts of first-hand accounts written by early and Chinese immigrants. She then shares a monologue she wrote based on the lesson, outlines the basic precepts of descriptive writing, and guides students through the process of integrating factional information into a fictional context. | |
| Program Format |
1. Adora introduces herself. 2. Slideshow and introduction to the history of Chinese immigration to America, and Chinese contributions to American culture. 3. Questions and answers. 4. Adora reads first hand accounts from early Chinese immigrants. 5. Adora reviews basic concepts of descriptive writing. 6. To prepare students for activity, Adora reads her own example of a personal monologue based on the lesson. 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 |
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 history of the suffrage movement 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 |
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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| 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 | no cancellation refund | |
| Is recording allowed? | No | |
| Recording Notes | Adora Svitak will be video taping the session, if your school/class has restriction on video taping the session, please contact joyce@adorasvitak.com | |
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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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