Harry Houdini:The First International Superstar (CCSS aligned) by Vicki Cobb

Length

About an hour with q & a grades 4-8

Target Audience

Education: Grade(s) 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, Adult LearnersPublic Library: Library Patrons

Minimum participants:

20

Maximum participants:

80

Primary Disciplines

Language Arts/English, Literacy, Performing Arts, Reading, Sciences, Social Studies/History, Writing

Program Delivery Mode

Videoconference - H.323 (Polycom, Cisco/Tandberg, LifeSize, etc...)
Videoconference – Webcam/desktop (Zoom, Google Meet, Cisco WebEx, GoToMeeting, Microsoft Teams, Blue Jeans, etc...)

Booking Information

Sorry, this program is not currently available. To inquire about future availability, please contact Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank

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Provider's Cancellation Policy

We make every effort to re-book. However, a last-minute cancellation, with less than a two-day warning, will incur a $100 kill fee.

About This Provider

 

Authors on Call, iNK Think Tank

White Plains, NY
United States

The Common Core State Standards have focused attention on process and using nonfiction in the classroom. Our Authors on Call from iNK Think Tank embody the CCSS. This team uses their extraordinary breadth of knowledge to transform today's classrooms into vital centers of learning. These authors are experts in processing enormous amounts of information, sifting through it and synthesizing it into works with added value. So why not talk to these masters of 21st century skillsand let them unpack their process for your students? They are eager to share their knowledge with you and to help you inspire your students with books kids love to read about subjects you're required to teach. So far our authors include Jan Adkins, Vicki Cobb,  Roxie Munro, Dorothy Hinshaw Patent,Carla Killough McClafferty, Kerrie Hollihan, Aline Alexander Newman, David M. Schwartz, Alexandra Siy,  Peggy Thomas, Marissa Moss, Jan Adkins, and Andrea Warren. Keep coming back as we add more authors and new programs.

Program Details

Format

Vicki Cobb reads from her book and narrates a slide show. There are about 15 minutes for students to ask questions.

Objectives

The students will:
*gain an understanding of everyday life at the end *of the nineteenth and beginning of the 20th centuries.
*gain an appreciation for Houdini's ethics--when is it ok to fool people and when is it not?
*learn some of the techniques needed to write a biography, especially about someone who is as well-documented as Houdini
*gain some understanding of the drive behind the success of a first-generation American, son of poor immigrants.

Standards Alignment

National Standards

Theater/ Comparing and Connecting Art Forms By Describing Theatre, Dramatic Media (Such As Film, television, and Electronic Media), and Other Art Forms , Theater/ Understanding Context by Recognizing the Role of Theatre, Film, Television, and Electronic Media in Daily Life , English/ Reading for Perspective , English/ Reading for Understanding , English/ Multicultural Understanding , Science in Personal and Social Perspectives , History and Nature of Science , Civics/ Other Nations and World Affairs , U.S. History 5 - 12/ Era 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930) , World History/ The 20th Century

State Standards

Theater/ Comparing and Connecting Art Forms By Describing Theatre, Dramatic Media (Such As Film, television, and Electronic Media), and Other Art Forms , Theater/ Understanding Context by Recognizing the Role of Theatre, Film, Television, and Electronic Media in Daily Life , English/ Reading for Perspective , English/ Reading for Understanding , English/ Multicultural Understanding , Science in Personal and Social Perspectives , History and Nature of Science , Civics/ Other Nations and World Affairs , U.S. History 5 - 12/ Era 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930) , World History/ The 20th Century