Virtual Visits? Yes!
I’m ready, willing, able, experienced, and have a variety of fiction and non-fiction titles that span multiple age levels!
For my virtual visit, I am happy to do any one of the presentations listed below. Or, I can tailor my visit to meet your students’ specific needs. Please email me so we can set up a visit that is truly rewarding for us all.
To see a list of my recent school visits please click here.
A Book is Born
(Suitable for Kindergarten and up)
With slides I show how an idea is transformed from an idea into a book with:
A behind the scenes explanation of the writing process with special emphasis on how and why to revise.
The collaborative steps taken by the author, editor, and illustrator to get any book "just right."
I also read from the selected book while projecting the illustrations.
This program encourages students to:
learn how to brainstorm for writing ideas
appreciate that the writing process is the same for them as for published writers
Question and answer period follows. Each presentation is 30 to 60 minutes, depending on the age level of the audience.
Fact vs. Fiction
(Suitable for grade 2 and up)
With slides I demonstrate the differences and similarities in writing fact and fiction with:
An emphasis placed on how to research
Suggestions on how to evaluate research materials
Suggestions for ways to make the student's writing 'come alive.'
Ready, Set, Write!
(Suitable for Grades 3 and up)
As a former elementary school teacher, I use that experience, along with my years as a writer to design one-day or multi-day writing workshops.
With grade level appropriate writing exercises, which can be completed by any student no matter what the skill level, students are shown how to:
Strengthen critical thinking skills
Develop one's own writing voice
Create logical plot lines
Include "telling" story details
Expand sensory awareness
Shape their characters more fully
Each workshop is 45 minutes in length.