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As you know, our Writer In Residence program over at Inside A Dog offers teenagers an opportunity to interact and workshop with authors.
Following is a line-up of our Writer In Residence program for the first 6-months of 2013. If you see a student’s favourite author, or perhaps are reading an author’s book, pop on by!
- February – Alyssa Brugman
- March – Myke Bartlett
- April – Raina Telgemeier
- May – Garth Nix
- June – Ambelin Kwaymullina
You’ll notice that from March to June we will be showcasing Reading Matters authors, who will be involved in the Reading Matters Student Day program.
Enjoy!
Bernard Caleo is this month’s Writer In Residence over at insideadog.com.au.
In his recent post ‘What’s the plan? What’s the power?‘ he is encouraging teens to help him out on story ideas for his upcoming comic book.
“I’d like you to let me know what powers they should have. They’re both writers in their 70s: what would be useful? Levitation? Invisibility? Getting up from the seated position without rupturing something? Let me know. Seeing them exercise this ability could even be the big reveal at the end of the issue…”
He will be drawing the winner into his next issue of Mongrel.
Last week Inky posed in front of the cameras (famous dog that he is), for something a little special! Unfortunately all this attention went straight to his head (what, with the photo shoot and the Inky Awards coming up), and he strutted around the office asking his CYL minions to give him a ear scratches and alike.
It was all worth it, however, as we bring you….
Inky Screen Savers. Oh yeah!
Below are several sizes that we hope will fit most of the computer screens out there.
We hope you enjoy them and are able to utilise them in your library/ computer rooms/ classrooms or for your personal computer. They can be used as either a screen saver or wallpaper.
Stuck for something to get your Year 8 class writing on a stuffy Wednesday afternoon when they’d all rather be anywhere but in a classroom?
Go to http://www.insideadog.com.au/blog/my-life-alphabet for a great assignment for even the most reluctant writer.
Barry Jonsberg is this month’s author in residence at the Centre for Youth Literature’s insideadog website, and he’ll be blogging on the site for the rest of February.
For more fun, visit Barry’s website; http://www.barryjonsberg.com
Allen and Unwin’s turn today and they have titles that would make amazing class texts.
The highlighted link will take you immediately to the downloadable PDF teachers’ notes for the title you’ve chosen. Here’s the larger directory link that encompasses younger titles as well. If there is a specific title you’d like to discover, search for the title and look beneath the cover to see if teachers’ notes exist.
For now here are some direct links to these titles’ teachers’ notes.
I came across this fantastic, FREE site for teachers, homeschoolers or anyone wanting to download educational and fun worksheets for kids. Super Teachers Worksheets is put together and ran by one man. I caught up with Tim to find out more about him. Here's what Tim had to say...
Tell us a bit about yourselfThere's not too much to say. I live in the suburbs of Buffalo, New York. I just finished my sixth year of teaching 3rd grade. In the past I have also taught 2nd and 4th, as well as a K through 4 gifted and talented program. In my spare time, I design and maintain websites with teaching materials on them. :)
What made you start Super Teachers Work Sheets?I have been making websites as a hobby since about 1996. Several years ago, I realized that I had lots of printable teaching materials that I had made sitting on my home and school computers. Instead of keeping them locked away on my hard drive, I thought I would like to share them with other teachers on the Internet. In the beginning, everything on the website was written for my own third and fourth grade students. The site has been very popular and the positive feedback has been overwhelming. Since then, I've added about a thousand more printables, for students at all elementary grade levels.
Where do you get your content?Much of it I've written myself. The website became a hobby, and I enjoyed making up a new worksheet or two every week to add to the site. When the site grew larger, I started accepting submissions from other teachers, writers, and graphic artists as well.
What do you look for in a good submission?When I buy stories or articles for the site, I look for writing that is high-interest and age-appropriate. I look for simple, yet strong, vocabulary that kids will understand. The best fiction stories are usually funny, interesting, or have a unique plot twist at the end. The best non-fiction articles are loaded with "cool facts" that will make kids think and wonder.
Once you have a submission what are the steps you take before you post it on Super Teachers?When I accept a submission, I format the text and layout so that it matches with other printables on the site. For younger students, I use a larger font. For older students, I decrease the font size. I have a subscription to a royalty-free clip art site, so I am able to add graphics to the worksheets and stories. For stories and articles, I add a page of questions to go along with the passage. Some of the questions are answers to facts in the passage, whiile others require inferencing, analyzing, or creative response.
What's the biggest challenge with Super Teachers?Finding the time to keep up with it. I have lots of emails to answer, and worksheets to put up, and facebook updates. I used to publish a monthly newsletter and cont
Nothing speaks louder than a good role model. As a teacher and a father, I absolutely believe that. That's also why I love picture books which retell the lives of men and women who, from their very childhoods, proved themselves to be innovative, independent, and incredibly resolute.
So while this post (and the next) might be seen as my "doing the Women's History bit," I truly believe that these biographies can serve a universal role in helping students realize that childhood dreams and interests can determine the paths they follow as adults.
Take, for example, Julia Morgan, who as a child loved to build. To her, buildings were huge puzzles, and she wanted to know how all the pieces fit together. Greatly influenced by her father, an engineer, and her cousin Pierre LeBrun, an architect who designed many of Manhattan's stone churches and its first skyscrapers, Julia dreamed of becoming an architect.
The book
Julia Morgan Built a Castle, written by Celeste Davidson Mannis and illustrated by Miles Hyman, chronicles Julia's dogged determination to first enter the prestigious Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, and to then be accepted as a competent professional (unlikely for a woman in the early 1900's). Her success in both endeavors is inspiring to read; the glowing, sculpturesque forms in Miles Hyman's gorgeous images make this book a satisfying journey through the life of one remarkable woman. Morgan was a tireless architect who completed hundreds of projects while simultaneously working on William Randolph Hearst's incredible San Simeon estate (the "castle" of the book's title), which required twenty eight years to complete. In her design, Morgan ingeniously suspended the estate's massive 345,000 gallon Neptune Pool from steel reinforced concrete beams so that it would sway, rather than buckle, during California's frequent earthquakes.
, written and illustrated by Emily Arnold McCully, describes how a curious girl became one of America's most prolific inventors. Emily Arnold McCully helps readers see that Mattie's childhood fascinations w
As you know, our Writer In Residence program over at Inside A Dog offers teenagers an opportunity to interact and workshop with authors.
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