Here I am at the Korn School in Connecticut.
I am available for school and public library visits across the country. Choose from one of the following presentations (scroll down to see descriptions), or I can create a custom-made talk for your class. To see upcoming visits, please go to my Facebook page: www.Facebook.com, then search for my name. Don’t forget to become a fan!
- How I Found Out My Teacher’s Shoe Size
- Nonfiction and the Scene of the Crime
- In Words and Pictures
Rates are $1200 per day for southern New England (Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts). Travel expenses apply outside this area.
Contact me at jane@janesutcliffe.com for availability or more information.
Presentations
Everyone Wants to Answer!
How I Found Out My Teacher’s Shoe Size:
Research Skills For Young Students
This is a fast-paced, interactive presentation for third and fourth graders. Your students will learn first-hand how the same research process I use in my biographies can be used to research just about anything, even…well, you can guess.
I’ll also share some of the letters, photos, and artifacts I use, with an emphasis on the pathway from source to written work.
Instructions for an easy student project are included, too.
Please note: This presentation supports the goals expressed in the Language Arts Curriculum Framework for the State of Connecticut for grades 3 and 4.
Time: 30 to 45 minutes, depending on group size.
In Words and Pictures
So how does a writer who can’t draw create a comic book? I’ll show you how my “graphic nonfiction” book,The Attack on Pearl Harbor, was born, from start to finished product, in both words and pictures. Kids love the spirited reading at the end.
Time: Thirty to forty minutes.
School Workshop
Scene of the Crime
What do nonfiction researchers and crime scene investigators have in common? More than you might think. By the end of this intensive workshop, motivated middle and high school students will have a more thorough understanding of the research process and will know what it takes to collect the “evidence” they need.
Time: Two hours, limited to eight students per workshop.