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I Don't Want to Write About That!
Suggested grade level: Third
through sixth
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I
Don't Want to Write About That uses story and slides to explain the
meaning of the expression "write what you know." In it I describe how I came to
write my first book, My Life Among the Aliens,
and then focus on how I worked personal experiences into The
Hero of Ticonderoga. The slide show can be followed by a brainstorming
session regarding events in the students' lives that could be used in a story. The
presentation ends with a question and answer period. |
Sample slides from
"I Don't Want to Write About That!":
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  Slides are in PowerPoint format.
Sponsoring agencies interested in PowerPoint presentation will
need to provide and setup a computer with CD drive and a PowerPoint Projector. |
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 | Other types of presentations: I would be
happy to discuss customizing a presentation to your needs, including:
 | Adapting presentations to other grade levels. |
| Writer-in-residence programs. |
| Book fair appearances. |
| Library readings. |
| Book group appearances |
| Teacher presentations
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| Length of presentations: Forty-five minutes
to an hour.
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| Number of presentations: Up to five a day at
one site
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| Selling books: Sponsoring organizations are
welcome to contact G. P. Putnam about
selling books. Book signings can be worked into the day's activities.
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| Locations: I am available in New England and
eastern New York.
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| Fees: Please contact
me for information about fees. |
   
| Special
Events:
| Presenter and Keynote Speaker,
"Celebration for Young Writers" seminar, Litchfield, Connecticut.
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| Session Leader, "Goals and
Objectives Workshop", Student and Teacher Writing Conference, University of
Connecticut/Connecticut Writing Project.
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| Facilitator, enrichment cluster,
"Playing With Ideas: How Authors Get Started," Marlborough Elementary School
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| Session Leader, "Free-writing
Workshop," Student and Teacher Writing Conference, University of
Connecticut/Connecticut Writing Project.
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| Presenter, Connecticut
Children’s Book Fair, University of Connecticut
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| Reader and book signing,
"Connecticut Loves to Read Day," Enfield, Connecticut.
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| Author Presentation, "Boats,
Books, Brushes with Taste," New London, Connecticut.
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| General Author
Talks:
| Salem Public Library, Salem, Massachusetts |
| Edna C. Stevens School, Cromwell, Connecticut |
| Central School, Simsbury, Connecticut |
| Jack Jackter Elementary School, Colchester, Connecticut |
| East Hampton Public Library, East Hampton, Connecticut |
| John F. Kennedy School, Milford, Connecticut |
| Ridge Hill School, Hamden, Connecticut |
| Daniels Farm School, Trumbull, Connecticut |
| Welles-Turner Library, Glastonbury, Connecticut |
| Ellen P. Hubbell School, Bristol, Connecticut |
| Ivy Drive School, Bristol, Connecticut |
| Lucy Robbins Wells Library, Newington, Connecticut |
| Parker Memorial School, Tolland, Connecticut |
| Woodbridge Town Library, Woodbridge, Connecticut |
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