Author Visit with Pat McKissack & Arlene Zarembka Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Posted by Rebecca Morrison in VLC Programs, Videoconferencing.Tags: attorney, author visits, civil rights, Cooperating School Districts, court, fact, judges, New Links to New Learning, opinion, writing
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Today was the first student session of To Establish Justice: Fact v. Opinion. Authors Patricia McKissack and Arlene Zarembka spoke with Rockwood middle school students (suburban St. Louis, MO) about their book and the subjects within it. To read more about Patricia McKissack’s videoconferences with Cooperating School Districts, visit her blog: www.authorvisit.wordpress.com.
Later today, Pat will connect to a school in New York and talk with a teacher about their upcoming Historical Fiction/ Biography Writing videoconference.
[...] Nonfiction Writing: Fact vs. Opinion with Arlene Zarembka, co-author of To Establish Justice with P…Teachers, this is a really wonderful videoconference series from New Links to New Learning- to learn more about the book, visit this link. This book takes a look at the Supreme Court’s role in civil rights in the United States, discussing Native Americans, women, Japanese Americans and African Americans throughout the history of the country. This series is great for middle school and high school students; both authors participate, talking about the issues within the book and the writing of the book.Interested? Let me know! Each session is one hour- students meet at 1 OR 2 p.m. CST. My new e-mail address: rmorrison@csd.org. The cost of the series is $400 for New Links members, $500 for non-members. [...]