I love to speak with students about two of my favorite subjects: science and writing. Your students will learn that they are all nonfiction writers, and that nonfiction rocks! While writing more than 25 books and over one hundred articles, stories, and poems for magazines and educational publishers, I've researched a myriad of topics. I'm happy to tailor a program to your students' needs. Here's an outline of a typical program:
Creative Nonfiction: Finding a story from the natural world.
Students learn how an author writes engaging nonfiction, using techniques that are important in both fiction and nonfiction. The presentation shows the steps of nonfiction writing: choosing a topic, researching the topic, finding a story line, choosing vivid verbs and concrete nouns, and revising the work.
I'm available for presentations for students in K-6. For middle school students, I run writing workshops. I prefer to work with smaller groups of similar aged students (K-1, 2-3, 4-6.) My presentations for younger students run 30-45 minutes, and for older students 50-60 minutes. Please contact me for rate information. (buffy AT buffysilverman.com)
Read what school librarians say about my presentation:
"Everyone was so pleased with the manner in which you were able to engage the students in your presentation yesterday. All the teachers commented on your ability to reinforce the writing process and keep the children involved." -- Kathy Trudell, Bach Elementary School
"The students, teachers and I thoroughly enjoyed learning about nonfiction, research, and garter snakes!" -- Chrissy Postema, Abbot Elementary School
"I was especially pleased to have the kids meet a non-fiction author as they are often asked to write nonfiction pieces in class." -- Julie Odato, Eberwhite Elementary School
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