What a crazy week last week was with the weather? Luckily, we were still able to have a visitor come and talk to both the 4th and 5th grade language arts groups. My friend Tim Northburg has recently published his first juvenile fiction story (called "Bacon Finnegan" and available through Amazon.com) While Tim, of course, shared about his book, he spent a lot more time talking to the kids about the elements of a good story and organizing your ideas to get ready to write. We talked about the different types of characters (antagonist, protagonist,) the point of view (first, third, omniscient,) the setting (time and place,) and all the necessary pieces that must be determined before an author can help a story take flight. I love having access to people that can inspire students to reach for their dreams. Who knows who will be the next J.K. Rowling? You can read Tim's blog and see more pictures about his visit to our school:
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T.A. Northburg
4/22/2013 02:59:42 pm
Thank you for having me in your classes. I really had fun sharing with your students.
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