A Talk with Katherine Paterson

Paterson    The author of the Newbery Award-winning books Jacob, Have I Loved, and Bridge to Terabithia talks about what it's like to be an writer. She gives the viewer a tour of her hometown of Barre, Vermont and shares anecdotes about her life and her family. She also reads a passage from her book, Preacher's Boy.

-21 mins

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Topics for classroom discussion and assignments:

  • Katherine Paterson gives viewers a tour of her home. Take this opportunity to give a written tour of your own home. Describe sights, smells and sounds, furniture, the pictures on the walls, and what happens in each room.

  • Imagery is the use of vivid descriptions to create pictures in the reader’s mind. Take a common noun such as a “tree,” “water” or “hamburger” and write a descriptive essay about it. Use exciting, descriptive language — and each of your five senses — to help make the object come alive for the reader.

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