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Coming Soon, Winter 2013!

- A Kid's Video Guide to "Charlotte’s Web"

- A Kid's Video Guide to “A Wrinkle in Time” 

Home Programs Available "Good Conversation!" A Talk with Cynthia Voigt
A Talk with Cynthia Voigt
Voigt  Take an excursion to Deer Isle, Maine for a rare conversation with author Cynthia Voigt. She talks about her Newbery Award-winning book Dicey's Song and gives advice to the aspiring writer. She also talks about her life as a teacher and discusses how it compares to her life as a writer.
-20 mins
School Library Journal - Video Pick of the Week, 6/12/06

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Topics for classroom discussion and assignments:

  • Cynthia Voight talks about living on a remote island with few luxuries such as electricity.  Brainstorm with others in your class about living on a remote island. What might you like about it? What might you not like? Write a fictional account of life on such an island.

  • Short  essay questions:  

    • How would you describe Dicey?

    • What is Cynthia’s Voight’s favorite part of writing?

    • What’s her least favorite part of writing?

    • In Dicey’s story, Grahm says to Dicey, “You can reach out to people you care about.” Write what this means to you.

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If you're a teacher or librarian, you're invited to submit a topic for classroom discussion or an interesting assignment. If we add your submission to the list above, you'll receive a Professional Letter of Recognition from us along with a goodconversations.com gift.
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