Comment from Carroll, Iowa
-- (posted on LM_NET (04/04/04), a discussion list serv for
library media specialists and reprinted here with the permission of the
comment's author)
Author
Carol Gorman (Dork in Disguise, Lizard Flanagan, etc.) visited our
4-5th grade elementary building and our 6-8th grade middle school, and I
HIGHLY recommend her. She captivated our students with her book talks,
explained her process as a writer, and emphasized the importance of
reading in
honing one's craft as writer. Carol also held a writer's workshop with
33 of our 6th-8th graders on the topic of "Voice." Her background as a
middle school language arts teacher shone through, not only in the
presentation portion, but also in the question and answer part of her talk. We booked Carol through one of our fellow 'netters,
Sharron McElmeel of McBookword fame. The booking was a breeze and the informational packet that was sent to us was very helpful in preparing our students and staff for Carol's visit.
You may view a Quicktime movie of Carol Gorman's visit to our Middle School
at: http://www.carroll.k12.ia.us/cms/index.html
Click on Author Visit -Quicktime Slide Show
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Dork in Disguise
Awarded the
Oklahoma Sequoyah Award
 
The Oklahoma Sequoyah Award honors this Cherokee leader who developed a syllabary for writing the Cherokee language. |
Carol Gorman - Speaks to 1000 Oklahoma ReadersCarol Gorman
visited Yukon, Oklahoma in April, 2003 as part of our reading council's
author visit program. The students were eager to hear about the
characters in Gorman's books and learn now to write exciting stories of
their own. Ms. Gorman spoke to the students who had voted Dork in Disguise
as their favorite children's book...the 2002 Oklahoma Sequoyah Award
winner. We were privileged to have her four days, and she reached more
than 1000 students. Our culminating activity was a Saturday writing
workshop with students in grades three through eight. She gave them
pointers on how to begin writing and taught them the writing process
while encouraging them.
Carol is a dynamic speaker and a joy to work with. We had a terrific
week thanks to a wonderful author. I would encourage schools to enrich
their curriculum with speakers like Carol Gorman.
Jeanne Riggs,
Library Media Specialist,
Yukon, Ok. 73099
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