Today we Skyped with the author Mina Javaherbin, the author who wrote the picture book GOAL.
We Skyped with her at 9:00 a.m. because in her time it was 7:00 a.m. (because we're in different time zones).
We Skyped with her at 9:00 a.m. because in her time it was 7:00 a.m. (because we're in different time zones).
She told everyone interesting things. In the book Goal, the setting is Africa but she never went to Africa before. When she was writing the book, she already had an idea, but not a setting. One night, the perfect setting just came. There is a part in the book where bullies try to steal an old ball from the kids in the story. She said that it was hard to think of a trick at that part, but finally she got the perfect one. Here is a picture we drew about the story.
A couple of students asked her questions and gave her compliments about her book. This book was one of the Texas Bluebonnet Nominees for 2011-2012, and we had all read the book and enjoyed it very much. . She also said that writers often think about this: “On one hand we have happiness and hope; on the other hand, we have sadness and despair.”
She was very kind to us, and we learned so much about writing and reading.
A couple of students asked her questions and gave her compliments about her book. This book was one of the Texas Bluebonnet Nominees for 2011-2012, and we had all read the book and enjoyed it very much. . She also said that writers often think about this: “On one hand we have happiness and hope; on the other hand, we have sadness and despair.”
She was very kind to us, and we learned so much about writing and reading.
At the end, her kids said bye to us. They were on their way to school. We are very lucky to have Skype visits, and we hope to Skype again with another author.
Dear Mrs. Alaniz and the Amazing Reading Smarty Pants Students!
ReplyDeleteI love you and I adore this blog because the students wrote it. Students, do you know what a teacher you have here? I'm sure you do. I really enjoyed skyping with you. Is skyping a word yet? Never mind words though, they're one of the tools for communication. There are many ways to communicate as you know. Use your favorite tool and keep the human exchange going. Stay creative any way you like. Communication through arts is truly a cool way to start new conversations, provoke thoughts and further our dear humanity. Thank you for inviting me to your class, it was an honor to meet you all.