This will be my last post as a teacher-librarian for Liberty Public Schools. After 30 years of teaching, I will be retiring at the end of this school year. I will continue teaching next year at Kansas City International Academy. I will totally be switching roles and can't wait to help middle school students work on their reading skills. I have already started immersing myself in middle school reading by viewing webinars, rereading several books on the topics of reading and literacy ( The Cafe Book and The Daily 5 ), and reading several new books that will help me manage the structure necessary for successful guided reading. On the other hand, I am also going full speed in the library as well. We are ending the year by wrapping up Genius Hour projects, art bots, creating books on topics we are passionate about, introducing next year's Missouri award books, and getting summer reading off the ground so our LC kiddos keep on reading! Several of us are also totally reva
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2. Yes, the festival motivated me to write because seeing all the different technics authors use didn't make it seem as hard as just writing a rough draft, revising, and editing.
3. My favorite author was Elisa Carbone because she brought in objects that inspired her to write about certain things, she also included pictures of things that she saw while she was doing research that she includes in her books.
2. Yes. The Literature Festival encouraged me to write better by the authors gave me the secret tip of writing! They shared how sometimes they get stuck but they create something still.
3. Roland Smith because he interacted with his audience and had some humor. He explained his books well and now has made me want to read more of the books he has written!
2. Yes because they told you all these ways like use a little note book to write down your ideas.
3. My favorite author is Roland Smith because his books have great figurative language im reading Peak right now and I can't put the book down.
2. The Literature Festival motivated me to write more be cause i want to be a writere someday and getting to hear hose authors was pretty motivating.
3. Roland Smith was my favorite author because i really like his style of writing.
Yes, because the authors said anyone could write a story. That motivated me to write more in free time. Or at least try to! It was for better because now I cab practice writing and also write books for school or just anytime!
My favorite author was Roland Smith. To me he was the one to connect more to you. Because he also talked about his books and made it a good time. Whenever he talked about a book he would tell us what a second graders response was. It was hilarious! He was my absolute favorite!
2. Yes the literature festival motivated me to write more because the authors gave you numerous tips about how to write.
3. My favorite author was Roland Smith because he gave a very detailed presentation about how he started writing and what motivated him as a writer. I also really enjoy his books.
2.Yes because then maybe some day I could be one of those athors.
3.Roland Smith was my favorite because he is so funny and I love his books.
2. no because it seemed like to much work for me and i wouldn't be able to do much more with my life.
3. my favorite author was roland smith because he is so funny!!!! also he gave us a little bit more than the other authors because he actually had a slide show and we actually got a little better idea of what the litterature festilval really is:)
It did motivate me to write better because I used the "reading is revising" skill Roland Smith told us about.
My favorite author is Roland Smith because he told us that if we wanted to be a writer when we grew up, we should always keep a little notebook is our pockets if we get a good idea and the reading is revising skill.
2 No because it seemed like alot of work and writing is really not my best subject.
3 My favorite author was roland smith because he was really funny! and alot of his books i have read or is reading also because he had a slide show to make it more intersting!
2.Yes the trip motavated me to write more because they all started out like everyone of us and ended up... well they ended up being famouse for their writing. And I think that if we try to keep writing then we could make something of it.
3. My favorite author was Roland Smith because i love his books (IQ,Peak,Zacks Lie- Jacks Run and so on)and his writing SKILLS... while he was explaing his way of writing a book it really felt like he reached out to me.