Monday, May 16, 2011

Grades 4-7: And Then?



MAGPI is pleased to be able to open up two AND THEN? interactive videoconference programs to NON-MAGPI MEMBERS!!

In order to register for a program, you must have H.323 videoconference capabilities and be connected to your state/regional research and education network. To register, please click on the program link and create an account at www.magpi.net. After your account has been approved (you will be notified in email when it is approved), you'll be directed to register for your desired program.

Program: AND THEN?
Date: May 26, 2011
Times:
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT for students in grades 4-5
1:00 PM - 2:00 PM EDT for students in grades 6-7

More Info/Registration: http://www.magpi.org/Community/Programs/AND-THEN
AND THEN? is a new and exciting program idea that encourages imagination and creativity in students. In a world where, too often, pictures are more important than words in storybooks, and in where young people spend much of their time watching pictures on TV or video, there is a real need to awaken and encourage imagination. In the AND THEN? programs, the author, Esta de Fossard, reads aloud a story or poem of her creation. Esta stops reading just before the ending, and the words "AND THEN?" invite the listeners to create their own endings.
The AND THEN? collection includes stories (each under 500 words) and poems that are exciting, funny, mysterious, dramatic or challenging. None of the stories, however, is horrifying or includes any involvement with crime. Because there are no pictures accompanying the stories or poems, young people are able to imagine the characters to be of whatever race and age they choose and in whatever location they choose.
After creating their own endings to the story or poem, the young writers are invited to read their endings aloud. These oral presentations encourage young people to read clearly and effectively. Esta de Fossard is a trained and experienced actor and radio and TV presenter. Young listeners can learn a lot about effective oral presentation by listening to and watching her read.
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Jennifer Oxenford
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