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It’s easy to set up a school visit. Just follow Five Steps to Setting Up an Author Visit. See Book Order Options below.
School Presentations: I offer classroom workshops designed to challenge and inspire young writers from 2nd grade through High School. All classes are part lecture/part writing activity. As one Junior High student said in her thank you letter “ I want to thank you for entertaining our class with an activity. The other speaker didn’t give an activity, which was boring. I was thinking to myself finally, something I actually get to do myself!”
Response from Kids “Thanks for helping out with the magic worlds by giving us the 'formula' of how to create, well, just about anything!” 5th Grader Spiritridge Elementary “Your Sensory Spill writing exercise really is going to help me do more creative things with my writing! It was fun doing it together with the whole class.” 7th grader. Totem Junior High “I like it when she screamed because of the mice. I like LOUD stuff!” 3rd grader. Maltby Elementary
Classroom Workshops: The Magician’s Assistant: How Readers Help Create the Story. After reading and discussing short scenes from several books, students learn how their imagination helps bring the story to life. (Librarians love this workshop!)
Story Source: Finding Drama in Everyday Life Class covers three ways to sharpen writing skills 1) Developing a sense of drama. 2) Sharpening sensory writing, 3) Writing vivid scenes. Writing games show students how to use events in their own lives to create dramatic fiction. (4th grade –High School)
Character Creation: Five Steps to Bring Characters to Life Children learn the secrets of character building.
World Building: Creating Fantasy Landscapes from the Ground Up. From ecosystems to interdependent life forms, children learn to create a consistent setting for their characters. Interactive hands on activity done in small groups. (Kids love this one! Two hour minimum)
Dear Twinkie - Explore Voice and Viewpoint Through Letter Writing Games. Dear Twinkie, Since you’re a cat and can’t come to school, I’m going to tell you what it’s like around here. Dear Sadie, Since I’m a cat and you’re not, I think you should know why I scratched up your bean bag chair last night …
Assemblies The Magician’s Assistant-How Readers Help Create the Story. Assembly designed to make readers aware of their importance in helping the author create the story.
Words on the Wing- The Making of Wenny Has Wings Traces the story from idea to finished book. Lots of fun examples from the writer’s childhood – including the story behind Igor the tarantula!
FIVE STEPS TO SETTING UP AN AUTHOR VISIT
STEP 1 Thirteen weeks before visit · Discuss assembly or class presentations and number of classrooms Janet will visit. · Seek funding approval. (Out of state add housing and transportation costs. ) · Mail or e-mail school information, contact phone # and directions to your school. · Janet will mail you a contract, author announcement, book order form, and author visit information.
STEP 2 Twelve weeks before visit · Obtain a few copies of Janet’s books, MOLLY'S FIRE and/or WENNY HAS WINGS for the school library and for classroom reading.
· Have teachers of the school librarian introduce Janet's book in the classrooms. Teachers read the first few chapters, or the entire book. note: Children are much more enthusiastic about an author visit when they are familiar with her work.
STEP 3 Eleven weeks before visit · Choose book order option and order books. (See Book Order Options sheet and Book Order Form)
STEP 4 One week before visit · Order author check from funding source. · Print Author Announcement in school newsletter or send page home as a separate flier. Contact PTA and get help for Author Day. Volunteers are needed to: · Create an Author Day bulletin board. · Meet author, show her around school building and escort her to her first class. · Take author workshop and book signing photographs. · Set up Parent/Author Tea in Library. (Parents meet the author and can buy signed books.)
STEP 5 Day of Visit · Have someone give Janet a schedule introduce her to teachers and students. · Have book signing table set up. · Take photographs of author workshops and book signing event. · Have Parent/Author Tea in cozy room or Library and offer books for sale. · Pay author at the close of the day. · Enjoy the visit.
BOOK ORDER OPTIONS
Title: Molly's Fire Readers 9-14 Author: Janet Lee Carey Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers ISBN# 0-689-82612-5
Title: Wenny Has Wings Readers 8-12 Author: Janet Lee Carey Publisher: Atheneum Books for Young Readers ISBN# 0-689-84294-5
Note: It’s best to order books at least 8 weeks in advance to allow shipping time.
ORDER CHOICES: 1) Contact your local independent bookstore.
2) Try Simon & Schuster Simon & Schuster offers a 40% discount to schools ordering 10 or more books for an author appearance. · Order must be prepaid by check or credit card before shipment. Unsold books can be returned to Simon & Schuster. Cost of unsold books will be reimbursed. · Toll-free customer service number (877) 060-0009.
3) Check out prices on the web from amazon.com, barnesandnoble.com, or booksense.com.
FILL OUT BOOK ORDER FORM · Fill out #s 5 and 6, and Return to School by (date) on your copy of the Book Order Form.
· Make copies for teachers to give to all the students.
· When forms are returned with checks, make copies of the students' book order forms for book signing information. (Lets us know who paid for books, also requested inscription message.)
· Order books. (It’s good to order some extra copies for parent pop-ins on Author’s Day)
When Books Arrive · Keep books at school until the day of the author visit. · Keep copies of book order forms with books so Janet can write inscriptions in the books.
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