Writers Speak to Kids: Amy Ignatow

Writers Speak to Kids: Amy Ignatow

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Subject English Language Arts — Writing
Grade Level Grades 3-8
Standards Alignment
Common Core State Standards
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CC (BY-NC-ND)

About This Lesson

Amy Ignatow, author and illustrator of the series "The Popularity Papers," discusses inspiration, how she creates characters, and her writing and drawing process. This video is part of the NBC Learn original series "Writers Speak to Kids."

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Standards

Describe characters in a story (e.g., their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.3
Explain how specific aspects of a text’s illustrations contribute to what is conveyed by the words in a story (e.g., create mood, emphasize aspects of a character or setting).
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.3.7
Establish a situation and introduce a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.3.a
Use dialogue and descriptions of actions, thoughts, and feelings to develop experiences and events or show the response of characters to situations.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.3.b
With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.4
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.3.10
Determine the main ideas and supporting details of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.3.2
Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text (e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions).
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.4.3
Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.3.a
Use dialogue and description to develop experiences and events or show the responses of characters to situations.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.3.b
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.4
Apply grade 4 Reading standards to literature (e.g., “Describe in depth a character, setting, or event in a story or drama, drawing on specific details in the text [e.g., a character’s thoughts, words, or actions].”).
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.9.a
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.4.10
Paraphrase portions of a text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.4.2
Determine a theme of a story, drama, or poem from details in the text, including how characters in a story or drama respond to challenges or how the speaker in a poem reflects upon a topic; summarize the text.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.2
Analyze how visual and multimedia elements contribute to the meaning, tone, or beauty of a text (e.g., graphic novel, multimedia presentation of fiction, folktale, myth, poem).
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.5.7
Orient the reader by establishing a situation and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.3.a
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.4
With guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.5
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.5.10
Summarize a written text read aloud or information presented in diverse media and formats, including visually, quantitatively, and orally.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.5.2
Describe how a particular story’s or drama’s plot unfolds in a series of episodes as well as how the characters respond or change as the plot moves toward a resolution.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.6.3
Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.3.a
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.3.b
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.4
With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.5
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.6.10
Interpret information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how it contributes to a topic, text, or issue under study.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.6.2
Analyze how particular elements of a story or drama interact (e.g., how setting shapes the characters or plot).
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.7.3
Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.a
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, and description, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.3.b
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.4
With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.5
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.7.10
Analyze the main ideas and supporting details presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and explain how the ideas clarify a topic, text, or issue under study.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.7.2
Determine a theme or central idea of a text and analyze its development over the course of the text, including its relationship to the characters, setting, and plot; provide an objective summary of the text.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.RL.8.2
Engage and orient the reader by establishing a context and point of view and introducing a narrator and/or characters; organize an event sequence that unfolds naturally and logically.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.3.a
Use narrative techniques, such as dialogue, pacing, description, and reflection, to develop experiences, events, and/or characters.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.3.b
Produce clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.4
With some guidance and support from peers and adults, develop and strengthen writing as needed by planning, revising, editing, rewriting, or trying a new approach, focusing on how well purpose and audience have been addressed.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.5
Write routinely over extended time frames (time for research, reflection, and revision) and shorter time frames (a single sitting or a day or two) for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.W.8.10
Analyze the purpose of information presented in diverse media and formats (e.g., visually, quantitatively, orally) and evaluate the motives (e.g., social, commercial, political) behind its presentation.
Read More About CCSS.ELA-Literacy.SL.8.2

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