Author Leigh Carrasco
visits 4th grade
Clarion Area fourth graders were very fortunate to have author Leigh Carrasco visit before the holiday break. Ms. Carrasco is a former Clarion Area graduate, and aunt to a student in my classroom this year.
Ms. Carrasco presented a writing workshop for our students, in which she talked about her writing process and how she uses conflict to really make the characters jump off the page. She also shared her own book, Juicy Jack Adventures with the students. Ms. Carrasco lived in Peru, which is where the idea for the setting/characters of the book originated. The students were able to view different items from Peru, learning a little more about the culture. They also had the opportunity to buy a book and have it signed by Ms. Carrasco. She shared the first chapter of Meet The Wild Pack with the students as well. We will continue reading the adventures of Juicy Jack in class. I love that this series includes Spanish within the text- what a great learning opportunity for students. The back of the book contains a neat little glossary of Spanish words as well. :) |
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