We are excited to be welcoming our final visiting author for the school year; Pamela Duncan Edwards is arriving in Shanghai on Monday night, and will be visiting with Pudong Elementary students from Wednesday the 17th-Friday the 19th of April. She will be giving two large presentations to the K-1st graders and 2nd-3rd graders, as well as a workshop in every single Pre-K-3rd grade class. Shanghai American School students are very fortunate to have published authors come in and share their experiences and stories with them. At SAS we believe ALL students have stories to tell, and by seeing people who have successfully told theirs, it gives us people to look up to, and to aspire to.

Here is what Pamela will be doing at different grade levels with the students.

Kindergarten

WHAT DOES IT MEAN IF TWO STORIES ARE ‘OPPOSITE’ FROM ONE ANOTHER?

The author will introduce and discuss the concept of opposites.  She will read two books and discuss the differences in these books.  She will then read a third book and discuss with the children what is the genre of the book and why.

Books: ‘ROAR: A NOISY COUNTING BOOK;  WHILE THE WORLD IS SLEEPING

First Grade

CAT RHYMES WITH HAT: NOW FANCY THAT!

LESSON OBJECTIVE:  Students will experience, discuss and create using rhyming text

Students will listen to two short rhyming books.  They will discuss the importance of rhyme and whether they think rhyme was useful in telling these stories and why.  The children will divide into either groups or work individually and be given a prepared sheet of paper on which they will be asked to create four sets of simple rhyming words – ‘bat – cat’ for example.  They will then write a short piece incorporating these words.  They will share their ideas.

Books:  MISS POLLY HAS A DOLLY;  WARTHOGS IN THE KITCHEN

Second Grade

WHAT ON EARTH IS ONOMATOPOEIA?

LESSON OBJECTIVE:  Students will experience, discuss and create a story using onomatopoeia.

Students will listen to an onomatopoeia story.  They will discuss the importance of onomatopoeia and identify the ‘sound words’ in the story.  They will discuss how using these words affected the story.  They will create their own four ‘sound words’ on an Outside-Inside’ book and will then create their own stories using these words.  They will share and discuss their ideas and stories.

Book: SLOP GOES THE SOUP

Third Grade

STORIES ARE JUST STORIES. THEY DON’T HAVE ANY RELEVANCE TO MY LIFE.  OR DO THEY?

LESSON OBJECTIVE:  Students will experience and discuss how a book might have extraneous connections.  They will create a story using this idea.

The author will read THE OLD HOUSE.  She will discuss with the students how, in their eyes, this story might connect to themselves, the world, or to the text of one of the author’s other books.  They will create a piece of writing on a theme assigned by the author.

Book: THE OLD HOUSE

Additionally, a dozen of Pam’s books will be for sale, all paperbacks for 50 rmb, and hardbacks for 100 rmb, including these popular titles…