I went to a conference at which M.T. Anderson was one of the speakers. First, let
me say that he is one of my favorite authors (and thinkers) of all time. I LOVED
Feed!! I think that he could be appropriate for 4-5th graders, but I think that he
is best with 10th-12th graders. His ideas are so well thought out and so relevant
today. He is able to articulate his ideas best to these upper high school kids who
are so into this technology - IMing, blogging, search engines, online shopping,
etc.
I interned in a high school last year and the big project that I was dying to do
was to have a group of juniors be assigned to read Feed with their English teacher,
then to come to the library for an author visit from M.T. Anderson and to watch the
streaming video "EPIC 2014." They would then conduct research on some aspect of
the book, the author visit, and the streaming video - where the themes met. That
was my idea last year, which never worked out because of budget and time
constraints. Anyone is welcome to use it!
Lori Feldstein-Gardner
School Library Teacher
The Hewitt School
New York, NY
lfeldstein@hewittschool.org
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From: School Library Media & Network Communications on behalf of Laurie Woodfin
Sent: Mon 5/1/2006 10:01 PM
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Subject: Target: Author visit: M.T. Anderson
Hi,
Has anyone had M. T. Anderson ("The Strange Mr. Satie," "Whales on Stilts," etc.)
from the Boston area for an author visit? If so, is he appropriate for 4-5th grade?
I'm only starting to read his books and think his "off-the-wall" writing style and
sense of humor would jumpstart the imaginations of many students.
Thanks for your input!
Laurie Woodfin, Librarian
Neary and Woodward Schools
Southborough, MA. 01772
lwoodfin@nsboro.k12.ma.us
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