Jessica Young http://www.jessicayoungbooks.com
Jessica Young is the author of award-winning picture books, early readers, and chapter books, including I’ll Meet You in Your Dreams, My Blue is Happy, Play This Book, Pet This Book, A Wish is a Seed, the Fairylight Friends series, the Haggis and Tank Unleashed series, and the Finley Flowers series. With over 20 years of teaching experience and 20 published books, she loves sharing the creative process with students and helping them grow their own stories. Her presentations and workshops provide interaction, integration, and inspiration and can be adapted to complement your curriculum. Programs are available virtually.
Contact Jessica at jessica@jessicayoungbooks.com
Sample Programs Offered
Program Type: Arts Appreciation
Program Description:
This presentation covers the writing process from start to finish, including collecting and planting idea seeds, cultivating a unique voice, growing and revising a story, and using writing tools (literary devices). Jessica’s published books and works-in-progress are used as examples. A Q&A session following the presentation provides an opportunity to further discuss material covered and address questions about the writing and publishing process.
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Program Type: Arts Appreciation
Program Description:
Students explore various “writing tools” and examine how they can liven up and lyricize writing. Using her own books as examples, Jessica discusses and leads interactive activities on writing tools such as similes, metaphors, alliteration, rhyme, rhythm, onomatopoeia, homophones, and other wordplay. A Q&A session following the presentation provides an opportunity to further discuss material covered and address questions about the writing and publishing process.
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Program Type: Arts Appreciation
Program Description:
Students read Jessica’s picture book, My Blue is Happy, identifying examples of similes and alliteration and discussing subjectivity and the writing process. After some interactive activities, students practice developing their own written and visual expression, coming up with color similes and illustrations to go with them. Their work may be combined in a class color book or a (paper) class “quilt” that can be displayed as a reminder of the process. A Q&A session following the presentation provides an opportunity to further discuss material covered and address questions about the writing and publishing process.
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