Basic Information

Lynn Plourde enjoys doing author visits to schools.Most of her author visits are to Maine schools, but she is willing to travel out-of-state especially for for WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES (for teachers, writers, librarians). See details below for both school visits and conference presentations:

LYNN PLOURDE'S AUTHOR VISITS TO SCHOOLS

Contact:
Lynn Plourde
P.O. Box 362
Winthrop, ME 04364
207-377-4456
lplourde@ctel.net

FULL DAY

· Lynn usually starts with an assembly reading several of her picture books. She shows them on slides with student involvement during the readings & presents one of them as a simple play with students acting out parts. The school needs to provide a carousel slide projector, screen, & microphone.

· Then Lynn meets in smaller groups with individual classrooms or double classrooms to share additional stories, writing advice, how to plan stories, and/or answer questions

· Limit 5 total sessions per day (including assembly)

· Fees-starting from $600 (in Maine-for less than an hour drive) and from $1,000 (out of Maine) (call for rates in your area)

THREE DAY AUTHOR-IN-RESIDENCE PROGRAM
(CLICK for more detailed information about Lynn's author-in-residence program)

· Set for 3 days over a 3 week span (e.g. 3 Mondays in a row, 3 Fridays, etc.)

· Start with assembly: Lynn presents an hour assembly reading several of her picture books. She shows them on slides with student involvement during the readings & presents one of them as a simple play with students acting out parts. The school needs to provide a carousel slide projector, screen, & microphone.

· Day 1-Meet with individual classrooms & discuss getting ideas for stories & how to plan a story (e.g. a "problem" story with 3 P's: problem, pattern, promise; a "mood" story with a web, a character story, a fable)

· Day 2-Students actually write their stories using their plans

· Day 3-A mini-lesson on revision & then students begin to revise their stories

· K-2 students write one WHOLE class story together with Lynn's guidance & on third day act it out as simple play (no revision lesson)

· Gr. 3-6 students write their own individual stories

· Limit 5 total classes per day

· Fees-starting from $1700 for 3 days (in Maine-for less than an hour drive) and from $2900 (out of Maine) (call for rates in your area)

SOME COMMENTS ON LYNN PLOURDE'S AUTHOR VISITS & BOOKS

"Lynn, you write good. If I was your teacher, I would give you an A+." (4th grade student)

"Lynn was excellent. My students couldn't believe a real author wanted to know about their writing." (Gr. 1 teacher)

"Assembly was great, and hands-on approach in classroom was super." (Gr. 3 teacher)

"Lynn's books are like word sundaes with extra whipped cream and a cherry on top!" (Gr. 2 teacher)

"She was a joy to watch while working with students, and she showed me how exciting you can make writing for students." (Gr. 2 teacher)

"I appreciated her practical writing suggestions. Plus her enthusiasm was contagious-a real motivator!" (Gr. 5 teacher)

"I learned that Lynn is not just an author. She is a super teacher and has as much to offer teachers as she does kids!" (Gr. 1 teacher)

"My students haven't stopped talking about her. Better yet, without my direction or nudging, several students have independently started planning stories on their own using her 3P plan." (Gr. 2 teacher)

"When we returned to class, the kids were so excited and asked if they could start writing stories immediately. I myself felt like sitting right down and beginning my own story." (substitute teacher)

"I thought she was absolutely the BEST author I have ever seen. Lynn was amazing. She spoke so clearly to the students and set some wonderful boundaries for them as well. I loved how she walked them through the whole writing process. It was truly the most amazing author I have ever had the pleasure of hearing." (Gr. 2 teacher)

LYNN'S BOOKS

PIGS IN THE MUD IN THE MIDDLE OF THE RUD-1997, Scholastic, illustrator-John Schoenherr

A CELEBRATION OF MAINE CHILDREN'S BOOKS-1998, UMaine Press

MOOSE, OF COURSE!-1999, Down East Books, illustrator-Jim Sollers

WILD CHILD-1999, Simon & Schuster, illustrator-Greg Couch

WINTER WAITS-2001, Simon & Schuster, illustrator-Greg Couch

SNOW DAY-2001, Simon & Schuster, illustrator-Hideko Takahashi

SPRING'S SPRUNG-2002, Simon & Schuster, illustrator-Greg Couch

SCHOOL PICTURE DAY-2002, Dutton, illustrator-Thor Wickstrom

THANK YOU, GRANDPA-2003, Dutton, illustrator-Jason Cockcroft

TEACHER APPRECIATION DAY-2003, Dutton, illustrator-Thor Wickstrom

SUMMER'S VACATION-2003, Simon & Schuster, illustrator-Greg Couch

THE FIRST FEUD: Between the Mountain and the Sea-2004, Down East Books, illustrator-Jim Sollers

MOTHER, MAY I?-2004, Dutton, illustrator-Amy Wummer

PAJAMA DAY-2005, Dutton, illustrator-Thor Wickstrom

DAD, AREN'T YOU GLAD?-2005, Dutton, illustrator-Amy Wummer

LYNN PLOURDE'S WORKSHOPS & CONFERENCES

FEES: $1,000 per day plus expenses (e.g. travel, meals, lodging)

SESSIONS: up to 3 presentations per day

POSSIBLE TOPICS:

· WRITING ADVICE FROM A CHILDREN'S BOOK AUTHOR

· HOW TO WRITE PICTURE BOOKS (PROBLEM, CHARACTER, MOOD, & FABLES)

· PICTURE BOOKS AS MODELS FOR STUDENTS' WRITING

· REVISION-ADVICE FROM AN AUTHOR

· ENDINGS-FOR PICTURE BOOKS

· USING PICTURE BOOKS TO DEVELOP LANGUAGE SKILLS IN CHILDREN

· MAINE CHILDREN'S BOOKS-WHAT'S NEW?