Two amazing guest speakers
visited our class in week five as well as Mrs Klonaris’ 3-4 and the two prep/one
classes. This was all possible thanks to the grant I received from ASG
(Australian Scholarship Group this year). Coral Tulloch is an award winning
author who has illustrated 60 fiction and non-fiction books for children,
in Australia and internationally. Some of her books are The Journey, Phasmid
and Sydney of the Antarctic. Coral had five sessions with our class. She talked
about her personal writing process and lead students to design illustrations
for creating imaginative texts. We were all very inspired by her passion for
writing and storytelling! The PowerPoint presentation showing her time in the Antarctic was
mind-blowing and the children were extremely focused. We also had another children’s author, Julie
Hunt, visit our class on Friday. Julie’s books include Coat, Kidgloves and Song
for a Scarlet Runner. Julie listened to the students’ stories, talked about her
writing process and gave helpful tips for budding writers. Coral will be
returning for one more day at the end of this month to see what the students
have been publishing.
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| Lucky lad with that rare book. Now signed! |
