"Good Conversation!" A Talk with Cynthia Voigt
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Cynthia Voigt
Take an excursion to Deer Isle, Maine for a rare conversation with author Cynthia Voigt. She talks about her Newbery Award-winning book "Dicey's Song" and gives advice to the aspiring writer. She also talks about her life as a teacher and discusses how it compares to her life as a writer.
- 20 minutes
Questions for classroom discussion and assignments:
- Cynthia Voight talks about living on a remote island with few luxuries such as electricity. Brainstorm with others in your class about living on a remote island. What might you like about it? What might you not like? Write a fictional account of life on such an island.
- Short essay question: How would you describe Dicey?
- Short essay question: What is Cynthia’s Voight’s favorite part of writing?
- Short essay question: What is Cynthia’s Voight’s least favorite part of writing?
- Short essay question: In Dicey’s story, Grahm says to Dicey, “You can reach out to people you care about.” Write what this means to you.