"Good Conversation!" A Talk with Joan Lowery Nixon

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Joan Lowery Nixon

Visit the author of numerous Edgar Allan Poe Award mysteries and "The Orphan Train" series for a talk about her writing and life.

- 20 minutes

Questions for classroom discussion and assignments:

  • The author talks about the concept of sacrifice. She defines sacrifice as being willing to give up for something for someone you love. Discuss sacrifice with your class. Questions to write about: Has anyone in your life had to sacrifice for you? Have you ever had to make sacrifices for someone else?
  • Can you think of characters from stories you’ve read, or people from the newspaper, or historical figures, who've made sacrifices for others? Choose one, and then write a short essay on the sacrifices that person made.
  • Write a letter to the imaginary family you left behind, describing what your world is like now.

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