"Good Conversation!" A Talk with Laurence Yep
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Laurence Yep
Join the author of "Dragonwings" for a discussion of his life, writing and what it was like growing up as an Asian American. Laurence Yep reads from his work along the shore of the Pacific Ocean and takes the viewer on a tour of his hometown on the Monterey Peninsula in California.
- 20 minutes
Questions for classroom discussion and assignments:
- Laurence Yep believe there is magic in our world — and that it’s all around us. Discuss what Laurence Yep means by this, and then develop your own thoughts on this idea in an essay.
- The author is asked if he believes in demons and dragons. He says that in his novels he takes people he knows and makes them into monsters. Discuss this statement and then write about it.
- Write a story using real people in your life for demons and dragons.