Talking with Authors: All the Feels
29:52
Grades: 9 - 12
Video Description: Witty, romantic and honest, four young adult authors share the highs and lows of young love. Navigating family expectations, community prejudices, and the dreaded love triangle, the stories take us from that hopeful first spark through all the joy (and potential heartbreak) of falling in love.
Type of Video: Interview*
Unique Video ID: Literature-191**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video in conjunction with students writing romantic stories of their own. What insights do they gain from the authors that could help students as they write and evaluate their work?
- Use the video in conjunction with a student activity that has them writing stories specifically for a young adult audience. What insights do they gain from the authors and the discussion of the genre that they can use as they write their own stories?
- Use the video as you study specific elements of story writing such as plot, character, or theme. What insights into those concepts do students gain from the interview that they could use in their writing?
*Interviews feature extended conversation exploring fascinating topics with fascinating people in the area of study.
**The unique Video ID can be used to quickly locate a single video in the ET collection. This search function is designed to let teachers assign students to watch a specific video and have only that video appear as a search result. Just click on Search and choose “By Video ID.” Then type in the Video ID as it appears above. Be sure to include the dash.
