Talking with Authors: Come On In–15 Stories About Immigration and Finding Home
30:01
Grades: 9 - 12
Video Description: This powerful anthology explores the joys, heartbreaks and triumphs of immigration, with stories by critically acclaimed YA authors who are shaped by the journeys they and their families have taken.
Type of Video: Interview*
Unique Video ID: Literature-136**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video in conjunction with a cross-curricular activity focused on immigration and the stories of immigrants. What insights do they gain from the authors that could help students interview immigrants to write non-fiction or fiction stories about the immigrant experience?
- 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 inspiration/example for an activity that has your students interview each other on writing they have done. Use the video to show interview styles, types of questions, and how a finished interview video could be edited together.
*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.
