Ron Austin on His Writing Process for Avery Colt is a Snake, a Thief, a Liar
2:03
Grades: 6 - 12
Video Description: Author Ron Austin describes bringing his collection of short stories in “Avery Colt is a Snake, a Thief, A Liar” to life.
Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Literature-58**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video in conjunction with a conversation starter or jounral prompt that has students analyzing their own writing process. What are they comfortable with in that process? What might they change? Why?
*Segment videos are short excerpts edited from interviews or interactive programs that offer flexible and differentiated ways to use the rich content included in the full-length conversation.
**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.
