Talking with Authors: This Girl Can
32:53
Grades: 9 - 12
Video Description: Warriors, athletes, detectives and readers, each of these books features strong female characters that refuse to be defeated. Whether facing down a nightmare or saving an indie bookstore, these girls fight on with pure heart and fierce determination.
Type of Video: Interview*
Unique Video ID: Literature-137**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video in conjunction with students writing stories with their own female protagonists. 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 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.
