Why I Had to Be a Writer
1:17
Grades: 6 - 12

Video Description: New August 2022! Prolific author Debbie Macomber shares her struggles with learning to read, dyslexia and how it affects her writing and even the difficulties in getting her first book published.

Type of Video: Segment*
Unique Video ID: Literature-243**

Quick Ideas for Using the Video:

  • Author Debbie Macomber writes books that are in the romance and contemporary women’s genres. Discuss the many genres in literature with your students and have them talk about what attracts them to a particular genre.

 

*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.

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