Talking with Authors: Geraldine Brooks, The Secret Chord
10:55
Grades: 9 - 12
Video Description: Geraldine Brooks, noted author, shares how she used the Biblical story of David as a starting point for her historical fiction novel “The Secret Chord.”
Type of Video: Interview*
Unique Video ID: Literature-130**
Quick Ideas for Using the Video:
- Use the video in conjunction with a student activity that has students creating fictional stories based on historic subjects or events. What insights do they gain from the author and the discussion of this historic novel that they can use as they write their own history-based stories?
- Provide the video for students who like books by this author or are doing independent projects related to the writing process, a particular author, a particular book, or a related topic.
- 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.
