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Funding for this project is provided by
the Library Services and Technology Act administered by the Institute of Museum
and Library Services and the West Virginia Library Commission.
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Winner of the national Gabriel Award for programs that uplift
the human spirit.
Entertaining visits with fourteen
of West Virginia’s most celebrated writers.
Guide for Teachers and Parents
to use of "In Their Own Country"
With teachers and parents in mind, we set up the CD set of "In
Their Own Country" so you can go directly to material you want your students to
hear. Used in a thoughtful way, this CD set is a powerful tool for stirring
pride in West Virginia. You can leave each child with the understanding that "I
come from a state that produces fine writers."
You'll find great material for people of all ages here. Teachers will find
sections that can be used in English, history, and social studies lessons.
"In Their Own Country" received the Catholic Broadcasters' Gabriel Award for
programs that uplift the human spirit. These 14 authors write for people of all
ages, however, some material would go over children's heads or be inappropriate
for them.
This guide will help teachers and parents easily find the programs and segments
you want to use with young people.
First, we suggest that you sit back, listen, and enjoy. These are wonderful
writers. You may want to take notes as you listen on segments you want your
students to hear. Then you can use the scripts and tables of contents to find
those tracks. To help you find the parts you would like to use:
• A script and table of contents accompanies each CD. We put them on the web to
keep the cost of the CD sets down to an affordable level. We suggest that
teachers download them and put them in a notebook.
• As teachers listen, they may want to note material they want to use in the
classroom.
• Each CD is divided into tracks, so you can go directly to the material you
want to use.
• The script and table of contents for each CD is available by written request
to
Susan
Hayden. The West Virginia Library Commission provides these materials
for educational and personal use only. Any commercial, published, or
broadcast use of the writers' work or any other program material requires the
written permission of the rights owners.
• Each table of contents contains a brief description and the time of each
track. We know most teachers do not have time to play lengthy selections. Most
tracks last no longer than three minutes. Some are shorter. A few last as long
as ten minutes.
• Each table of contents also contains a subject matter index. A teacher might,
for instance, want to feature childhood memories of several authors. She or he
would look for the tracks marked CM in each table of contents. Or a teacher
might look for tracks marked AW for writing advice. Or CH for cultural history.
Using the tables of contents, a teacher can easily find relevant tracks from CD
to CD.
Enjoy! If you have questions, please do not hesitate to e-mail
Susan
Hayden.
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