Polycom Special Event
Wireman Comic Series
with author Sue Stauffacher
Date: Thursday, January 21, 2016
Time: 12:00-1:00 ET (11:00 CT, 10:00 MT, 9:00 PT)
Grades: 5th-12th ESL (English as Second Language) and Reluctant Readers
Required book: Wireman Comics - two ways to access Wireman Comics
- The Wireman web site allows you to download the first two volumes for free (these are large files and you may not be able to download them on your school computer - you many need to ask your netowrk admin to download it for you). - http://www.wiremancomics.com/#home3http://www.wiremancomics.com/#home3
- Wireman is also available on Amazon for your Kindle Reader or other tablet with the Kindle App installed. The cost is $3.99 and each additional volume will be $.99
Partners: Author coordination/liaison: Elaine Shuck, Polycom, Inc.
Event coordination: Sue Porter, Polycom Education Consultant
Wireman (Vol. 1-2) cultivates a love of reading in ESL or at-risk readers, ages 10-17, by providing them with culturally relevant and engaging literature in the form of an appealing comic book appropriate for all reading levels. Wireman succeeds where most books fail because it was written by a skilled, published author with in-depth input from the readers she most wanted to reach.
Wireman engages readers with a complex visual storyline, a familiar urban setting and a plot steeped in mystery. By the time kids have finished the book they know the 300 most common words in the English language-- 65% of all written English.
For more information about this literacy tool or order more copies, check out the Wireman website - http://www.wiremancomics.com/
ASK (Authors Specialist and Knowledge) is a process that provides students with the opportunity to interview an author or a subject specialist in the topic they are reading about in a novel. The program uses excellent literature, journal writing and interviewing to promote reading for understanding. To find out more about the ASK process, check the resources here:
http://capspaceinfo.pbworks.com/w/page/56752621/ASK%20Process
Please make sure you can commit to the work necessary to prepare for this program before registering your class. Questions? Email Sue Porter at polycomspecialevents@gmail.com
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