Darlene loves visiting schools. She has workshops for students from Third grade through grade seven.

Third Grade:How to Write a Story. Basic story structure and character development will be explored. Where do ideas come from, and what kind of details add interest. Students have the opportunity to try stories of their own.

Fourth through Seventh Grades: Creative Writing Workshop allows students to create a stories focusing on descriptive language to enhance setting and character, how to do research for historical fiction, and what elements to add to stories for authenticity.

Workshops are developed using Core Curriculum Content with the classroom teachers input. Advance copies of worksheets and material will be sent to help teachers prepare for any visit.

Workshops and discussion groups can be tied into her Award-winning book: WHEELS OF CHANGE (WOC).

This book has a curriculum Guide for the Industrial Revolution, Core Content Study Questions, Vocabulary lists and several activity sheets. WOC has been awarded the Notable Trade Book Award for 2015 by the National Council of Social Studies and the Children's Book Council, and received The 2015 Grateful American Book Prize Honorable Mention.

Workshops and discussions featuring her second book with Creston, WISHES, DARES, AND HOW TO STAND UP TO A BULLY, include writing in free verse, bullying, and using personal experiences in story-telling.

Allow 45-60 minutes for the writing workshops.

DarleneJacobson13@gmail.com