Thursday, October 10, 2013
Walter Dean Meyers: An Inspiring Story
Walter Dean Meyers purpose for writing is to inspire kids. In today's society you have to know how to read fluently. So, he writes books to make kids want to read. If the can read, they will be successful. He writes about the cities and about the streets of Harlem and other big cities. He writes about these settings so kids can make connections to his stories. He also writes about them to show the neighborhoods and the culture in big cities. Also, he wants people to see what problems city kids face. He was given away and had to live in the poor side of Harlem.
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Great writing and well on topic, but what you forgot about what you observed in Harlem from the video. You have the part about Walter Dean Myers but need to include what you observed in Harlem.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you totally, you had great word choice. Telling how he writes to kids to have them read. Great Job!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm starting to agree with Max on this you do need to add some things about Harlem.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you. I will add more about Harlem and where he was from.
ReplyDeleteI am anxiously awaiting your statements about Harlem.
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