YA Author Meet & Greet
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This document summarizes an event for a YA author meet and greet. The event will take place on February 8, 2015 at 7pm at the Peninsula Public Library. The author, Nicole A. Schmidt, will discuss her background in education and traveling, as well as her recently published book of poems titled "Inside a Young Soul" that were written between the ages of 14-19. The event will include an introduction to Schmidt, information about her book, a Q&A session, a poetry workshop where attendees can write their own poems, and opportunities to stay connected with Schmidt online after the event.
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YA Author Meet & Greet
- 1. YA Author Meet & Greet Monday, February 8, 2015 7pm Peninsula Public Library
- 2. About the Author Growing up in Inwood, Nicole A. Schmidt graduated from Lawrence High School in 2004. She moved to Maryland to attend the University of Maryland-College Park. She received a Bachelor’s in English and years later a Master’s in Education. Schmidt (Schmidtty to her mentees) taught high school English seven years. Last semester she was a part-time professor at a local college. She has always seen teaching as more than a job, more than a career; she views teaching as a divine calling. With that in mind, she became a member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. whose core mission is to empower the community through education. Her passion for education and travel has taken her South America, Europe and in a week, to Asia where she will spend a year teaching English.
- 3. About the Book It took over 10 years for Inside a Young Soul to be published. Every poem was penned when Schmidt was 14-19 years old. When the poems were penned, they served As an outlet, a way to cope and vent with life. The book was published to comfort today’s teens as they go through adolescence and encourage them to pursue their own dreams.
- 4. Q & A Feel free to ask me any questions about • Education • Career • Travel • The book • Poetry
- 5. The Workshop What is poetry?
- 6. Inside a Young Soul The focus of this poem are those adjectives that I felt described my best • Scan your copy of the poem to identify the descriptions I chose *Hint: There are four
- 7. Your Turn Identify and list three or four adjectives that describe you.
- 8. Inside a Young Soul Each stanza first addresses how that adjective is viewed by others. Then a response about how its viewed by self is provided.
- 9. Your Turn • For the first adjective about yourself, write a line or two about how it is viewed by others. • For the first adjective about yourself, write a line or two about how you viewed it. REPEATfor the remaining adjectives
- 10. Inside Your Soul TA-DA You now have your own version of Inside a Young Soul Feel free to go back to revise or edit your work. You may want to add an introduction and/or conclusion stanza. It’s completely up to YOU, as you are the POET!
- 11. Stay Connected I would especially love to see YOUR versions of Inside a Young Soul. NASwrites NAScreates