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US Grade: 4 - 8
Age: 10 - 14
Program Fee: $300.00 USD
Discount: There is a 10% discount if you are a Premium member of CILC.
Program Length: 60
Class Size: 60

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InkThinkTank-Authors on Call : Harry Houdini:The First International Superstar


Description
Vicki Cobb brings her entertaining biography of Harry Houdini to life through readings from her book and a slide show of photos and posters. She also discusses the process of writing a biography and what the author must bring to the project.
The students will:
*gain an understanding of everyday life at the end *of the nineteenth and beginning of the 20th centuries.
*gain an appreciation for Houdini's ethics--when is it ok to fool people and when is it not?
*learn some of the techniques needed to write a biography, especially about someone who is as well-documented as Houdini
*gain some understanding of the drive behind the success of a first-generation American, son of poor immigrants.


Preparation
No special preparation is necessary. However, students may want to read the book. It is available from Amazon at about $5.00 for the paperback.
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U.S. National Curriculum Standards
Theater/ Comparing and Connecting Art Forms By Describing Theatre, Dramatic Media (Such As Film, television, and Electronic Media), and Other Art Forms , Theater/ Understanding Context by Recognizing the Role of Theatre, Film, Television, and Electronic Media in Daily Life , English/ Reading for Perspective , English/ Reading for Understanding , English/ Multicultural Understanding , Science in Personal and Social Perspectives , History and Nature of Science , Civics/ Other Nations and World Affairs , U.S. History 5 - 12/ Era 7: The Emergence of Modern America (1890-1930) , World History/ The 20th Century


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This information was last updated on: 06/19/2012
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