NOTE:  Any virtual classroom visit, must be tested the day before presentation and paid through paypal at eeldering@gmail.com.  All other workshops and visits will receive a contract and payment is due at time of completion of workshop or visit. 

All workshops except the Draw And Tell are $125 for the first hour and $50 for each subsequent hour.  Travel expenses are $0.75/mile plus $50 for gas outside of Anderson, Greenwood, Greenville or Laurens (South Carolina) counties.  Book selling/book signing opportunities may be used in lieu of travel expenses with at least a 20-book preorder in any combination of titles available.

CONTACT INFORMATION:

Email:  eeldering@gmail.com
Phone:  864-245-8193
Mailing Address:  P O Box 245
                                     Honea Path, SC 29654

Skype ID:  elysabethe42
Google talk: eeldering@gmail.com (elysabeth42)

facebook page: http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=714420476&ref=profile#!/profile.php?id=714420476

JGDS series facebook page:  http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=714420476&ref=profile#!/pages/JGDS-series-website/311347244044

Author's Den page - http://www.authorsden.com/elysabethmeldering

WRITING ACROSS THE (CURRICULUM) MAP

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This presentation is similar to the "Writing Roads" workshop for kids geared for teachers; Ms. Eldering will show how to incorporate social studies and other curricula into a writing workshop.  Presentation includes discussing the writing process, a short writing exercise and playing the geography game for prizes (prizes are similar to what kids receive minus the USA Map Puzzle). 

DIGITAL REPORTS: FROM BOOK TO STATE REPORTS

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This workshop will utilize paper slide videos to produce a visual report.  Book reports or state reports and everything in between can be turned into a presentation.  From storyboarding your paper slide video to finalizing, one will have a quality video report that shows creativity and thinking outside the box.

"WRITING ROADS" Fun, interactive workshop:
AGE GROUP:  9 and up

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'State of Acceleration'
This entails talking about the three elements needed to write a story, writing a short story (or starting a story) and then playing the geography related game (Road Trip) for the JGDS, 50-state, mystery, trivia series where students are challenged with the possibility of winning a USA map puzzles or other state related items.  (This can be done over any period with a minimum of 1 hour and no more than 3 hours.)

"DRAW AND TELL"
AGE GROUP:  K5 through 2nd

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'State of Nature'
This workshop includes discussing beginnings, middles and endings, and then reading a story, stopping about 1/3 of the way through and having the students draw the beginning, middle and end of the story.  They will also be provided with booklets to draw their own story.  (Workshop length is 30 to 45 minutes). 


$50 for workshop, plus travel expenses outside Anderson or Greenville County, South Carolina.

WRITING WORKSHOP
AGE GROUP:  9 and up

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State of Wilderness
This would take the student(s) through the writing process from brainstorming to rough draft and editing to revising and completing the story.  (This is a about a 2-hour program).

Virtual Classroom visits:

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State of Successes
Class visits via computer (Google Talk preferred but can use Skype if that works for your class) and SMARTboards or Promethian Boards, whichever is being used in your class, with no video setup.  Interaction between students and author via microphones and speakers to do writing related activities or during a "writing" class.  One-on-one time can be done during this time for feedback on writing projects or stories student is working on.

$75 per class time (usually 50-minute classes).