7th Grade Author Visit: Dr. Marjorie Agosín
Posted by Eric SnowDuring the Fall, 7th Grade students read the incredible young adult novel, I Lived on Butterfly Hill, in Humanities class. This is a fictionalized account of a young girl’s life in the City of Valparaiso, Chile before, during, and after the 1973 Chilean coup d’état. On Tuesday, November 15th, just after finishing the book, those same students met with the author, Dr. Marjorie Agosín, for almost two hours during an author visit! During this time, 7th Graders learned a lot about Dr. Agosín’s early life, including her first experiences in America upon immigrating. They were also treated to an extended Question & Answer session that afforded them the opportunity to ask any and all questions about the book. At the end of our time together, one student asked Dr. Agosín if she would sign their book. Immediately after that, almost every student joined a long line to get their books signed, and to have a brief one-on-one conversation with the author. We are so fortunate to have access to incredible, diverse literature in today’s world written by living artists, writers, and poets, and our students made lasting memories. (They may have even helped Dr. Agosín begin writing her third novel…)
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