Interview with author Dan Gutman

Curriki Rating

This resource was reviewed using the Curriki Review rubric and received an overall Curriki Review System rating of 3.00, as of 2009-06-29.

Component Ratings:

• Technical Completeness: 3
• Content Accuracy: 3
• Appropriate Pedagogy: 0

Reviewer Comments:

• This podcast is part of the Meet Me at the Corner Series. It is a virtual field trip to Central Park in NYC, where the host, a young boy, interviews author Dan Gutman. The author talks about how he became a reader and a writer. He talks about his books, how he writes and their subject matter. He also encourages kids to read and write. This interesting video is well produced, highly informational and introduces us to a successful children’s author.

Brenda Kovich

March 16, 2010

I found this interview to be very upbeat and fun. Students will enjoy the interview because it was created by one of their peers. In the interview Mr. Gutman makes…

• Type:
  Video, Manual
• Description:
  Author Dan Gutman talks about his series of baseball mystery books for the middle grade reader. He tells the you host about his childhood and his life as a writer. This resource is part of the MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual Field Trips for Kids collection.
• Subjects:
  Language Arts > General
  Language Arts > Careers
  Language Arts > Literature
  Language Arts > Story Telling
  Language Arts > Writing
  
• Keywords:
  dan gutman baseball history middle grade reader interview student-facing
• Education Levels:
  • Grade 3
  • Grade 4
  • Grade 5
  • Grade 6
  • Grade 7
  • Grade 8
• Language:
  English
• Access Privileges:
  Public - Available to anyone
• License Deed:
  Creative Commons Attribution 3.0
• Collections:
  Meet me at the Corner, Virtual Field Trips for Kids MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual FIeld Trips for Kids MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual Field Trips for Kids Video Collection Language Arts Videos