My author visit presentations are born out of my own areas of expertise and what I feel are the most important things I have to share with young people; they are not built around a certain set of standards. However, since many teachers use academic standards to guide their curriculum planning, I have listed the Common Core standards that each presentation could address (with appropriate teacher follow-up). Teachers should think of my presentations as jumping off points for further instruction.
Below you will find the standards, first organized by presentation, then by grade level. Click on any link to visit the Common Core website.
If your state doesn’t use Common Core, my hope is that this list can serve as a helpful guide in determining which of your own state’s standards could be addressed in each presentation.
(Wondering about the picture above? Well, as necessary as they may be, academic standards will never be the most exciting things in the world. So, in response to that sentiment, here’s my cat…mid yawn.)
Mandy Davis 