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rganizing a virtual field trip can be another complicated process during this especially stressful school year. How can you know which museums have created standardsapproved and thorough learning resources that are worth your and your students’ time? Fortunately, we’ve partnered with institutions across the country to spotlight their slate of virtual field trip programming. Whether your students want to discover East Asian art or Transcontinental Railroad History, they can find a virtual tour to fit their interests.
AMERICAN WRITERS MUSEUM 180 N. Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL 60601 Group Sales, groupsales@americanwritersmuseum.org www.americanwritersmuseum.org, 312-374-8790
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hicago—the city that has produced legendary authors such as Gwendolyn Brooks, Saul Bellow and Sandra Cisneros—is also home to the American Writers Museum. The first museum of its kind in the United States, this attraction honors the nation’s literary legends with interactive exhibits and community programs. The museum also offers a suite of virtual experiences for K-12 students, including online exhibits, field trips and author talks. Currently, the museum offers downloadable learning resources to accompany virtual visits to the exhibits “My America: Immigrant and
Refugee Writers Today” and “Frederick Douglass: Agitator.” “My America” explores the influence of modern immigrant and refugee writing in America on our culture, while “Frederick Douglass” celebrates the work of the famous orator and abolitionist. Virtual field trips are a gamebased interaction guiding students through content that explores text recognition, author’s purpose and media literacy. Experiences typically last 45 minutes, but times can be altered to suit specific class needs. To request a virtual field trip, educators can visit the “Education” section of the American
Writers Museum website to complete a registration form. The museum will then confirm a date and time to virtually meet with the class on either Google Meet or Zoom. The museum also hosts the Writer Wednesdays program, which involves authors who are from or write within the Chicagoland area. The program offers students an opportunity to connect with a writer once a week for a 20-minute pre-recorded lesson and a 20-30 minute live Q&A with a published author about the craft of writing.
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