Virtual Author Workshop

On Thursday 8th August, the Year 6 students had the chance to participate in a Zoom meeting with Andy Griffiths to discuss his new book, "The Land of Lost Things." During the session, Andy led an interactive adventure, presenting the students with different options and allowing them to use emojis to vote. Depending on the options selected, the adventure could either conclude or continue.

He introduced us to his new illustrator, Bill Hope. Bill shared a bit about himself, mentioning that at just 19 years of age, he's already making a name for himself in the artist world. After our adventure, our teachers handed out a worksheet that began with "Hey! Remember when we..." and we were tasked with completing the sentence and drawing an additional picture. We had the freedom to make the sentence as wild as we liked, and we all let our imaginations run wild.

Andy mentioned that his readers often asked to be featured in his books, so he targeted his new book with them in mind. He created a costume to hide our identities and demonstrated how to create personalised helmets to hide our identities if we wished. It was an enjoyable experience overall. He also announced that the book would be officially released on Tuesday 13th August.

Andy Griffiths ‘Zooms’ into Year 6 classrooms
By Quinn McDonald and Emelia Kelly E1 

If you wish to watch the recorded Zoom session at home, click on the following link.