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Lisa L. Owens
| Name | Lisa L. Owens |
| Location | Issaquah, Washington |
| Role | Freelance Writer and Editor |
"ReadWriteThink.org offers busy teachers an extraordinary service in the form of quality research-supported lessons that are easy to find and ready to implement straight from the screen. I am proud to make my small contribution to this site."
Lisa Owens holds Bachelor of Science degrees in Journalism and Mass Communication from the University of Iowa. Since 1993, Owens has specialized in creating books, teacher guides, and other products for the K-12 education market. She launched her own business, Owens Editorial Ink (http://www.owenseditorialink.com), in 2002. Her client list includes ABDO, Harcourt Achieve, Perfection Learning, Hooked on Phonics, and Scott Foresman. In addition to writing children's books under the pen name L. L. Owens, Lisa also conducts author visits, teaches adult education classes in writing and editing, and chairs the Editorial Freelancers Association (http://the-efa.org) education program.
Lisa studied English and journalism at the University of Iowa. She is a member of EFA, Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, and Authors Guild. For more information about Lisa and her books, visit her author site L. L. Owens: Books for Children and Young Adults (http://www.llowens.com) and her children's-writing blog, http://llowens.blogspot.com.
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Contributions on ReadWriteThink.org |
Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Becoming History Detectives Using Shakespeare’s Secret
Is the case closed on the authorship of Shakespeare’s plays? Student history detectives explore the evidence for and against one of the possible alternatives, Edward deVere, using the novel Shakespeare’s Secret plus a variety of online sources.
Grades 9 – 12 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Comparing a Literary Work to Its Film Interpretation
Students will really get into the swing of things as they analyze the text and film versions of Edgar Allan Poe’s story, “The Pit and the Pendulum.”
Grades 6 – 10 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Students learn how to get their voice out on the web when they research issues important to them and compose a persuasive podcast to post online.
Grades 6 – 8 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Exploring Careers Using the Internet
Doctors, astrophysicists, and daycare providers are only some of the careers that will be explored in this lesson in which students research careers and publish occupational summaries about them.
Grades 4 – 6 | Lesson Plan | Standard Lesson
Exploring Friendship With Bridge to Terabithia
Students make predictions about Bridge to Terabithia and its characters, complete character studies, and relate the characters' experiences to their own as they identify ways to make and keep friends.
Grades 3 – 5 | Lesson Plan | Unit
Writers’ Workshop: The Biographical Sketch
Students use the faces and places they learn about in their research to write a biography about a contemporary or historical figure.
