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Cynthia Rylant

Cynthia Rylant
ABOUT THE AUTHOR

INSPIRATION

As a child in West Virginia, Cynthia Rylant never dreamed of becoming a writer. In her free time, she devoured Archie comic books and paperback romances and enjoyed the outdoors. But after taking one college English class, she was, “hooked on great writing... I didn’t know about this part of me until I went to college-didn’t know I loved beautiful stories.” And one night, inspired by the Southern writer James Agee, she sat down and wrote When I Was Young in the Mountains. Named a Caldecott Honor Book and an ALA Notable Book, it was an instant success.

Since that night, Rylant hasn’t stopped creating wonderful books. Her stories explore friendship, love, grief, and other mysteries, and often draw on her memories of growing up in Appalachia. “I get a lot of personal gratification thinking of those people who don’t get any attention in the world and making them really valuable in my fiction — making them absolutely shine with their beauty”(scholastic,2015).


ASK THE EXPERT-DR. WHITE

Dr. Kerry-Ann White educated at Howard University (BS ), University of Maryand(MBA), and NYU (MS in Computer Science) and PhD in Technology Management. Prior to returning to school for her doctorate she was a software engineer and now works as a Project Manager on government contract in the Washington DC metro area. She also teaches Project Management at Howard University and has also taught at Northern Virginia Community College and NYU. Dr. White loves to travel and hold several certifications in her fields: PMP, PMI-ACP,SAFE,CSM and CSPO

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Monday, November 23, 2015

Question for the Literature Expert

How does an author use words to form an image in a book with no illustrations?
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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 24, 2015 at 4:28 PM

    Descriptive passages in books can spark the imagination and create pictures the "mind's eye."

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  2. UnknownDecember 10, 2015 at 8:08 PM

    4. Authors use words to form an image by describing the situation in details—imagery. Imagery also includes similes, metaphors, and pull from experience from the reader’s perspective. An author’s words could figuratively paints pictures very similar to what the reader imagines or it could create new images that enable the reader to stretch beyond their memories and experiences. As mentioned in #3 above, the author must envision what is desired to be said, and then imagine what their readers might be thinking. The author can use points of view to describe a situation. They say a picture is worth a thousand words, but skilled authors can create vivid moving images by using words to describe an image. I’m a huge movie goer and I cannot help but remember that everyone, with whom I’ve spoken about the ending of the Hunger Games Mocking Jay Part II’s Katnis sitting in the end with her new family, say “yeah that how the author describes it in the book; I had that image in my head. The movie did a great job with the ending.”

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