A Backpack Journalist:: Program Impacting Youth: With respect & communication tools:

By Linda Dennis

A Backpack Journalist - a book about a program impacting youth - celebratory stories about Young Adults today. Plus lessons plans and templates on how to create your own program. Inspirational for parents, teachers and with a focus on community outreach. Ms. Amy, a 94 year old reader: "I read this book and thought if I was only 60 years old, I would go back into the classroom!" Key results : youth finding oneself and inner voice, self esteem and respect for themselves and others. Stories share hands on experiences and community outreach partnerships providing a real-world success approach for the "Backpackers" -Through writing, photojournalism and teamwork. Youth in a military family with multiple deployments. Young children from early life to teen years, spent in challenging circumstances, Interns who loved writing and photojournalism, sharing in real world. Results from afterschool, and camps, and youth symposiums. Youth reporting to include interviews with MIke Veeck, Charleston RiverDogs, Jim Newsome, former CEO SC Port Authority, Jonathan Green, artist, Mayor Joe Riley and Mayor John Tecklenburg, City of Charleston, SC, US Army 10 Miler, CNN Robin Meade interviews, US Army Reserves Public Affairs interviews. Deadra Martin and Sonia Wriglesworth, US Army Reserves and Nancy Herren, Texas National Guard - plus Linda Lowry, Gary Sinise Foundation, Brianna Tucker, Deputy Campaign Editor/Washington Post. Apple Education & Club Beyond and Youth Challenge/National Guard Program. and the Citadel/Krause Center. Notable a Podcast to come! INCLUDED: Lesson plans, Resources Photographs and the "Secret Recipe" to build your own program to achieve success, links to video stories on line. Qualitative review of results by Dr. Frederick Medway, PhD, USC Professor Emeritus "Be Me, Everyday !" that''s what I learned from A Backpack Journalist." Cameron, US Army Fort Campbell. Florida. "I put it (A Backpack Journalist) on the job application that I recently acquired what we did. The writing, the script writing and song writing and photography all lessons and the teamwork." Daniel "Masterpiece" Jones, US Army Reserves (ARTP) New Orleans, Louisiana. "When I trace my story, A Backpack Journalist is a central chapter. It shaped my love for writing and connecting with military families during the formative years of my youth, molding me into the person I am today.". Hannah Rauhut, US Army, Germany. "In the classroom there are pass/fail parameters, and within A Backpack Journalist we are allowed and encouraged to try different things - from writing to taking photos. NO pass fail". Jessica Taylor, Kansas National Guard Youth. Kansas. "The Language of Resilience: I am, I have, I can!" Pauletta Washington & Diane Louie, California. "From discussing the power of film with Pauletta Washington to meeting Senator Clinton during her presidential campaign, my memories of A Backpack Journalist are rich with unparalleled opportunities." Livesey "A Backpack Journalist" Intern, Charleston, South Carolina. Plus: "When I trace my story, A Backpack Journalist is a central chapter. It shaped my love for writing and connecting with military families during the formative years of my youth, molding me into the person I am today.". Hannah Rauhut, US Army, Germany. "In the classroom there are pass/fail parameters, and within A Backpack Journalist we are allowed and encouraged to try different things - from writing to taking photos. NO pass fail". Jessica Taylor, Kansas National Guard Youth. Kansas. "From discussing the power of film with Pauletta Washington to meeting Senator Clinton during her presidential campaign, my memories of A Backpack Journalist are rich with unparalleled opportunities." Livesey "A Backpack Journalist" Intern, Charleston, South Carolina.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DB9DTQ6W
• ISBN13: 9798322610274
• Release Date: August 2024
• Publisher: Independently published
• Length: 255 Pages
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.6" x 6.0"