About The Forest-blade. (Swainsboro, Ga.) 1996-current | View Entire Issue (March 3, 2021)
TheBlade Swainsboro, GA • March 3, 2021 • ummiEmaniielConntyLive.com SMS students engage in virtual session with Gravenor, senior copywriter in New York Students in Swainsboro Middle School English Language Arts (ELA) classes were virtual ly introduced to guest speaker Kay Gravenor Wednesday, February 17, as she spoke to local youth about the use of argumentative writing in a real-world context. Gravenor is a senior copywriter for a large advertising film in New York, working specifically in the field of medical advertising where all advertising claims must be eval uated and approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). During the virtual pre sentation made possible by SMS Teacher Amy Atkinson, Gravenor highlighted the impor tance of reviewing med ical research to ensure that all advertising claims are backed by rel evant evidence, which corresponded perfectly with ELA Standard W1 that current sixth grad ers are learning about in their classes. "The students very much enjoyed hearing Ms. Gravenor speak. They were very engaged and asked great ques tions after her presen tation. The most popu lar part of the presen tation was when Ms. Gravenor shared exam ples of a commercial and social media post from a pharmaceutical brand she had worked on. I think seeing real world examples really helped the concepts we've been learning about in class come alive. We have been studying argumentative and persuasive writing. I have emphasized that if they want people to believe their claims, they must support their ideas with relevant evidence from credible sources. Ms. Gravenor showed them how important that can be in the real world, since her company can be fined and sanctioned for putting out unsub stantiated claims. I could see the concept finally "clicked" with some students when they heard her talk about her experience," Atkinson stated. The virtual session was held via Google Meet and allowed each sixth grade block and some seventh and eighth grade stu dents the opportunity to participate in live Q&A. Following each session, students took time to reflect and discuss con nections between what was learned through Gravenor's virtual pre sentation and what is instructed in the Swainsboro classrooms by completing a writ ten reflection about the experience. "The kids asked so many great questions— what motivates me, how I knew I wanted to be a writer, what happens when I make a mistake at work? It made me real ize how important it is to give kids perspective. Like, what does what I'm learning have to do with the 'real' world? I'm so glad I was able to show them an exam ple! I remember being a kid and wondering what I could be when I grew up. I'm so blessed to have found a career I'm so passionate about, and I hope I was able to help them visualize themselves finding their own passions and turn ing them into a reward ing career," Gravenor added. Below are a few sam ple student responses from the reflection por tion held that day: Emma Jay Irvin - What I found interesting was the commercial because I was like «I>ve seen that commercial before.» Daylan Riner - Two ways how Ms. Gravenor's presenta tion connects to what we have been learning about argumentative writing is that she has to have a claim for her com mercials and evidence to ATKINSON AND STUDENTS PARTICIPATE IN VIRTUAL SESSION WITH GRAVENOR back up her claim. Cameron Cummings - She talked about how she has to have credible evidence for her claim and how it has to be effective and coherent so she can advertise the product. Ms. Gravenor takes her product and uses credible evidence that comes from the FDA or other legit resources. SUITE 125-A (478) 237-8687 | SUITE 125-C (478) 289-3189 ALLERGY & ASTHMA Geoffrey Conner, MD Allergy & Asthma Clinic of Southeast Georgia (912) 537-9488 125-A Victory Drive Every other Friday 1p.m. - 5p.m. CARDIOLOGY Ajay Jain, M.D. (912) 681-2273 Dr. James Clifton's Office 305 Kite Road 1 st & 3rd Wednesday 1 12:30p.m. - 3:30p.m. | GENERAL SURGERY Bimal Shah, M.D. (800) 722-1272 125-C Victory Drive 1st & 3rd Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 a.m. | Abraham Lin, M.D. Statesboro Cardiology (912) 489-6246 125-C Victory Drive 1st & 3rd Friday I Ankur Goel, M.D. Colorectal Surgery Emanuel Surgical Assoc. (478) 237-3291 120 Victory Drive 2nd & 4th Monday NEUROLOGY Brad Headley, M.D. Emanuel Surgical Assoc. (478) 237-3291 120 Victory Drive Monday, Thursday & Friday Michael Taormina, M.D. (912) 871-8900 (912) 871-8901 125-A Victory Drive 2nd 8< 4th Tuesday 8 a.m. - 11 a.m. OB/GYN Kashyap Patel, M.D. East Ga Neurology 8i Neurodiagnostics (912) 486-1873 125-C Victory Drive 3rd Wednesday Benjamin Oldham, M.D. Chelsea Jones Mikell, M.D. (478) 419-1250 125-B Victory Drive Monday - Thursday ORTHOPEDIC Michael D. Gaines, M.D. Optim Orthopedics (800) 827-6536 119-B Victory Drive Every Tuesday | OPHTHALMOLOGY Donald McCartney, M.D. General & Pediatric Optim Orthopedics (912) 644-3379 119- B Victory Drive 2nd & 4th Wednesday 1 Roberto Barjia, M.D. Emanuel Surgical Assoc. (478) 237-3291 120 Victory Drive Monday & Tuesday j Kent Price, M.D. (800) 241-2450 South East Eye 125-A Victory Drive 1st Thursday of Every Month PSYCHOLOGIST John C. Whitley (706) 228-5006 Senior Center 1st Monday of Every Month RETINA Robert Lalane, M.D. (800) 487-2248 125-A Victory Drive 3rd Monday of Every Month WOUND Anthony Davis, M.D. Nick Luecke, NP-C (478) 289-1126 Emanuel Wound Care Center 117 Kite Road - 2nd Floor Monday, Thursday j 8c Friday iVru KTD-rurVAV NT a MGV I? orcptc She is clothed with strength & DIGNITY AND SHE LAUGHS WITHOUT FEAR OF THE FUTURE When she speaks her words ARE WISE AND she GIVES STRUCTIONS WITH KINDNESS proverbs 31:25-26 LOVE, YOUR CHILDREN & GRANDCHILDREN Williams publishes first book 'GRACE NEEDS HAY' COVER Jocelyn Kiyara Williams, 9-year- old student at Swainsboro Elementary School, wrote and published her first book enti tled Grace Needs Hay. Jocelyn is hoping to become a best sell er on Amazon, so go check it out. WILLIAMS
