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School and Library Visits To book school or library visits including presentations, workshops or signings, please contact Jesse directly (360) 385-0543/mail@jessewatson.com
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SCHOOL AND LIBRARY VISITS:
School
rates: Each Work Shop is $350 (60-90 minute presentation/ art workshop) with a maximum of three per day, plus travel expenses outside the Port Townsend area. Discounts are available for multiple sessions and multiple days. * Specific art supplies are required. Inquire when booking. **Special discounts are also available depending on need, contact Jesse for details
Chess Rumble Chess Rumble is the story
of a young man named Marcus who is one fight away from being kicked
out of school, when he encounters an unlikely chess master who
challenges him to fight his battles on the chess board. Inspired
by inner-city school chess enrichment programs, Chess Rumble explores
the ways this strategic game empowers young people with the skills
they need to anticipate their moves through the game of life.
And now to what really matters: WHAT DO THE KIDS THINK? "I think your drawing are petty to me" - Stephany "I think your art is Asome!" - Brittany "Thank you for coming to our school and showing us how cool it is to be an artist." - Kassie "I cant wait for you to come back and do another workshop!" - Sarina "I cant believe how fast you animated our classmates. So fast. That was awesome. P. S. Hope to see you soon, dude." -Sarah "Every time a book comes out do you celebrate? I would." -Lillian "The drawings you did when you came to our school were really amazing." - Julia "I hope you are having fun painting and coloring. You really inspire me." -Koby "I have been inspired to write books because of you." -Rhianna
Library/School Visits/Book Signings: Upcoming: -March, 2008 Mountain View Elementary School, Port Townsend, WA Past: -March 13, 2008 Jesse was a Keynote Speaker and held workshops for theYoung Writers Conference, Grant Street Elementary School, Port Townsend, WA -February 4, 2008 Read Across America, Mt View Elementary School, Port Townsend, WA -February 4, 2008 Parsons, Lecture at The New School of Design, NY, NY -February 5, 2008 the Bronx Library Center, NY, NY -February 6, 2008 Saint Ann's School, Brooklyn, NY -February 7, 2008 M.S. 61 Brooklyn, NY -February 8, 2008 P.S. 196/158 Brooklyn, NY -February 11, 2008: Jesse and Greg Neri gave presentations of Chess Rumble at the Juvenile Detention Center at Hunt's Point in south Bronx, NY -February 11, 2008: Jesse and Greg Neri had a signing for Chess Rumble at Hue-Man Bookstore in New York City -January 2008 Jesse held presentations and workshops for students at Blue Heron Middle School, Port Townsend, WA -Saturday, November 17 Oak Harbor Library, Whidbey Island, WA -Saturday, November 17 Freeland Library, Whidbey Island, WA -November 26 - 30 Jesse will be giving a presentation and holding a workshop for students at Port Townsend High School, Port Townsend, WA -Thursday, October 18 Mt. View Elementary School, Port Townsend, WA
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Bring Jesse Joshua Watson to your school or library: Jesse is able to quickly and effectively connect with kids. He conveys his genuine interest in them and it seems to be one of the reasons kids respond so well to Jesse and his presentations. After a recent Presentation/ Art Workshop, the teacher told him that it had been the best art lesson she had ever had. Not bad for such a short lesson. Word of mouth has been spreading quickly and Jesse's schedule is filling fast. He really enjoys connecting with the folks who read his books. What
is the length and content of my program? 1. I offer a 45-60 minute presentation in which I introduce myself and my books. Then I go through a Power Point slide show of the process of making my books. This includes fun photographs of my model and location shoots, the images in time lapse from rough sketch form all the way to final paintings. Before we finish up I like to ask for volunteers to be models from which I draw characters on the easel. They pick from silly animals and odd activities and we all have a blast. The kids who model can keep the drawings once we are finished. At the end I leave room for Q&A. 2. I also offer a 60-90 minute presentation/ art workshop. This is similar to the presentation above with the exception that instead of drawing models I have the kids work together with me on their own project after the slide show is finished. Activities have ranged from drawing chess pieces in a way that symbolizes themselves or another loved one using pencils (something I did in Chess Rumble), to illustrating their own cover for a story. Detailed schedule must be sent to me at least
two weeks prior to my visit. Please group students according
to grade level for presentations.
What
do I need to have on hand the day of the presentation? *For the Presentation/ Art Workshop, we will need specific art supplies. Please inquire when booking. Ordering
books:
To order books from the publisher, contact: CHESS RUMBLE LEE & LOW BOOKS The HANK ZIPZER series Grosset & Dunlap/Penguin Group (USA) Inc. The ZIGGY AND THE BLACK DINOSAURS series Simon & Schuster THESE THINGS I WISH Harper Collins Tips for Great School Visits: 1. Read Jesse's books.
Teaching: Jesse makes great connections with students in a natural and effortless manner which has led to frequent requests for his return. -Jesse has been an art teacher for the Jefferson Community School since 2005, teaching jr. high and high school students elements of art. -Jesse held intensive two week art workshops with the students of Mt. View Elementary School, 2007 -Jesse gave a presentation and art workshop for the Port Townsend High School, 2007 -Kaleidoscope Weeklong Children's Art Workshops, Port Townsend Summer 2005, 2007 -Children's Festival of Art, Port Townsend Spring 2005 -Jesse was the art instructor for several years at the wonderful Port Townsend organization, Gatheringplace, that brings all sorts of creative classes to developmentally disabled adults. |
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