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Amplify ###### Free webinar # Amplify Visiting Author Series # — Join Amplify for a special chance to hear from an Amplify Library author or curriculum author—and ask questions. ![CE\_Meet-the-Author\_LP-image\_120722\_v1](https://go.info.amplify.com/hubfs/CE_Meet-the-Author_LP-image_120722_v1.png) ##### PAST WEBINAR ## Expanding Students’ Love of Literature in  Middle School **This event took place on Tuesday, April 18, 2023, at 4 p.m. ET** ![CM\_ELA\_Visiting-Author-series\_032223\_LP](https://go.info.amplify.com/hubfs/CM_ELA_Visiting-Author-series_032223_LP.png) Reading poetry is a great way to promote creative thinking in your classroom and cement your students’ literacy skills. In this webinar, **poet Richard Blanco** and Deb Sabin will discuss the value of teaching poetry and offer practical tips on how to engage your classrooms while doing so. Don't miss this special PD opportunity! ![DebSabin-headshot](https://go.info.amplify.com/hubfs/DebSabin-headshot.png) #### Presented by **Deborah Sabin** Amplify ELA VP, Content ##### ON DEMAND WEBINAR ## A Conversation with Ji-li Jiang, Author of *Red Scarf Girl* ![CE\_ELA Meet the Author\_Intercom\_Ji-li Jiang\_092122\_v1](https://go.info.amplify.com/hubfs/CE_ELA%20Meet%20the%20Author_Intercom_Ji-li%20Jiang_092122_v1.png) Ji-li Jiang is the author of *Red Scarf Girl: A Memoir of the Cultural Revolution*, which is featured in Amplify ELA’s grade 7 curriculum. She was born in Shanghai, in 1954 and through *Red Scarf Girl* she chronicles her childhood memories of surviving the Cultural Revolution in China. In this riveting webinar, Ji-li reads a section from *Red Scarf Girl*, before discussing the memoir with Deb Sabin, Amplify ELA Chief Academic Officer. 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