She inspired me as a young girl and I wanted to inspire a new generation of fans. Whether it was her acting, her style or her activism with UNICEF, Audrey is famous for all the right reasons. She saw the opportunity to help children and she took it in a big, life-changing way. This was long before Angelina Jolie and Bono. She dedicated her life to UNICEF and traveled the world bringing aid to children in need. And then she did something that not many actors did at that time: she chose to use her fame to help others. She was always kind and she was always herself-she never tried to be anyone other than Audrey. She created a whole fashion movement with the Audrey Look. She built a movie career anyone would be proud of. She survived war-torn Holland during World War II.

When I read more about her life outside of the screen, I loved her even more. I fell in love with Audrey when I was 10 years old when I watched Roman Holiday for the first time. How did you decide to write about the iconic Audrey Hepburn as a young girl? Once I review their rough draft, I hand them a worksheet so they can produce a final copy.DCA: You were just honored with a gold medal in the Florida Books Awards for your book, Just Being Audrey. I usually have students draw the staircase template on a piece of notebook paper and use this platform as a rough draft. Some students draw stick figures, and other students draw way better than I dream of! The item I emphasize is getting the major events correct and listing them in chronological order. I receive a range of quality in the drawings. I like to have students present their work to the class, or I will post student work in the classroom and have a gallery walk-through. I like this activity because students get to choose events they feel are most important in the literary work and standout to them. This allows students to use more space when drawing/coloring pictures. There are no text boxes for the pictures. I also provided a copy of one template that indicates where the pictures should be written. This simply forces students to be selective with their words when they write their short description. The lined space for the fifth event is limited. The spacing ranges from single space, space and a half, and double space. Each copy has different line spacing to accommodate the different level of writers (or penmanship). This worksheet is one page however, there are three different copies. There is enough space for students to list five major events. I enjoy having students draw and color their art. Students will also draw a picture of each event. Beginning at the bottom left of the page, students will number each major event in the literary work and write a short description of the event. This worksheet has a staircase pattern that moves from the bottom left to the upper right of the paper. This plot graph is presented in landscape view.

Just Being Audrey by Margaret Cardillo