Voices of West Virginia
fascinating state, downright inspiring writers
Free!
Stirring, deep-dive audio visits with 14 nationally-celebrated West Virginia writers + writing activities for all ages.
Want to include Richard Currey's voice
in an activity or presentation? Or just enjoy listening?
It's easy! This page will help you find the right tracks.
To listen to the program uninterrupted, click on the Play triangle beneath Richard's picture on this page. Otherwise, choose the tracks you want.
Tip: If you download the script and table of contents before you listen to a program, you can take notes on them and mark passages you want to use later.
Read / Download the transcript
The large numbers on the script are track marks. Each audio program is divided into downloadable tracks that are short enough to include in a classroom lesson or presentation. Choose the tracks you want and play them from the web site.
Read / Download the Table of Contents
It tells you the exact length (time) of the track and the nature of the content. If you want to do a lesson on, for instance, advice to writers (AW), you can download AW tracks from several writers.
Explore teaching / learning activities
The activities pages supply enough ideas to get you going. You will think of other ideas. Please share them at info@wvstories.com
Teachers: CCR Standards for
this website
The language arts coordinators of the Department of Education have supplied you with content standards for each program.
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