Unit 8:  Recommended By - Author Study

Activity 1:  Explore Authors (GLEs:  17, 19d, 19e, 41a, 42, 43a, 43b, 43c, 48)

CC: They generate a list of questions to investigate about the author and use a variety of sources to learn more about the author's life, motivation for writing, and the creative process involved in being an author.

Use MS Word to create a worksheet for students to use as they begin their research.

Word template  - "My Author Study"

CC:  Students use key-word searches to access interviews and databases and explore useful links to additional electronic information. They gain experience and recognize the value of using the Internet as an informational source for author studies. Students maintain a working list of these references in their writers' notebooks, using a teacher-specified format.

Web Sites:

World Book Online

http://www.worldbookonline.com

Meet Authors and Illustrators

http://www.childrenslit.com/f_mai.htm

Authors and Illustrators on the Web

http://www.ucalgary.ca/~dKbrown/authors.html

Use MS Word to create a worksheet for students to record their best sources of information.

Word template - "Best Sources of Information"

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