Author Study

Author Study (January-February, 2015)

1. John Green: Livi, Yorsabell, Juliana (Fernando)

2. Brandon Sanderson: Khael, Theodor, Avi, Brian, Sebastian (Jewel)

3. Stephen King: Tom, Aiden, Eliki, Addie, Luka, Gabi, Jax, Vaibhav (Pooja & Lavi)

4. Ray Bradbury: Sean, Ali, Naya, Lukas, Joaquin (Tarek)

5. Rainbow Rowell: Maya, Paola, Hannah, Tuisku (Maureen)

Here is the list of authors and their books

Dates

1. January 29

2. February 5

3. February 12

-- vacation

-- Exploratorium

4. March 5

5. March 12

Day 2: February 5, 2015

-book choice, reading schedules, and document status

-possible topics/questions for today:

1. how diverse are the author's works? (in genre, style, length, voice, etc)

2. what connections are there between the author's life and their writing?

3. share an excerpt & explain it's context, impact, etc

4. book-swap for a few minutes & discuss differences in style

Day 1: January 29, 2015

1. what you already know about the author

2. what you know about the books

3. research the author

4. create, add-to, and organize a doc (Steinbeck sample)

5. choose your books