Assignment: Select one of your favorite authors that you have currently or have had in the past. Once you have selected your favorite author you will research your author to find out what lead them to writing and share interesting information you have found about them. Once you have located this information you will also write a review for one of their books you have read and what you liked about it. All of this will be presented in an 8 ½ x 11 poster that you will design and will be displayed in the library for other students to read.
Step 1:
Research the author.
Answer question: What got them interested in writing?
At least 5 other pieces of information about them or what you found interesting.
What Genre do they write in? (Mystery, Historical, Sci Fi, Fantasy, Dystopian)
Use:
Power Library: https://go.gale.com/ps/start.do?p=ITKE&u=pl1424 Check out Gale in Context Elementary If logging in from school no password needed. From home you have to have a public library card or a digital ecard.
Epic- Website: https://www.getepic.com/sign-in Class Code: wdj0758
Another great source for online books is Epic. It is free for teachers and their students. Students can use this for free during school hours , 7am-4pm local time, Monday-Friday.
Worldbook- Username: Falcon2 Password: acvsd
Don't forget to search for your author's website too do a search for your author and include website
Step 2
Write a Book Review:
Your book review needs to be a paragraph giving an overview of the book. The last sentence or two should give your thoughts on the book and why you would recommend it.
Step 3
Design your Poster:
Using PowerPoint or Smore.com or code.org you will then take this information and arrange it onto the poster. Included in the poster should be the book review, information on the author and at least 2 pictures.
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What author or illustrator do you have?