Famous Authors
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by Pam Albrecht,
CIT
and Carol Flores, 2nd Grade Teacher,
Frances M. Rhodes Elementary, Northside ISD
San Antonio, Tx
Do you have a favorite aurhor that you just love? Many second grade students just love Robert Munsch books or Eric Carle books to name a few. But do you know anything about the authors themselves? As a part of our book report project, you will be researching several popular series' authors, finding out facts about their life, books they wrote and other interesting information. You'll use what you find in a timeline and as a part of a project related to the book you read.
Your authors project will consist of two tasks. Task One will have you researching 4 famous authors that appeal to second graders, finding out basic life information and making your own timeline showing their dates of birth. You will use an organizer to gather your information. From that information, you will choose 1 author and a book he/she has written to read. After finishing the book you will present a summary of the book with additional author information as one of the following:
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Task 1: Click on each of the authors below to find out when and where they were born, and Use your organizer to gather your information. Now, using Timeliner, put that information on a simple timeline.
Task 2: Choose a book from one of the authors. After reading the book, decide how you will showcase your book and author. (See the ideas above.) Open the appropriate program (Publisher or Powerpoint.) If you are doing the activities in Publisher,go to the template folder to find the folder called "Famous Authors" to get your template. Fill in your template and add your graphics or make your own. If you are doing the Powerpoint backdrop and interview, you may plan your interview on your own. If you'd like you may use a powerpoint planner to design your backdrop.
Click on the author of your choice to find out more:
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Mary Pope Osborne |
Eric Carle |
Robert Munsch |
Arnold Lobel |
Using what you learned, design your final project (see above,) making sure you include all the information you have gathered.
Use a rubric to check your project for completion. Your teacher will use this to grade your project.
Credits- Use these to credit your sources
For Rhodes students- copy and paste from credits page in tip template folder.
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Mary Pope Osborne
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Eric Carle
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Robert Munsch
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Arnold Lobel
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