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Name of author Subtitle about the author
Your name
Your language arts class
Biographical Background
• Early childhood experiences
• Family background
• Travel, hobbies, interests,
• Other job experiences
• Other influences on the writer’s life
• Author’s advice or thoughts about writing
Titles of Books Read
• Choose two books and give a brief summary.
• Discuss your reaction to the book and give a rating.
• Use a different slide for each book.
Author’s Writing Style
• Choose two of the following to discuss about your author and give examples from the text:– Use of figurative language
– Mood
– Character development
– Description
– Plot development
– Theme
Compare/Contrast Two Characters
• Character #1– Physical traits
– Character traits (personality)
– Thoughts, feelings
– Actions and behaviors
• Character #2– Physical traits
– Character traits (personality)
– Thoughts, feelings
– Actions and behaviors
Questions to Discuss
• Choose two of the following:– What types of conflicts are presented in the books you
chose?– What are some of the connections that you can make to
the characters or plot within your novels?– Do you think your author is an outstanding writer? Why
or why not?– Can you connect these books to others that you have read?– What conclusions can you make about the author that you
studied based upon his/her writing?– What have you learned from doing this project?
Bibliography
• List the website addresses that you used in your research.
• Give other references that you used such as books and magazines.