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- 5th
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Students use technology to research and collect data. They develop awareness and appreciation of authors and genres. They organize information for presentation. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 5th
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Students conduct Internet research about the studenT author and illustrator Patricia Polacco. They compose letters to Ms. Polacco and, after revising and editing their work, send them in the mail. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students evaluate one author's writing by creating a web page to present all the aspects of the Author Contract. They compare and contrast the four books from one author by creating a chart to present the styles and themes of these books. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students complete an author study. After a lecture/demo, students choose an author and make a presentation. They read at least two books by the author, then write a description of the author's life, and what they noticed about the books. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students participate in an classroom visit from a author who describes the process of writing a book. They follow the writing process with revisions and publish their works into classroom book. They participate in a Literature Fair. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students choose favorite author and produce, in written or audio form, a presentation that focuses on his or her favorite author. Students then share presentation with classmates. Full Review »
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- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students are introduced to authors and discover they are real people. Using the author's stories, they are incouraged to write their own stories using technology. Using the internet, they research facts, ideas and stories and develop a way to share their story in an interesting way. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students investigate different authors from the state of Georgia with the intention of performing in depth research looking for a common thread of stylistic similarities. They read some of the texts and conduct group discussions about the authors. Full Review »
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- 4th - 12th
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Students complete an in-depth study of the works or a specific author. Working in pairs, students read at least four works by the same author. After completing the reading, students create an essay comparing and contrasting the works and create an oral presentation documenting their analysis. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students identify and interpret the background and practice in determining authority on the Internet. Then they identify how to tell whether an author has expertise or not, and whether they're getting the straight story. Students also identify and apply techniques to assist them in determining authority when searching on the Internet. Full Review »
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