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- 5th
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Students are grouped to research an author using pre-determined URL's and create PowerPoint presentations about each author. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students use short reading passages to identify, explain, and discuss the author's purpose for writing. After a lecture/demo, students utilize a graphic organizer imbedded in this plan to organize their writing ideas. Full Review »
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- 9th - 12th
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Students examine the difference between a narrator and author. They read Nathaniel Hawthorne's novel, 'The Scarlet Letter,' write a description of the narrator, and research how Hawthorne was impacted by the politics of the time. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students read stories by women authors on the characteristics of the African-American family. Using the internet, they research the history of issues that have affected African-American families from the Civil War to the Civil Rights movement. They read and write about various authors and issues surrounding the African-American families to end the lesson. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 5th
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Students prepare an oral or written report about a book they have read. They select their book from a list of four authors that they research using the internet. Students read two books from their selected author. Their report should include information about their author and their opinion about their selected book. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students review the four main purposes of writing and how they differ. They find examples of the different purposes of writing in a variety of print and electronic media. They also work cooperatively in groups as they organize and create drafts of their writing. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students explore the relationship between an author's life and their work. Students research the historical and personal events surrounding a Nobel Prize winning author and how they are reflected in the author's writing. They create a timeline that makes the connection among his or her life, local and world events during his or her lifetime, and text publication dates. Students write short stories revealing the influence of their homelands. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students brainstorm reason authors write. they list their responses on the board. Using the list, students read and discuss each purpose. They read examples from a linked site and identify the purpose of each. Students work independently to read a selection about "Tarantulas and Typhoid" by Stephanie Moss. They identify the authors purpose. Full Review »
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- 3rd - 4th
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Students examine and identify the characteristics of the different genres of literature. After being read and reading various stories, they identify how different books by the same author carry the same story elements. They discuss how authors use literacy devices as well. 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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