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Famous Authors - Roald Dahl
Here is a colorful, and informative presentation on the brilliancy of author Roald Dahl - my personal favorite children's author! This presentation focuses on how he plays with our language to create new words and phrases to help...
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Famous Authors Biographical Data Form
Who wrote To Kill a Mockingbird? What about Wuthering Heights? Prodigal Summer? Encourage learners to study the authors of their beloved books. This form will help them organize information as they learn about different authors. After...
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Art and Literature Quiz 1
In this art and literature worksheet, students answer short answer questions about famous authors, plays, and characters. Students complete 31 short answer questions.
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Famous Authors Spiral Puzzle Worksheet
Who brought Don Quixote to life? Who coined the term Jazz Age? Want a fun way to encourage Internet research? Literary sleuths search for the answers to eight famous authors' questions to complete a spiral puzzle. An answer key is included.
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Bookworm's Delight Alphabet Activity
In this famous authors activity worksheet, learners examine 25 author names and then put those names into alphabetical order.
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Famous Authors Word Scramble Worksheet
"miegaHnwym"? Hemingway, of course. Have a little extra time? Ask your literary sleuths to unscramble the letters to discover the names of famous authors. An answer key is included, for resource (Beware! Hemingway's name is misspelled!)
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First Steps Toward Source Citation: Author Research
Students, in pairs, research a prominent author and design a presentation poster for the rest of the class. They complete a Works Cited page for their presentation, as well.
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Author Study
Students focus their attention on the study of one author's works - not just one book, but a variety of works written by the same author - to discover what themes and/or other commonalities might run throughout the body of one person's...
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Authors Slide Show
Students conduct Internet research about an author. They complete a title slide for that author which includes a picture of the author and a recording of the student's voice introducing the slide. All slides then be compiled into a class...
University of Pennsylvania
Online Books Page: Online Books by Louisa May Alcott
This site provides a listing of 12 links to works done by Louisa May Alcott. Click on the links to view the complete texts.
A&E Television
Biography: Ray Bradbury
Biographical information on Ray Bradbury, author and poet best known for his science fiction works. Includes information about Bradbury's early life, literary works and honors, and death and legacy.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Robert Mc Closkey
Learn more about the author Robert McCloskey through the links found within this resource. Use this site to learn more about this famous author and his work.
Alabama Humanities Foundation
Encyclopedia of Alabama: History: William Bartram
Biographical profile makes note of the life and career of environmental literature author, William Bartram.
Other
Dickenson College: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
This site provides an analysis of Mary Shelley's ideas on nature and science that are evident in her book "Frankenstein."
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Assumption.edu: Kate (O'flaherty) Chopin
Yet another interesting biography on the writer Kate Chopin. Sympathetic yet insightful. Discusses her life and the issues she dealt with as a writer.