The students will continue their author study by reading various articles about Gary Paulsen. They will demonstrate their knowledge by taking a true-false assessment. The students can further their knowledge of the author's style by reading a number of books written by Gary Paulsen.
Compare your life experiences to that of Gary Paulsen?
Students will gather knowledge of Gary Paulsen's personal life.
Students will gather knowledge of how Gary Paulsen became an author in order to understand his style.
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It is Paulsen's overwhelming belief in young people that drives him to write. His intense desire to tap deeply into the human spirit and to encourage readers to observe and care about the world around them has brought him both enormous popularity with young people and critical acclaim from the children's book community.
Discuss with your teacher the importance of getting to know authors.
Visit the websites and learn about Gary Paulsen's life and works. Take notes to help you study for the assessment.
Complete the data form.
Take a 15 question true or false quiz over the information about Gary Paulsen.
Have the students brainstorm about famous authors. Ask them biographical questions about these authors.
Explain to the students the importance of finding out about the author of works they will be reading.
Make a list of some of the questions they might want to ask an author.
Ask the students to go to the specific websites to read about Gary Paulsen. They may take notes if they desire.
Assess the student's understanding of Jerry Spinelli by having them take a true or false quiz.
Duration: Two fifty minute class periods.
In order to understand an author's writing style or point of view, it is important to do an author study. You will gain useful knowledge about this author from the websites listed as resources.
In class, we will be doing several novel studies. It is important that your child know more about the author in which they are reading. You can discuss with your child facts about the author Gary Paulsen.
*You may want to choose to do it in an interview format with your child.
*We will compare other books of his work in the future.
Other books written by Gary Paulsen:
Hatchet, The River, Brian's Song, The Winter Room
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