Author, Author: Who Is An Author

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Author, Author Who Is An Author?

• Third Grade Author Study
• by Jo Murphy

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Purpose Objectives

• Students will
• Gather and synthesize information using
  technological resources
• Apply various strategies and multiple
  intelligences to Communicate in a variety of ways
• Comprehend and interpret different texts
• Use various intelligences to present knowledge
  created based on research of various authors
• Use technology to enhance communication of their
  ideas

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Theoretical Basis
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Set the Stage

• Select an author or authors
• Locate the authors website
• Gather books
• Prepare minilessons
• Plan an electronic meeting

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On the Web

• http//falcon.jmu.edu/ramseyil/depaola.htm
• www.rquackenbush.com/
• www.childrenslit.com/home.htm

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Activities

• Picking an author group or whole class
• Research
• Study story elements of plot, characters,
  sequence, etc.
• Identify illustration elements of style,
  composition, color, media
• Hold a media conference if possible

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More Web Examples

• http//teacher.scholastic.com/professional/teachte
  ch/
• www.janetstevens.com/
• www.judyblume.com/index.html

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Products Projects

• Brainstorm for possibilities
• Conference with individual students or groups to
  make selection
• Multiple Intelligiences
• Use technology

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Examples

• Write their own stories in authors style and
  illustrate publish as book
• Use HyperStudio to create a Slide- Show
  Presentation
• Plan to video a mock interview
• Debate plot or story line
• Draw a houseplan or building diagram

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Examples, cont.

• Work in groups to produce a dramatization of one
  story by author
• Write a new story about one character
• Write a new ending for one of the stories
• Create a map or chart to go with story

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Evaluation

• Individual or group presentation of products
• Students critique each others products
• Students do self evaluation with rubric
• Teacher does rubric evaluation
• Journal entries telling what they learned from
  author study

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