What is an Author Study?
An author study is a unit lesson that allows students the opportunity to explore the life and books of an author. Author studies are a great way for students to practice how to:
• Think critically about the author’s themes, characters, and writing style
• Make inferences (predictions) and connections between the author’s life and work
• Relate and compare the experiences of the author and his/her characters to their own
• Think critically about the author’s themes, characters, and writing style
• Make inferences (predictions) and connections between the author’s life and work
• Relate and compare the experiences of the author and his/her characters to their own
This Month's Feature Author
Relive all the fun from our past Author Studies in our Author Study Archive. Last month we learned all about the famous American author Jon Scieszka. He is well-known and liked by children due to his twists on common stories and clever use of words. Below you can re listen an audio version of the REAL story of the Three Little Pigs and browse the powerpoint presentations to revisit our Author Study on Jon Scieszka.
Vote for our next Author Study
Explore the choices for next month's author study and vote for your favourite choice. The winner will be revealed on the last day of the month in class. Authors that were not chosen will be added to the list for the next month so you can keep voting for your favourite.
Eve Bunting |
Eric Kimmel |
William Steig |
Eve Bunting, is a Northern Ireland-born American writer of more than 250 books. While many of her books are set in Northern Ireland, where she grew up, her topics and settings range from Thanksgiving to riots in Los Angeles. She has been listed as one of the Educational Paperback Association's top 100 authors
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Eric A. Kimmel is an American Jewish author of more than 50 children's books. Eric Kimmel was influenced by both the stories his grandmother remembered from her childhood in Europe and his copy of Grimm's Fairy Tales.
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William Steig is an American cartoonist, sculptor, and, late in life, an illustrator and writer of popular children's books. He is best known for the picture books Sylvester and the Magic Pebble, Abel's Island, and Doctor De Soto, He was also the creator of Shrek!, which inspired the film series of the same name.
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Which Author Would You Choose?
Press Play to Find Out Who Ms. Jackson Would Pick! |
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