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Curated OER

Famous Authors - Roald Dahl

For Teachers 4th - 6th
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 make...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Famous Authors Biographical Data Form

For Students 6th - 8th
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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Worksheet
Curated OER

Art and Literature Quiz 1

For Students 9th - 12th
In this art and literature learning exercise, students answer short answer questions about famous authors, plays, and characters. Students complete 31 short answer questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Famous Authors Spiral Puzzle Worksheet

For Students 9th - 12th
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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Worksheet
Curated OER

Bookworm's Delight Alphabet Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this famous authors activity learning exercise, students examine 25 author names and then put those names into alphabetical order.    
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Famous Authors Word Scramble Worksheet

For Students 10th - 12th
"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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

First Steps Toward Source Citation: Author Research

For Teachers 6th - 7th
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Author Study

For Teachers 7th - 8th
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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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Authors Slide Show

For Teachers 2nd - 12th
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...
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eBook
University of Pennsylvania

Online Books Page: Online Books by Louisa May Alcott

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a listing of 12 links to works done by Louisa May Alcott. Click on the links to view the complete texts.
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Website
A&E Television

Biography: Ray Bradbury

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Lesson Plan
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Web English Teacher: Robert Mc Closkey

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
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.
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Handout
Alabama Humanities Foundation

Encyclopedia of Alabama: History: William Bartram

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical profile makes note of the life and career of environmental literature author, William Bartram.
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Unit Plan
Other

Dickenson College: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley

For Students 9th - 10th
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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Handout
Other

Assumption.edu: Kate (O'flaherty) Chopin

For Students 9th - 10th
Yet another interesting biography on the writer Kate Chopin. Sympathetic yet insightful. Discusses her life and the issues she dealt with as a writer.