h2 - Week 18 (26-30/1)

H2 - Week 18 (26-30/1)

Tues - Author Biographies
Wed - Author Biographies, finish!
Thurs - Biographic essay (due next Monday!)
Friday - finish up Narnia

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H2 Author Biographies

Find out as much info about your selected author.

The goal of this research will be:
1. An biographic essay
2. A author presentation
3. A sampling of the authors work
To start out, answer the following questions:
1. Name of the author?
2. When he/she was born & died?
3. Where he/she was living (country)?
4. What types of stories (genera) did he/she wrote in?
5. List some titles of his/her writings:
6. What were his/her early, mid, and later life like?
7. Where there any particular influencing factors on his/her writing style?
8. What types of themes did he/she write about?
9. Did he/she have any interesting facts about his/her life?
10. Anything tragic happen to him/her?

Next, find a sample of his/her writing online or in the library. Read it, think about it, and write your ideas about what you read.

Tell us:

1. what it was called (title)
2. when it was written
3. what is was about
4. your opinion about what you read

This should be written and cover at least 1/2 of a lined A4 blank page. You can use the back side of this paper if you want.

H2 Biographic Essay

Write a Biographic essay on your chosen author. Your essay should have an Intro, Body, and Conclusion (5 paragraphs total). It should follow all the rules of essay writing that we covered in class and be typed. Late, incomplete, or handwritten essays will receive 10% lower grade for each day it is not turned in the proper format.

You essay should cover these 3 issues:
1. Facts and info about the author as a person.
2. Facts about his/her writings, style, and influences
3. Why you appreciate this authors writings.

The first step is to create a spider diagram focused on the 3 issues.