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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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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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Art and Literature Quiz 1

For Students 9th - 12th
In this art and literature worksheet, students answer short answer questions about famous authors, plays, and characters. Students complete 31 short answer questions.
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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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Bookworm's Delight Alphabet Activity

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this famous authors activity worksheet, students examine 25 author names and then put those names into alphabetical order.    
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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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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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Author Study

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Learners 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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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...