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 * Author Study for ELA December 2009**

This Unit Study is a program wide differentiated unit. Culminating activity will be bulletin board display of your author study activities. ** Readers will form mentor relationships with authors. Reading a wide selection of an author, a reader has opportunity to internalize the qualities of great writing. Readers gain access to a world of books. Readers make powerful connections to authors by modeling writing in the style of their favorite author, and by writing letters to these authors. Readers develop a wide range of effective reading strategies. Effective book discussions encourage readers' deeper strategies of process and content. **Author Study Collections : Ezra Jack Keats (2-4 gr.), William Steig, Ronald Dahl (5-6gr.) Donald Crews (K-3 gr.), Marjorie Sharmat, Jerry Spinelli Bill Martin Jr., Ann Cameron, Scott O'Dell Dr. Seuss(K-3), Barbara Park, Walter Dean Myers (7-8 gr.) Eric Carle (K-3 gr.), Louis Sachar, Mildred Taylor Vera Williams (2-4 gr.), Patricia MacLauglin, Russell Freedman Arnold Lobel (2-4 gr.), Lois Lowry (6-8 gr. Tomie dePaola (K-3), Paula Danziger
 * Rubric**:[[file:Author Study Rubric.doc]]

Author Studies Assessment 1. Written material the student has created throughout the project. 2. Biographical Sketch 3. Original piece in the author's writing style 4. Literary Letter 5. Original Book Jacket

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