Tuesday

Objective: Students will become familiar with the author Walter Dean Myers.

Read this: Our novel for class will now be Autobiography of My Dead Brother, written by Walter Dean Myers. (This is instead of the book Night).

DO THIS: Who is Walter Dean Myers? Research him and write one paragraph about this man on your blog.

DO THIS: Post a picture of Walter Dean Myers on your blog.

DO THIS: Create a list of 10 books that Walter Dean Myers has written. Post this list on your blog.

DO THIS: Find a picture of 2 to 3 books that Walter Dean Myers has written. Post them in your blog.

DO THIS: What awards has Walter Dean Myers won? Create a list of awards he has won and post them in your blog.

DO THIS: What is the book Autobiography of My Dead Brother about? Find a short summary of this book online and post it into your blog.

DO THIS: From the information you have gathered, what are your feelings about Walter Dean Myers and his writing? Have you read any of his books? Do you think his book will be good? Write me 2 to 4 sentences about your feelings on Myers and reading his book.