Friday

OBJECTIVE: Students will research famous authors.

DO THIS: Who is Edgar Allen Poe? Use a search engine to find out who this man is. Answer these questions:
1. What is Edgar Allen Poe famous for?
2. When did he live?
3. Where did he live?
4. What are 2 things that Poe wrote?

DO THIS: Post a picture of Edgar Allen Poe on your blog.

DO THIS: Who is Mark Twain? Use a search engine to find out who this man is. Answer these questions:
1. What is Mark Twain famous for?
2. When did he live?
3. Where did he live?
4. What are 2 things that Poe wrote?

DO THIS: Post a picture of Mark Twain on your blog.

DO THIS: Who is Lousia May Alcott? Use a search engine to find out who this woman is. Answer these questions.
1. What books did Lousia May Alcott write?
2. When did she live?
3. Where did she live?

DO THIS: Post a picture of Lousia May Alcott on your blog.

DO THIS: Who is Maya Angelou? Use a search engine to find out who this woman is. Answer these questions.
1. What books did Angelou write?
2. When did she live?
3. Where did she live?

DO THIS: Post a picture of Maya Angelou on your blog.

DO THIS: Who is Robert Frost? Use a search engine to find out who this man is. Answer these questions.
1. What books did Frost write?
2. When did he live?
3. Where did he live?

DO THIS: Post a picture of Frost on your blog.

DO THIS: Answer the following questions.

1. What do you like to read?
2. What books have you enjoyed reading in school?
3. What books have you enjoyed reading outside of school?
4. Do you like to read magazines?
5. Do you like to read the newspaper?
6. Do you like to read things on the internet?
7. What are 2 magazine that young adults like to read?
8. What are 2 websites that young adults like to read from?