Have you ever noticed that there are a lot of baseball card clones nowadays?
Baseball cards have led to football cards, basketball cards, Pokemon cards, even ROCK STAR cards!
What if the library had cards for authors?
For example:
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| J.K. Rowling | Margaret Peterson Haddix | Michael Buckley |
J.K Rowling Margaret Peterson Haddix Michael Buckely
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What you will do...
1. You will create an author card that contains the following:
* picture of the author
* biographical information (Name, Date of Birth, Hometown, Family)
* list of books that the author wrote
* brief description of your favorite title by that author
* why you like that particular title or author
Resources:
Go to Mrs. Boyce's Page and click on "My Booklist."
Scroll down to "Favorite Authors."
2. The Steps:
Step 1: Read a book written by an author you like.
Step 2: Research the author. You will need the following information:
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a picture of the author
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biographical information (Name, Date of Birth, Hometown, Family)
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list of books that the author wrote
Step 3: Save the author picture onto a disk as a jpeg or gif file.
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If your picture is on the internet, do a right click on the picture and choose Save Image As. Save it.
Step 4: Create your card using Microsoft Word or another program.
(Hint: Use Page Setup and set the paper size to 6" wide and 4" high. Set all four margins to .25". Using the column button on the top, make two columns. The first column will be the front of your card. The second column will be the back.)
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Front of the card should include the picture of the author, biographical information, and a list of some of the books that the author wrote.
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Back of the card should include a brief description of your favorite title by that author and why you like that particular title or author.
Step 5: Print your card out, fold it in half and trim it. Turn it in.
3. Congratulations! You have completed your assignment!