If you visit these websites (http://www.learnnc.org/lp/pages/4021,
http://www.lexington1.net/Technology/instruct/lessons/elementary/authors/es/esallsburg.ppt#259,6,Rules%20to%20follow, http://alex.state.al.us/lesson_view.php?id=15482) you will find different ideas related with author study. I'd like you to "discuss" (on this blog) which author you plan to focus on and in what grade you would use this lesson. I've pasted the description from the syllabus
"Author Study – Learners will identify an author of children’s literature appropriate for read aloud or independent reading with students in the grade range of prek-3. The study will include information concerning the author’s works and how they may be used in a primary classroom. A specific lesson related to this author’s work will be designed with objectives aligned with reading and/or writing grade expectations."
As you comment with each other I think you'll discover that the final product may not be exactly like someone elses but will serve the purpose of a lesson in a primary classroom that is directed around learning more about a writer and a writer's style. My description doesn't include background of the author yet I think this is important to include because so many authors have websites and explain how their school experiences (positive and negative) impacted them as writers. Pick someone you admire, you remember, or you want to know more about. Hopefully this assignment will be intersesting to you as well as helpful in your career.
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Hi all,
ReplyDeleteI think that I would like to do my author study on Karma Wilson the author of The Bear Snores On. I love her stories and want to know more about her. The age level I will be focusing my lesson on is Pre-k.
I really like Mercer Mayer and Jonathan London. Both authors make the main characters in the story told from a childs point of view, and they are comparable to real life. Im not sure which one I will use for sure, but one of those.
ReplyDeleteI love the Bear books Emily.. Let me know if you need more, I have a few.
I plan on doing my author study on Maurice Sendak. I have fond memories of my mother reading his books to my siblings and me when we were young children. I liked his wit and his illustrations. What do you say dear?, was one of my favorites and of course, there is always Where the Wild Things Are. I'm psyched to find more about a person with such imagination. Should be intriguing... He was interviewed on NPR a while ago and was awesome. I'll use the lesson in first grade.
ReplyDeleteI plan to do an author study using some of Jan Brett’s books. The Mitten and The Hat are perfect books to introduce this time of the year. She has loads of resources on line too!
ReplyDeletei am torn between doing my author study on don and audrey wood and Dav Pilkey. i was planning to do the Wood's, as i love their work and would enjoy learning more about them, but Pilkey is also one of my favorites and he writes for a wider age range. still thinking...!
ReplyDeleteI have been working on an author study about Audrey Wood as she writes one of my son's favorite books. It has also become one of my classes favorites as well. Cathy, let me know if you plan on doing her as well, and I can always look into someone else. I would like to concentrate on a Preschool lesson plan.
ReplyDeleteThese are all great authors to learn more about. It is o.k. if two of you study the same author since your lessons will be different. The Little Mouse, Red Ripe Strawberry. . . is one of my favorite Audrey/Don Wood books and one I loved reading to my sons. Your comments about this project show your enthusiasm for children's authors!
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ReplyDeleteI've been thinking about this a lot since we went over it in class. My first thought was Eric Carle, then Mo Willems, but I finally decided on Mercer Mayer. And I was a bit surprised when I got on here and saw that someone else had thought of him too. Hope you don't mind, Becky! I am thinking about studying Mercer because they are kind of go to books in my classroom. They are perfect for my preschoolers because they are not too wordy and they speak to real issues that children struggle with. These are books about real events and real feelings that every young child can relate too. The illustrations are also fun. My stuedents love to search for the littel spider, mouse, and frog that are prsent on every page. Also, Little Critter books have a place in my heart as they were a favorite of my grandmother's and she used to read them to me. I've also come across some wordless picture books by Mercer and I think it would be fun to have the children come up with words them.
-Ashley
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ReplyDeleteI am leaning towards doing my Author Study on Cynthia Rylant. What an amazing writer! Her books read like poetry - very magical. She is incredibly descriptive - uses a lot of metaphors in her writing and I found my students responding to her books on many different levels. My First Graders enjoyed IN NOVEMBER. If you haven't read SNOW, is a perfect gem of a book.
I think I am going to do my author study on Jan Brett. Her illustrations are beautiful and her stories make great read alouds. I also think her books lend themselves to great winter activities and expansions. It is nice to have some fun ideas to get us through these long winters.
ReplyDeleteI haven't seen anyone say they were doing Robert Munsch. I also really like Steven Kellog. I have a couple of other authors I would love to do, like Beverly Cleary, or Phyllis Reynolds Naylor, or Lois Lowry, but those may be a bit advanced for ages prek-3rd grade:).
ReplyDeleteI will do Robert Munsch. I love his illustrations and his craziness. I think his books are so fun to read aloud because a lot of the time they are ridiculous. Even if you are reading them and just kinda showing the pictures and summarizing the texts of his longer books, pre-schoolers can still become engaged.
Natessa
Hi Everyone, last minute here!
ReplyDeleteI am hoping to look at Beverly Cleary or Lois Sachar for 2-3 graders. I am looking to delve deeper into this age group. I also remember loving Lois Sachar when I was a young reader and think it would be great to learn the ins and out's of this author.
~Nicole
Rosemary Wells is a favorite of mine....I will use the study in a setting with children receiving Title 1 support over several grades. The Max, Ruby, and Yoko characters were facorites of my own children and there are even more characters yet to discover!
ReplyDeleteIn looking at all these comments I can't wait to hear more about your author studies and learn more about these authors. There is a great selection of children's authors represented in this list.
ReplyDeleteafter browsing webpages, i have decided to definitely do Dav Pilkey for my author study. his Big Dog, Little Dog series for toddlers have long been among my favorites, as have his Dragon chapter books (pre-k-2nd) and his Captain Underpants series is generally a huge hit with newly independent readers. My son's all time favorite bedtime book was another by Pilkey, a poem of a book called When Cats Dream.
ReplyDeletenow i just need to decide what age group my lesson will target...
I dont mind Ashley. But Im going to switch, I am going to look at the Eric Carle or Leo Lionni
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