Meeting+The+Author

= __Meeting The Author:__ =

Each and every week, I will introduce you to a new author of Adolescent Literature. Some of these authors will be very well-known and others will be up-and-coming writers.

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1) Watch the video/read the biography present about the author. 2) Make a bulleted list of FIVE (5) things that you learned about the author and/or felt was important about the author's life. 3) Turn in your bulleted list NO LATER than the Friday of the week that the author was presented.

// __Want Extra Credit?__ // Create a colored visual image that represents the author and the author's life. Your image should: 1) Be on a standard 8x11 sheet of notebook or computer paper. 2) In color-- at least three (3) different colors present. 3) Be creative!

__ This Week's Author: WALTER DEAN MYERS __ __ Walter Dean Myers Biography: Click on the link! __ __ (This is what you will use to create your five (5) bullet list for this week.) __ __ [|Walter Dean Myers Biography] __

__ Walter Dean Myers VIDEO INTERVIEW: Check out the embedded video! __ __ (This is what you will also use to create your five (5) bullet list for this week.) __ __ [|Walter Dean Myers Video Interview] __

__ Some of Walter Dean Myers' Works: __ =  = =  Your Walter Dean Myers Five (5) Bullet List is DUE no later than Friday, April 28th at class time! =