| Name: __________________________ |
Subject: Language Arts |
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| Teacher Name: ___________________ |
Date: ___________________ |
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Gary Paulsen
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| Introduction: |
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Gary Paulsen is an author who writes action adventure books for
students. As we write in our classes and struggle to find a
great topic I thought it would be interesting to know how or
where a real life author got his ideas. |
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| Task: |
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How do writers get the information for their books. Research
Gary Paulsen and interview him about how he gets the ideas for
his books. |
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| Process: |
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First choose a Gary Paulsen book that you have read.
Second, Find a bibliography about Gary Paulsen and a research
his background, life as a child, education, jobs, where he is
know.
Third conduct an interview with Gary Paulsen as if he is actually
in your presence. The trick is that you must come up with the
questions and you must also answer the questions as if you are
Gary Paulsen. You must answer how you think he would answer
based on your research. |
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| Resources: |
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www.garypaulsen.com
Hathcet.com
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| Evaluation: |
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The Interview. Students will generate 5 questions. Each question
will be asked and answered by the student as if they were Gary
Paulsen. |
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| Conclusion: |
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Each student will write a reflection of the interview.
The reflection will include a thank-you note to Gary Paulsen
thinking him for the interview and listing 5 things that they
did not know about Gary Paulsen, writing a book, or how authors
came up with the ideas for their books. |
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This Web Quest is available at www.teach-nology.com |
