African American Author/Illustrator Project

Research : An African American Author

1. Once you have chosen your book you are going to begin research on the award that your book was given. You will conduct this research in the computer lab.

2. In complete sentences you will look up the award and include the following information: a) What is the awards history? B). What is the criteria for being selected for this award? C). What is one fact that your found interesting about this award?

3. State the year your book received this award.

4. You will gather your information, organize your thoughts, and then compile the information you have gathered into the computer. I will accept 16 or 18 font size, and either, Times, Arial or Comic Sans font.

5. Newbery Award: www.ala.org/alsc/newbery.html

Detailed information about your Author

How did your Author become an Author?


Name the different schools your author attended?


Where did your author grow up? What is some of their background history? (their growing up story)


Where does this person live currently if they are still alive?

Does this person have a family? Who are their family members?

How old is your author?

If your author has passed away, was he/she popular before he/she passed away?

What kind of person was your author? Would you be friends with your author? Explain in detail WHY?


What is the one thing that stands out in your mind about your author?


Did you enjoy your author’s book? Explain in detail why or why
not!

This information will be typed out on the computer in an organized and well thought out manner.