Featured+Authors

= Featured Authors =

===When adding lessons please include: Title of Lesson, Brief Synopsis , and suggested Grade Level(s) ===

Introduce the author, Marc Brown and his "Arthur" books, then use this activity sheet to teach the students how to draw Arthur. Grades 1-2 [|DrawArthur.pdf]
 * ==Let's Draw Arthur==

This is a unit takes students through three great books by Jan Brett. This unit was to expose the students to new authors. The students has already done the mitten so start with that before doing the first lesson.Grades K-1. Emily Garland [|Author Unit L1-1.doc] [|Author Unit L2-1.doc] [|Author Unit L3-2.doc]
 * ==Jan Brett unit==


 * ==__Author Studies for Primary Students (K-2)__==

1. Read a few selections from the author you are studying. Have discussions about the kind of books that author writes, style of illustrations, and other interesting facts about the author. 2. Choose something to draw. You can do a step-by-step drawing or leave it open ended. 3. Keep the author pages you do each week and bind them together in a __My Book of Authors__ that students can take home at the end of the year.

Read a few Jan Brett books that have a hedgehog somewhere in them. She has a pet hedgehog and likes to include him in many of her books. Read __Hedgie's Surprise__ as your last book. I use step by step directions from Jan Brett's website to draw Hedgie with the students. I draw on an overhead or Doc Cam and they draw along with me. Leave time for students to personalize their drawing with varied backgrounds, etc. I use this with second grade. [|JanBrett.pdf] Read a few Robert Munsch books. Read __Stephanie's Pony Tail__ last. Let the students design hair styles for the 4 bald heads on their paper. They love this one! I use this with first grade. [|RobertMunsch.pdf] Read a few Eric Carle books. Read the __Grouchy Ladybug__ last. I use the directions from a step by step drawing book to make a ladybug with the students. I use this with Kindergarten. [|EricCarle.pdf]
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You can spend as long as you want on an author. Because I have 45 minute library sessions I usually spend 1 or 2 weeks depending on the author and how many of their books I have in my collection. What the students draw or write on their page can vary to fit you and the grade level you are teaching.