Author Study Research Sheet
As you research your awesome author, use this page to help you gather important information about your author. (You may not find all of the information, but try!)
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Author’s birth date and birth place: ________________________
If your author is no longer living, when did he or she die and how? If you can’t find how they died, move on to the next question.
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Research and write some facts about the author’s childhood. These facts can be about his/her family, schooling, or childhood experiences.
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Research and write some facts about the author’s adult life. These facts can be about his/her marriage, children, and or experiences.
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Research and write some facts about the author’s career. These facts can include information about college, military experience, and/or jobs that the author has now or had in the past. You can name the college and give the college degree(s) the author earned, tell about military positions the author held, and/or provide descriptions of the jobs he/she have now/have had in the past.
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What type of books (genre) does the author write? Provide genre and description.
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Why does the author write books?
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What inspires the author when he/she writes stories? Where does he/she get his/her story ideas from? For example, maybe the author loves the outdoors so he/she writes stories that involve outdoor adventures or maybe the author had a difficult life growing up so they write about their experiences in life. You could also take notes on where he/she got an idea for a certain story they wrote.
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List the most well-known books that the author has written below. Include any awards the author has won for those books as well as the year the book was published.
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Book Analysis: Find a book that the author wrote in the media center. Read the summary on the book and research reviews people have written about the book on the Internet. Answer the questions below about the book you selected.
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Write a one sentence summary of the book. _________________________________________________________________
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Write a one sentence summary on a review you read.
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Research and read more about the author. Find some fascinating facts about the author that people would find interesting. Write them on the lines below. For instance, maybe they helped with the earthquake in Haiti, had an interesting hobby, played a sport well, or had something really fascinating happen to them in their life.
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Provide a quote about the author or by the author on the lines below. Alternatively, you may write an excerpt from a story the author wrote.
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