Dan Gutman Webquest-4th and 5th Grades
Win Lunch With 2015 Literature Alive! Author Dan Gutman
1. Go to: www.dangutman.com
2. Answer 8 or more questions. Place your answer sheet with your printed full name and teacher in the Webquest box in the library.
3. Full name, teacher, 8 correct answers? We’ll enter you in a drawing to win lunch with Dan on Thursday, May 21, 2015. More than 8 correct? You’re entered twice!
“ABOUT DAN”
1. What was the first subject Dan wrote about when he started writing full time?
2. Dan began writing for children in 1982, when his son Sam was 2 years old. Which sport did he start writing about?
“Questions Kids Always Ask Me”
3. Which 2 books are Dan’s favorites?
4. What does Dan look for when deciding which baseball player will be in his Baseball Card Adventure series?
5. Dan lists some of his personal heroes. Why does he choose them?
Tips for Young Authors
6. What is Dan’s first step when he writes a non-fiction book?
7. When writing fiction, what does Dan begin with? List one example.
Name (First & last—PRINT) Teacher (OVER)
4th and 5th Webquest
DAN’S BOOKS
8. One of Dan’s books was inspired by Hatchet, by Gary Paulsen. What’s the title of this book?
9. Circle the book that Dan says may be his best.
1. Johnny Hangtime
2. The Homework Machine
3. Back in Time With Thomas Edison
“Rejection Letters”
10. Dan tells the story Honus & Me and how it was rejected 7 times before being accepted for publication. At the end of the article, what has he learned?
1. Life is tough
2. Other people don’t always recognize good things
3. If you truly believe in something, don’t ever give up, no matter how many times you are rejected.
4. Persistence pays off
5. All of the above
11. Dan doesn’t think this book is very good, but he says that “third grade kids just love it.” What’s the title?
1. Shoeless Joe & Me
2. The Million Dollar Shot
3. They Came From Center Field
4. The Get Rich Quick Club
“REALLY IMPORTANT”
12. Q. Dan tells you about a problem that he thinks is worse than anything else in the world. What is the problem?
“The Solution”
13. List one way that Dan suggests kids can help
WEIRD STORIES link
14. Write the titles of the 3 stories Dan wrote with kids from schools he has visited.
***WANT TO BE IN THE RAFFLE?***
Be sure that you’ve written your full name and teacher, and answered at least 8 or more questions correctly. Place this form in the Gutman Raffle Box in the library.