Students read two books by a particular author along with three other students. The first book is the same for each member of the group. They pace themselves to meet every two-three days for literature circles as they continue reading the books. Students continue to meet for literature circles to compare and discuss authors style and stories. Students create an individual project based on the second book they read.
Students conduct author research.
Students will mix literature discussion groups and formulate questions involving the authors. Students will be provided inter-mitten research and discussion periods in which students plan the next day s research and how what they found effects their thoughts on the author. Students prepare and present group author study projects. Students use information discovered about their authors to create and share Power Point Presentations. As the culminating activity, students create group Power Point Presentations sharing the author information they have discovered.