Introduction
Task
Process
Resources
Evaluation
Conclusion
Additional Resources
Teacher
page
Question
Sheet
Evaluation pages
Question/Article
Rubric
Letter/Invitation
Rubric
Book
Review Rubric
Story
Ending Rubric
Writing
Tips
When choosing questions, think
of things that people are interested in knowing.
Keep your answers short and
to the point.
An article explains only the
important points of
the topic.
A book review discusses the
main points of a book and
finishes with an opinion about the book from the writer
of the review.
Book Sites
The
One in the Middle is The
Green
Kangaroo
Freckle
Juice
The
Pain and The Great One
Tales
of a Fourth Grade Nothing
Superfudge
Fudge-a-Mania
Double-Fudge
Otherwise
Known as Sheila The
Great
Other
Books by Judy Blume
Sites about
Judy Blume
Judy
Blume Information
Book
Review Page
Teacher
Resource Page
Images courtesy:
Judy Blume Official
Site
Blume.html
January
Magazine
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Introduction
You are the reporter for the
school newspaper. The principal has just told the school that the
famous author Judy Blume will be coming to the school to speak to the students.
You must write an article for the paper about her and her visit.
Task
Your first job is to create
a list of questions to ask her when she arrives at the school. Then
you will use the Internet to locate the answers to the questions you created.
Lastly you will choose an activity from the list to complete the project.
Process
Create a list of 10 questions
that you would like to ask Judy Blume. Some examples are;
Questions about her books.
Questions about why she writes.
Questions about her personal
life.
Questions about how many and
when her books were written.
Using the resources given,
find the answers to your questions and write them down. After using a resource
click the back button to return to this page and choose
another resource.
Using the answers to the
questions, write your article about the author in paragraph form. You should
have at least two paragraphs.
Finally, choose one
other activity to complete from the list below.
1.
Write a letter of thanks to Judy Blume for the interview.
2.
Write an invitation to the author to really come to your school.
3.
Read one of Judy Blume's books and create a book review for the school
paper.
4.
Read one of Judy Blume's books and create a different ending to the story.
Resources
Use these resources to locate
the information for the project.
Evaluation
You will be evaluated in three
areas. These areas will be the questions you created, the article
you have written, and the final activity you chose. Click on the evaluation
sheet to see the grading scale.
Conclusion
Now that you have learned
about Judy Blume, find another famous person you would like to know about
and create an article about them. You can also read more of Judy Blume's
books. Who knows maybe you can read them all!
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