Activities: Authors 4-8
This set of lesson cards can be used to support learning about author's purpose or inspiration and the writing process.
- Scan the QR codes on the front of the card
- Listen and learn directly from authors
- Reflect and respond
Authors Inspire Us: Authors 4-8: Set A
We all are different. How is the character in the story the same or different from you? Why did the authors feel it was important to tell this story?
Resources:
- Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly | Meet-the-Author Recording
- Rules by Cynthia Lord | Meet-the-Author Recording
- As Brave as You by Jason Reynolds | Meet-the-Author Recording
- The Wild Book by Margarita Engle | Meet-the-Author Recording
Authors Inspire Us: Authors 4-8: Set B
There are many things that restrict a person's freedom. What limits freedom in each example?
a. Segregation b. Traditional roles c. Enslaved people d. Government
Answer Key: 1(d), 2(a), 3(c), 4(b)
Resources:
- The Surrender Tree by Margarita Engle (government) | Meet-the-Author Recording
- Freedom Summer by Susan Goldman Rubin (segregation) | Meet-the-Author Recording
- Freedom Over Me by Ashley Bryan (enslaved people) | Meet-the-Author Recording
- The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney (traditional roles) | Meet-the-Author Recording
