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Activities: Authors Inspire Us 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 4-8: Set A

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Set A Printable Card (PDF)

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:

  1. Fish in a Tree by Lynda Mullaly Hunt | Meet-the-Author Recording
  2. Rules by Cynthia Lord | Meet-the-Author Recording
  3. As Brave as You by Jason Reynolds | Meet-the-Author Recording
  4. The Wild Book by Margarita Engle | Meet-the-Author Recording

Authors Inspire Us 4-8: Set B

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Set B Printable Card (PDF)

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:

  1. The Surrender Tree by Margarita Engle (government) | Meet-the-Author Recording
  2. Freedom Summer by Susan Goldman Rubin (segregation) | Meet-the-Author Recording
  3. Freedom Over Me by Ashley Bryan (enslaved people) | Meet-the-Author Recording
  4. The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney (traditional roles) | Meet-the-Author Recording

Print Set A and B on the Same Page (PDF)