Monro- MyHistro timeline

Hi Mrs. Monro's kids!

Here are directions for using the MyHistro website. 

1. Register for an account and log in

2. Click on Stories > Create new story

3. Give your story a name and short description and add a thumbnail picture of your author

4. Click Add Events/create new event

Aside from dates, you might want to add:

-details about how this event influenced the author's work
-a summary of each book is about
-links: to a book review, an article about the author, etc.
-photos: of your author, book covers
-videos: youtube clips of your author speaking if available

-All of this will be visible when you click "Read More" on an event in the timeline

- NOTES: My Histro asks you to pick a location on the map for each event. If you're not sure where an event takes place, just pick the city that your author was living in at that time or their current city. You DO NOT have to pick specific dates for events: just select Unknown.

-If events in your timeline are appearing out of order, just refresh the page. 

-When you view your timeline, you can click Next instead of waiting for it to auto-play. 

Monro-Author study

Hi  Mrs. Monro's students!

Today you'll start doing your research for your author study. Below are some links to help you get started. Remember, you can also use the author databases in Ebsco and Facts on File as well.


Author/Book Sites

Biblio.com
http://www.biblio.com/

Book Browse Biographies
http://www.bookbrowse.com/authors/allauthors/

Children's and Young Adult authors list
http://www.cynthialeitichsmith.com/lit_resources/authors/on_the_web/auth-illA-I.html

Harper Collins Children's Books
http://www.harpercollinschildrens.com/kids/authorsandillustrators/websites.aspx

Harper Collins Teens- Author Interviews
http://www.harperteen.com/author/interviews.aspx

Internet Public Library Author Page
http://www.ipl.org/div/askauthor/

Kids' Reads
http://www.kidsreads.com/authors/authors.asp

Lib Guide- scroll down to list of author sites
http://palibraries.libguides.com/content.php?pid=261432&sid=2158278

Random House Authors
http://www.randomhouse.com/teachers/authors-and-illustrators/

Random House- Kids
http://www.randomhousekids.com/authors-illustrators/

Scholastic Authors
http://www.scholastic.com/librarians/ab/biolist.htm

2/23 Buonomo: Author Study part 2

Mrs. Buonomo's classes:

Here's part 2 of the Author study links. In the previous post you'll find general author sites. Below is a list of author sites, organized by last name:

Laurie Halse Anderson:

http://madwomanintheforest.com/

Avi:

http://www.avi-writer.com/

Judy Blume’s Official site:

http://www.judyblume.com/

Caroline B. Cooney:

http://www.carolinebcooneybooks.com/

Caroline B. Cooney Interview:

http://www.cmlibrary.org/readers_club/meetAuthor.asp?author=111

Robert Cormier (from Barnes and Noble)

http://www.barnesandnoble.com/writers/writer.asp?z=y&cid=885746

Lois Duncan:

http://loisduncan.arquettes.com/

S.E. Hinton:

http://www.sehinton.com/

S.E. Hinton- Vanity Fair Article:

http://www.sehinton.com/

Stephen King:

http://www.stephenking.com/index.html

Gordon Korman biography:

http://www.gordonkorman.com/biograph.htm

Jack London:

http://london.sonoma.edu/

Lois Lowry:

http://www.loislowry.com/

Lois Lowry- Interview from Writer Unboxed:

http://writerunboxed.com/2007/04/20/interview-lois-lowry-part-1/

Mike Lupica:

http://www.mikelupicabooks.com/index.html

Sarah Dessen:

http://sarahdessen.com/

Jack London:

http://london.sonoma.edu/

Walter Dean Myers:

http://www.walterdeanmyers.net/

Walter Dean Myers (from Houghton Mifflin):

http://www.eduplace.com/kids/hmr/mtai/wdmyers.html

James Patterson:

http://www.jamespatterson.com/

Katherine Paterson:

http://www.terabithia.com/about.html

Katherine Paterson NCBLA page:

http://www.thencbla.org/biopages/biopaterson.html

Gary Paulsen:

http://www.randomhouse.com/features/garypaulsen/about.html

Jordan Sonnenblick:

http://www.jordansonnenblick.com/

Jordan Sonnenblick: Scholastic

http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/contributor/jordan-sonnenblick

Jerry Spinelli:

http://www.jerryspinelli.com/newbery_002.htm

Jerry Spinelli: Washington Post article:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/06/06/AR2008060601257.html

Q&A with Jerry Spinelli:

http://www.post-gazette.com/pg/06255/720954-369.stm

author

Hi Mrs. Buonomo's classes,

Here are general links for your author study. In the next post, you will find links to specific authors' sites. Please remember that we will NOT be counting Wikipedia, Wikianswers, Yahoo Answers, etc. as a source.

American Library Association: Awards Lists

http://ala.org/ala/awardsgrants/index.cfm

Book Browse: Author biographies:

http://www.bookbrowse.com/authors/allauthors/

Books for Boys:

http://us.penguingroup.com/static/packages/us/yreaders/books4boys/author.php

Children’s Authors and Illustrators on the Web:

http://people.ucalgary.ca/~dkbrown/authors.html

Scholastic Author Spotlight:

http://www.scholastic.com/kids/stacks/authors/all.htm

1/9: DiNoia, Author Study Research

Hi Mrs. DiNoia's classes!

Here are the resources you will use for your Author study.

1. Infocentre: This is where you can search for books available in our library. To access, log in to MS Desktop. Then click on InfoCentre. Searching by Author will give you books BY your author. To find books ABOUT your author or books that may contain a short story or poem by your author, try Keyword.

2. School databases: Open Internet Explorer. Then click on Favorites at the top of the page and then Research Links. Use the following:

*EbscoHost: Literary Reference Center
*EbscoHost: Kids' Search
*Facts on File: Bloom's Literary Reference
*Britannica Online (hint delete the "learningzone" part of the address to access Middle School)
*Kids Search

On Wednesday we'll go over how to search the public library's catalog and use a temporary library card for research. If you have your own card, bring it to school on Wed!