Project Based Homework Due Monday 9.24.12

Since we are beginning our new unit on Walter Dean Myers next week, to introduce you to his works you will do a mini research about his life and the books he has written. This assignment is to have a proper heading, handwritten on loose leaf, using paragraphs and skip a line for each sentence. Please use the following websites for your information. You are NOT TO COPY but to write an academic essay using the information from the websites below to support your answers for the questions below.

Research websites: http://www.notablebiographies.com/news/Li-Ou/Myers-Walter-Dean.html,
http://cms.westport.k12.ct.us/cmslmc/resources/authorstudy/myersbio.htm, and/or
http://www.walterdeanmyers.net/bio.html. Click the links to be taken to the website.

Please note that you may ONLY use the above websites. If you have a book about WDM's life you may use that as well.

Please answer the following questions in ESSAY FORMAT ONLY:

1. What challenges did Walter Dean Myers experience growing up? (i.e. school life, at home, etc.) Why? How did he overcome them?

2. What was Walter Dean Myers motivation to write the type of stories, tales and poems he published? (list some books, poetry, etc. as evidence to support your answer)

3. Based on your research, what types of helpful lessons about life do you think you will read about in Walter Dean Myers books? Why? What do you think you will learn from these lessons and how can you apply them to your life?

ALTHOUGH THIS IS RESEARCH, PLEASE REFRAIN FROM PLAIGIARISM (I.E. COPYING WORD FOR WORD FROM A RESOURCE YOU DID NOT GIVE PROPER CREDIT TO IN YOUR ESSAY). IT IS ILLEGAL AND IT IS AGAINST THE SCHOOL'S  DISCIPLINE CODE BOOK'S RULES AND REGULATIONS. YOU WILL BE WRITTEN UP AND SUFFER CONSEQUENCES IF THIS OCCURS!

421 and 401 please bring headphones to class on Monday.

Good News! Those of you who didn't hand in your summer book report, I just received news at approximately 3:31 p.m. that it will be extended until September 28, 2012. Please have your work neatly typed and inside the classroom mailbox.

For class 421 ONLY! Please write about your ABrT experience in a letter format to Ms. Beata. She said it should be at least 10 lines. This will be due on Monday.

On Thursday, you must bring in a personal object that means the world to you. However, you may NOT bring in something that someone can steal from you (i.e. XBOX, skateboard). It should be small enough to carry in your bookbag and large enough for everyone to see. If you have any questions, please email me.