Researcher
Name:
Date:
Group:
Book:
Assignment - Chapter ____ - Chapter ____
Researcher: Your job is to dig up some background information on any topic related to your book. This might include the geography, weather, culture, or history of the book’s setting, information about the author, her/his life, and other works. You can also look up pictures, objects, or materials that illustrate elements of the book, the history and derivation of words or names used in the book, music that reflects the book or the time.
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This is not a formal research report. The idea is to find some information or material that helps your group understand the book better. Investigate something that really interests you – something that struck you as puzzling or curious while you were reading.
Ways of gathering information:
The introduction, preface, or “about the author” section of the book
Library books and magazines
On-line computer search or encyclopedia
Interviews with people who know the topic
Other novels, nonfiction, or textbooks you’ve read
Is the researcher due for the 7th grade class and when is it due