Drop-in #2

Purpose: You will be studying the lives of certain authors to discover information about their childhood, and to determine if events from their childhood influenced their writings. The first author for you to research is Patricia Polacco.

Directions: Go to this website:

Patricia Polacco: Who Am I?

http://www.patriciapolacco.com/author/bio/bio.html

Read the information about Patricia Polacco and be ready to discuss the following questions with your Author Study group:

Questions:

1. What were some of the problems during Patricia Polacco’s childhood that she had to overcome?
2. Did she overcome these problems, and if so, how?
3. What helped Patricia Polacco become “good at telling stories”?
4. At the end of this site, Patricia Polacco tells children to “Listen, listen, listen.” What does she mean, and do you agree with her?
5. Has learning about Patricia Polacco’s childhood influenced your thinking about her books?