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1History of Publishing
While reading this webpage answer the following questions: 1. Why do people write and publish books? 2. Why have books survived for centuries? 3. What historical event helped propel the success of books and other printed materials? What if this event did not occur?
http://www.cybercollege.com/frtv/book2.htm
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2History of Publishing 2
Answer the following questions: 1. What are some of the risks in publishing? 2. How are agents, subsidiary rights, and royalties part of the publishing process? 3. Predict what the future of books and publishing will look like? Is there something beyond e-books? Will traditional books ever disappear?
http://www.cybercollege.com/frtv/book4a.htm
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3Jobs in Publishing
Which type of publishing is the least interesting to you? Why? Which type of publishing is the most interesting to you? Why?
http://www.bookjobs.com/page.php?prmID=8
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4Andrew Clements
Have you read any other books by Andrew Clements? Click on the "books" tabs to find a list of all his published works. Make sure you check out the "Fun Extras" tab.
http://www.andrewclements.com/
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5Creating Interesting Characters
This page has valuable information on how a great writer develops interesting characters in their narrative writing. How much of this process do you use when you are developing characters for your writing? Create a character and answer these questions about the character on notebook paper.
http://www.novel-writing-help.com/create-character-profiles.html
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6How to Make Characters Interesting
Another excellent page on developing your characters in writing. In non-fiction writing, these are the questions we try to answer when we write a biography or about an historical event.
http://justpaste.it/journeyslesson1
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7Characters of Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins
Use what you have learned in pages 5 & 6 to read about the main characters in the Hunger Games. If you have read the book(s), think about how Suzanne Collins used the ideas on pages 5 & 6 to give us characters we want to care about or hate. Remember not to click on ads or other links.
http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/literature/hunger-games/character-list-analysis/katniss-everdeen.html