Author-Style Mini-Study

Part I: Biography

• Research the life and background of your selected author. 
• Write a MLA documented biography of approximately 2-5 paragraphs. 
• This is graded for: depth, relevance of information, quality of organization, style, and conventions, and proper MLA documentation.

Part II: Author-Style Study

1. Complete the Author-Style Analysis Worksheet.

2. Use your Author-Style Analysis Worksheet to create a critical essay that reveals the style and techniques of your selected author. 

• You may choose to discuss the author's entire style or choose some aspect of his/her style to focus upon. 
• Don't forget: your work is already done on your worksheet; now you are just organizing that information into a coherent analysis. 
• This is graded for focus/organization, quality of analysis & conclusions, and proper writing coventions.
• You can find sample critical essays by clicking HERE and scrolling down to the "Literary Criticism" section. Be sure to read the RHETORICAL essays as they are most like yours.

Part III: Author-Style Original Work

• Write an original piece(s) using lessons learned in analyzing the style of your selected author. 
• Length will depend upon your chosen genre, though anything more than a few pages is excessive. 
• Feel free to write excerpts instead of full works if your chosen genre is too lengthy. 
• This will be graded for quality of writing within its genre, quality of use of author's style, and proper writing conventions.
• Click HERE to see rubrics for virtually every type of writing.