Letter to an Author This activity will help you meet this educational goal:
You will plan and draft a letter.
Directions
Read the instructions for this self-checked activity. Type in your response to each question, and check your answers. At the
end of the activity, write a brief evaluation of your work.
Activity
In this activity, you will write a letter to an author-living or dead. You'll explain how you connected with a text the author
wrote and how it changed your view of yourself and the world.
Part A
Think about your favorite text. It can be by a current author or someone who is no longer living. It can be a fiction or
nonfiction book, short story, poem, article, speech, song lyric, or podcast transcript that you have read and made a
connection with
Select a text. Then write the title and the name of the author.