The Biography of Esther Forbes

“"Esther Forbes's power to create, and to recreate, a face, a voice, a scene takes us as living spectators to the Boston Tea Party, to the Battle of Lexington and of North Creek."(The Saturday Review, 1943) ”

Thomas Basham

Writing and Grammar

8th Grade

4th Period Homeroom: Ray

Esther Forbes

• Whom are you writing about?• What is this person famous for?• How has this person affected the

literary world?

• This information should be sentence form, not bullets.

• Include a declarative and interrogative types of sentences.

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Esther Forbes’s Early & Family Life

• When and where was Esther Forbes born?• Who were her parents and what did her they

do?

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• Describer her early education. What kind of a student was she?

• What were her interests?• Did she go to college? If so, where?

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• Who did she marry? What was his profession? How did their marriage end?

Add a picture that would represent any information from the left. Don’t forget the caption!

Esther Forbes’s Professional Life

• How did Esther Forbes get involved in writing novels?

• Who discouraged and encouraged her?

• List different awards received by Esther Forbes.

• List 5 books written by Esther Forbes. Please remember that book titles should be underlined!

Esther Forbes’s Johnny Tremain

Insert a small snapshot about Johnny Tremain. When was it written? Why did Esther Forbes write it? What is it about?

• Insert a picture of the cover of the Johnny Tremain book.

References

Add any references used to this slide.

Include web site address up to the 3rd slash

Books: authors name, title of book, page number, copyright date, publisher, city published