Discovering Your Authentic Voice

Discovering Your Authentic Voice

GOAL: Combine your writing style, tone, and personality to develop an authentic, distinct, and recognizable writing voice.

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What do you think are the most important things to consider when discovering your authentic writer's voice? (Choose up to three!)

• What audiences will gravitate to my voice best?

• What genre would suit my voice best?

• What authors do I admire? Why do I admire them?

• What makes me unique?

• What are my favorite qualities about myself?

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What is one word that describes your personality? Try to be as specific as possible!

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Name one personality trait you believe a good author should have!

Over the next couple of class periods we will begin drafting Author Bios. We will continue to tweak and edit these Bios throughout the term, as we better begin to understand our unique author's voices! Eventually, we will each create our own author sites!

​​Let's take a look at a few Author Bios
(on their author websites)!

Our Next Project:

Jason Reynolds

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What things do you notice about Jason Reynolds' (short) Author Bio? (Think specifically about what information is included/not included.)

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What things do you notice about Jason Reynolds' website? (Think about the design... What does it tell us that his Bio may/may not?)

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What things do you notice about Rebecca F. Kuang's Author Bio? (Think specifically about what information is included/not included.)

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What things do you notice about Rebecca F. Kuang's website? (Think about the design... What does it tell us that her Bio may/may not?)

CASEY MCQUISTON

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What things do you notice about Casey McQuiston's Author Bio? (Think specifically about what information is included/not included.)

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What things do you notice about Casey McQuiston's website? (Think about the design... What does it tell us that their Bio may/may not?)

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We will delve more into each of these authors (their works, interviews, and even their social media accounts!) later. For now, think about what things you'd want to include in your Author Bio, and list them here!