A short biography. Reading a long extract from a novel.
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licit the answer and ask students what they found interesting about the author’s life. Make sure they understand the concept of a pen name, i.e. a name the writer uses instead of his/her real name. • Give students two minutes to complete the fact sheet. • Students can compare their answers in pairs before you check answers with the class on the board. Background Writers have used and continue to use a pen name for a number of reasons. For instance, they might want to … • use a more interesting name. • avoid confusion with other famous people with the same name. • avoid disappointing their fans if they change genres (e.g. a scifi writer writing a romance novel). • write for a different publisher. • present themselves as a different writer when their first book fails.