https://padlet.com/cfbisd/i2qvdlfau1v0ptuv Become the resident expert in one of the famous authors en-us 2022-04-21 13:29:40 UTC 2025-11-14 23:00:54 UTC hello@padlet.com stampsm1 https://padlet.com/cfbisd/i2qvdlfau1v0ptuv/wish/2152044003 Choose one Gothic author from our "Major Figures" PowerPoint and do a bit of research on them. In a note on this Padlet, include: 
1. A picture of the author
2. Date of birth and death 
3. A brief description of their life and background 
4. Titles of their most famous works
5. One interesting fact about them. 

Remember you can work in groups! ]]> 2022-04-21 13:29:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cfbisd/i2qvdlfau1v0ptuv/wish/2152044003 https://padlet.com/cfbisd/i2qvdlfau1v0ptuv/wish/2183244807 2.Mary Shelley DOB August 30,1797 
Mary Shelley died in February 1,1851

3.While she didn't have a formal education, she did make great use of her father's extensive library. Shelley could often be found reading, sometimes by her mother's grave. She also liked to daydream, escaping from her often challenging home life into her imagination. Shelley also found a creative outlet in writing.Like the creature, she felt abandoned by her creator and rejected by society. Like Frankenstein, she felt compelled to create. Her own birth had caused the death of her mother, but it had also brought life to her characters.

4.Frankenstein 

5.Mary Shelley published Frankenstein in 1818 when she was just 21 years old. In fact, Mary Shelley wrote her most iconic piece of literature when she was just 18 years old!


  ]]> 2022-05-13 17:45:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cfbisd/i2qvdlfau1v0ptuv/wish/2183244807 https://padlet.com/cfbisd/i2qvdlfau1v0ptuv/wish/2183249130 Edgar Allan was born on January 19th, 1809 in Boston Massachusetts. He died on October 7th, 1849.

Both of Poe's parents were actors but both died before Poe could turn 3. Poe, later on, went to the University of Virginia where he excelled acedemecly 

 His most famous story would be The Raven.

An interesting fact bout Edgar Allen Poe is that The NFL team which is the Baltimore Ravens is named in honor of Edgar Allan Poe's classic story ¨The Raven¨.]]> 2022-05-13 17:48:11 UTC https://padlet.com/cfbisd/i2qvdlfau1v0ptuv/wish/2183249130 https://padlet.com/cfbisd/i2qvdlfau1v0ptuv/wish/2183325484 2. Charlotte born on April 21 1816-March 31 1855 , Anne was born on January 17 1820- May 28, 1849, Emily was born on july 30 1818- june 15 1825
3. all 3 sisters attended different schools at different times if not they were home schooled, once they got older they all applied to be a teacher or governesses, they were often left alone in their isolated home  which was where they began to start writing stories. the bronte sisters had 3 other siblings, their mother died with the two oldest sisters which lead the father to take care of the bronte sisters and their brother all alone .
4. Anne's (Agnes Grey), charlotte's (Jane Eyre), Emily's (Wuthering Heights )
5. at least 2 of the sisters worked in governesses , and the young sisters were sent away to school with dire consequences.

]]> 2022-05-13 18:54:22 UTC https://padlet.com/cfbisd/i2qvdlfau1v0ptuv/wish/2183325484 https://padlet.com/cfbisd/i2qvdlfau1v0ptuv/wish/2183332742 Zora Neale Hurston was the most famous black author in the 20th century. She was born on January 7, 1891, in Eatonville, Florida, and unfortunately, died on January 28, 1960, due to a heart attack . During Zora's childhood, her mother died when she was 9 years old and later her father remarried. Her stepmother and she had problems so she sent her to Jacksonville, Florida.  Zora landed a scholarship at Barnard College and studied Franz Boas Zora landed a scholarship at Barnard College and studied Franz Boas. Some of Zoras´ most famous/ celebrated books are Their Eyes Watching God (1937), Every Tongue Got To confess, Mule bone, and more. Zora´s writing style was wit, irreverence, and folk writing style.]]> 2022-05-13 19:01:52 UTC https://padlet.com/cfbisd/i2qvdlfau1v0ptuv/wish/2183332742