Directions: Visit the web sites listed below. Record your answers on your activity sheet, using complete sentences. Do NOT use pronouns in the first sentence of each answer, unless you are referring to yourself.
* What year was Mr. Yep born? How old is he now? Use the space below your answer on your activity sheet to show the work you used to figure out how old Mr. Yep is.
* What genre did Mr. Yep begin writing when he was in high school? How old was he when his first story was published?
* Where does Mr. Yep live now?
* For what audience does Mr. Yep feel his writing has the largest appeal? Why does he feel that way?
* What 3 types of stories does Mr. Yep write?
* What 2 themes are reflected in Mr. Yep's work?
* Where was Mr. Yep's father born? How old was Mr. Yep's father when he moved to America?
* Mr. Yep's family lived in an African-American neighborhood while he was growing up. He felt "he did not have a culture of his own", during this time. Why do you think Mr. Yep made that statement?
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