J.K.

Rowling, a short biography

a) Write a short biography of J.K. Rowling using the

pieces of information below.

b) Write out questions for a quiz on J.K. Rowling.

1) British writer / philanthropist

2) 1965: birth in Yate, England

3) University of Exeter ( French and the classics )

4) late 1980s: begins writing novels

5) (1992) marries a Portuguese journalist

6) 1995: divorces

7) 1997: publishes the first Harry Potter book.

8) (1999) Warner Bros. Studio buys film rights to the

first two Harry Potter novels.

9) 2013: starts writing a series of crime fiction novels

published under the pseudonym Robert Galbraith
J.K. Rowling
a) A short biography
1) J.K Rowling is a British writer and philanthropist.
2) She was born in 1965 in Yate, England.
3) She studied French at the University of Exeter.
4) She started writing novels in the late 1980s.

5 ) She married a Portuguese journalist in 1992.

6) She got a divorce in 1995.

7) She published the first Harry Potter book in 1997.

8) Warner Bros. Studio bought film rights to the first
two Harry Potter novels.
9) In 2013, she started writing a series of crime
fiction novels published under the pseudonym Robert
Galbraith

J.K. Rowling
b) Questions for a quiz.
1) Who is J.K. Rowling?
2) When and where was she born?
3) Where did she study French?
4) When did she start writing novels?
5 ) Whom did she marry in 1992?
6) When did she get a divorce?
7) When did she publish the first Harry Potter book?
8) What American production compagny bought film
rights to the first two Harry Potter novels?
9) When did J.K Rowling start writing her crime fiction
novels?