What are you going to do? You are going to do research into the life of an author and his/her work. This will be a bit different from a regular book report, because you will also have to look into the writer's background and the period he/she lived in. Both aspects have an enormous influence on literary works.
You will have to make a short film to promote the author. Furthermore, you have to hand in a report with a front-page, index, introduction, all the investigative roles, and a list of sources. In the end, you will have to write an essay about your author.