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Choice Reading Assignment

Choice Reading Assignment. Requirements. “I Am” Poem (10 points) Obituary (20 points) Visual (10 points) Due Friday April 26. Project. Focus on your protagonist Use inferencing skills…Based off of what you know about the protagonist Be creative!. What is an “I Am” poem?.

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Choice Reading Assignment

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  1. Choice Reading Assignment

  2. Requirements • “I Am” Poem (10 points) • Obituary (20 points) • Visual (10 points) • Due Friday April 26

  3. Project • Focus on your protagonist • Use inferencing skills…Based off of what you know about the protagonist • Be creative!

  4. What is an “I Am” poem? • Describes your protagonist • Is a poem, not just a list of facts • Utilizes poetic devices such as alliteration, similes, metaphors • Uses creative word choice; no flat or dead language (Good, cool, fun, bad…)

  5. Requirements • Must have a creative title (different from any of the lines) • Be at least 10 lines long • First or last line is name of person • All lines start with I/My;I am, I ride, My heart, My soul… • Be creative, take a risk, try something new • At least 3 different uses of figurative language

  6. Example I am a rock god I am an army brat then later enlisted myself I asked, Are You Experienced? My fingers dance like a devil over my guitar My guitar talks when I play I performed the “Star Spangled Banner” at Woodstock I light my guitar on fire My fire was extinguished on Sept. 18, 1970 in London I was known as Buster I am now Jimi Hendrix

  7. Features of Obituaries • Date of death • Age at death • Quotes from friends/relatives • Place of birth • Education • Military service • Career(s) • Family life • Impact on community/society • Family left behind (called “survivors”) • Info about burial services • Should be about a page long, typed, double spaced and use appropriate writing skills

  8. Visual Genre Requirements • Incorporate color • On unlined paper (final copy) • Use the entire paper • Includes information about the story (title, protagonist, antagonist, conflict, theme…) • Includes images that are important to the story

  9. Possible Options • One Pager • Graffiti Art • Road Map • DO NOT USE ANY OF THE COVER OF YOUR BOOK

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