STANDARDS

6.12.2 Write narrative/descriptive compositions appropriate to audience and purpose. 6.12.9 Evaluate credibility of resources; write research papers by analyzing information from primary and secondary sources, paraphrasing and summarizing information, and citing sources using a specified style manual.

OBJECTIVES
SWBAT: Evaluate resources and choose credible primary and secondary sources. The will be able to cite sources using MLA format as needed. SWBAT: Analyze their findings to construct a narrative/descriptive letter based on their chosen poet/authors life.

ASSIGNMENT
Compose a letter writer from the point of view of your selected poet (or author), reflecting on his or her life and career in the day(s) leading up to their death. Make sure to include important details that happened within their lives. You may highlight both the positive and negative or choose to focus on one (positive or negative). This letter should reflect the feelings and mood that you believe fits the end of their life best, based on the research you have done. You must have at least five credible sources from literary journals, books, and web. You MUST use at least one of each. Draft must be a minimum of 2 double spaced pages, and can only be a maximum of 5 double spaced pages. It must be typed with 1 margins, Times New Roman, 12 point font. Sources must be attached as a Works Cited page in MLA format. This letter should

be written from the poet/authors point of view, but based in fact. You may choose not to quote the sources directly, but if you choose to paraphrase you will still need a citation in MLA format. All sources that influenced your paper must be on your Works Cited page.

IMPORTANT DATES
March 18: Author must be selected and turned in on a 3 x 5 note card. You name should be on one side, the authors on the other. This card is worth 10 points. March 31: Begin researching and finding books about your chosen author. April 1: Computer Lab Day, use this time to find additional research from online databases. April 8: First paragraph must be completed and turned in. This is worth 10 points. April 22: First draft must be completed and brought in for peer review. This is worth 10 points. April 29: First draft, attached to corrected second draft must be turned in. This is worth 10 points. May 6: Drafts will be returned with notes from me, please look at these before starting your final draft. May 13: Final Draft is due. Final draft is worth 60 points. The total assignment is worth 100 points.