Obituary Assignment
Standards
W.9-10.2 - Common Core State Standards
Write
informative/explanatory texts to examine and convey complex ideas, concepts,
and information clearly and accurately through the effective selection,
organization, and analysis of content.
W.9-10.2.a - Common Core State Standards
Introduce
a topic; organize complex ideas, concepts, and information to make important
connections and distinctions; include formatting (e.g., headings), graphics
(e.g., figures, tables), and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension.
W.9-10.2.b - Common Core State Standards
Develop
the topic with well-chosen, relevant, and sufficient facts, extended
definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples
appropriate to the audience's knowledge of the topic.
W.9-10.2.d - Common Core State Standards
Use
precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to manage the complexity of the
topic.
W.9-10.2.e - Common Core State Standards
Establish
and maintain a formal style and objective tone while attending to the norms and
conventions of the discipline in which they are writing.
W.9-10.4 - Common Core State Standards
Produce
clear and coherent writing in which the development, organization, and style
are appropriate to task, purpose, and audience.
Activator
Extra Credit Obituary
Learning Target
Students
will explore the idea of their own good deeds by writing their own obituaries,
discussing the good deeds they have done for which the world will remember
them.
Work Session
Students
will pick out five words and work on them for their Vocabulary Booklet.
Welcome
back to class, everyone! Let's take a moment to talk about today's video.
Alfred Nobel - I bet you know the name Nobel from somewhere, right? The Nobel
Prize? Did you know that before he created the Nobel Prize, Alfred Nobel was an
inventor, with one particular innovation that made him very rich - dynamite.
One day, his obituary was accidentally published before he died. In it, Nobel
was called a destroyer of humanity because of how many people his dynamite
invention had killed and would kill in the future. Nobel freaked out and
decided he did NOT want to be remembered as a killer, and dedicated his life to
the establishment of the Nobel Prize. And today, we know that prize as his
legacy, rather than his work with dynamite.
Today, we’re going to do a short writing assignment that’s more about you :) Here’s the skinny:
Obituary Assignment
For this assignment, you will write your own Obituary. If you are not familiar with obituaries, here are some examples http://www.ajc.com/list/news/local-obituaries/obituaries/aFmL/. For your own obituary, please follow the guidelines below.
– Your obituary must include the following details:
Assume you will die suddenly.
What you did for a living/career
Who were the important people in your life [spouse (if any), children (if any), friends, other relatives, important work associates or partners)]
What were your important accomplishments
Include quotes from others (real people or imagined) saying what they thought of you.
Write it in the 3rd person (as if someone else is writing about you)
Be Creative!! Have fun with the assignment, but be sure to follow the instructions so you don’t lose points.
– The point of this assignment is to think about the life you have, the decisions you have made and are making. This is what you should have in your obituary for this assignment.
Today, we’re going to do a short writing assignment that’s more about you :) Here’s the skinny:
Obituary Assignment
For this assignment, you will write your own Obituary. If you are not familiar with obituaries, here are some examples http://www.ajc.com/list/news/local-obituaries/obituaries/aFmL/. For your own obituary, please follow the guidelines below.
– Your obituary must include the following details:
Assume you will die suddenly.
What you did for a living/career
Who were the important people in your life [spouse (if any), children (if any), friends, other relatives, important work associates or partners)]
What were your important accomplishments
Include quotes from others (real people or imagined) saying what they thought of you.
Write it in the 3rd person (as if someone else is writing about you)
Be Creative!! Have fun with the assignment, but be sure to follow the instructions so you don’t lose points.
– The point of this assignment is to think about the life you have, the decisions you have made and are making. This is what you should have in your obituary for this assignment.
Closing Session
Watch
Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMhV3fwx5Sg
Assessment
Obituaries
will be graded on narrative structure and effort.
Differentiation
Students
will be writing about themselves, and lengths can be varied. Templates may be
provided for students who need additional support.
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