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Multi-genre Biography Project

Assignment Objective:  You will be presenting information about the life and accomplishments of an individual using different genre.

Genre = a category of artistic, musical, or literary composition characterized by a particular style, form, or content

 

 

What you need to do: (a chronologically-ordered checklist… )

1.      Find and read a biography or autobiography based on a famous person who lived a full and interesting life.

2.      Find (and copy/print) TWO other sources of information about the person.  These may be:

·         Newspaper articles

·         Magazine articles

·         Essays

·         Interviews

·         Photos

·         Videos

·         T.V. excerpts

3.      Highlight the most important and relevant information from these sources.  You will include these highlighted copies/printouts in your final project.

4.     

Create a works cited page using MLA format.  Use the tools under “references => Bibliography => Works Cited” in Microsoft Word.  Mrs. Lee will also have copies of page 392 of The Write Source for further information.

Example:

Works Cited

Elvis Presley: Official Website. 31 March 2009 .

Plath, Sylvia. The Collected Poems. London: Harper & Rowe, 1981.

Skaggs, Austin. "John Lennon: A Rememberance." Rolling Stone Magazine May 2008: 99-104.

5.      You will present biographical information (accomplishments, major life events, contributions to society, etc.) using four (4) different genre.  These creations need to be 100% ORIGINAL and MADE BY YOU—however, they also need to include the information you gathered through your research and reading.

 Possible Genre (formats) to Choose From:

Written: o   Script o   Poem o   Short story o   Elegy/eulogy o   Obituary o   Interview o   Newspaper article o   Movie/music review o   Letter o   Diary/journal entry o   Myth vs. Fact o   “Top 10” List o   “Dream” description

Artistic: o   Portrait o   Illustration o   Collage o   Sculpture o   Movie poster o   CD/DVD cover and contents o   Photography

Presentation: o   Video production (made by you!) o   Power-point o   Original song or… o   Lip sync o   Scene from a play/movie

Do you have other ideas?  Great!  Check them off with Mrs. Lee!

6.      We will be doing various activities in class to foster ideas and techniques for a number of formats (genre).  The most important thing to remember is that you’re presenting information about the person’s life and accomplishments—and you get to do this in a way that showcases your strengths and talents!

7.     

Possible extra credit for early hand-ins: May 11 (B-day) &      May 12 (A-day)

DUE DATE(S):   

Friday, May 13 = B-day students

Monday, May 16 = A-day students