Style Portfolio Project--50 points
On your blog, write a personal narrative (as a reference, Absolutely True Diary is a personal narrative. This doesn’t mean you have to copy Alexie’s style; in fact, I’d like you to find a unique style.) The piece must follow the following criteria:
YOU MUST:
1. Begin with a sentence from Absolutely True Diary. From there, make it your own story.
2. Use the following types of sentences in your piece:
ITALICIZE THE EXAMPLE SENTENCES.
-Simple Sentence
-Compound Sentence
-Complex Sentence
-Sentence with non-essential phrase
-A sentence with a semicolon
-A sentence with a colon
-An appositive
-A group (2 or more) of non-coordinating or coordinating adjectives
(See my writing tips section for all the handouts concerning punctuation and structure)
3. Take a selection from Alexie (it can be one sentence or a group of sentences). Create a sentence in your piece that copies the structure of the sentence, both in terms of punctuation and parts of speech use.
For example:
Sample sentence: Home, where she longed to be, where she and her mother could be warm together, was far behind.
(Noun/non-essential phrase/non-essential phrase/verb phrase) <--you don’t need to write this out, but it might help)
My sentence: The game, where I became a man, where I learned how to lose, was never far from my mind.
COMMENT ON YOUR OWN POST AND GIVE THE ORIGINAL ALEXIE SENTENCE WITH A PAGE NUMBER.
Grading:
I will grade the blog post with the blogging rubric--a normal 30 point blog assignment.
(Click here for blogging tips regarding multimedia use, links, and labeling)I will grade the “portfolio” element with the following criteria.
-Each style example that is used properly and italicized will earn 2 points.
-A proper model sentence and comment from Alexie will earn 4 points.
-This section of the portfolio could earn up to 20 points.
You should:
On your blog, write a personal narrative (as a reference, Absolutely True Diary is a personal narrative. This doesn’t mean you have to copy Alexie’s style; in fact, I’d like you to find a unique style.) The piece must follow the following criteria:
YOU MUST:
1. Begin with a sentence from Absolutely True Diary. From there, make it your own story.
2. Use the following types of sentences in your piece:
ITALICIZE THE EXAMPLE SENTENCES.
-Simple Sentence
-Compound Sentence
-Complex Sentence
-Sentence with non-essential phrase
-A sentence with a semicolon
-A sentence with a colon
-An appositive
-A group (2 or more) of non-coordinating or coordinating adjectives
(See my writing tips section for all the handouts concerning punctuation and structure)
3. Take a selection from Alexie (it can be one sentence or a group of sentences). Create a sentence in your piece that copies the structure of the sentence, both in terms of punctuation and parts of speech use.
For example:
Sample sentence: Home, where she longed to be, where she and her mother could be warm together, was far behind.
(Noun/non-essential phrase/non-essential phrase/verb phrase) <--you don’t need to write this out, but it might help)
My sentence: The game, where I became a man, where I learned how to lose, was never far from my mind.
COMMENT ON YOUR OWN POST AND GIVE THE ORIGINAL ALEXIE SENTENCE WITH A PAGE NUMBER.
Grading:
I will grade the blog post with the blogging rubric--a normal 30 point blog assignment.
(Click here for blogging tips regarding multimedia use, links, and labeling)I will grade the “portfolio” element with the following criteria.
-Each style example that is used properly and italicized will earn 2 points.
-A proper model sentence and comment from Alexie will earn 4 points.
-This section of the portfolio could earn up to 20 points.
You should:
-Check out the examples from my blog
-Write an engaging, interesting story
-Have a strong, personal voice
-Vary sentence structure/length/beginning
-Vary paragraph length
-Integrate the required sentences cleanly into your piece
-Have a focused topic
-Use at least one kind of multimedia
-Use links
-Have at least one label with your entry
-Be creative with your point of view, setting, descriptions, and other elements of story
You do not have to:
-Tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth
-Emulate Alexie’s voice
-Tell a story the way that Alexie tells a story
-Write an engaging, interesting story
-Have a strong, personal voice
-Vary sentence structure/length/beginning
-Vary paragraph length
-Integrate the required sentences cleanly into your piece
-Have a focused topic
-Use at least one kind of multimedia
-Use links
-Have at least one label with your entry
-Be creative with your point of view, setting, descriptions, and other elements of story
You do not have to:
-Tell the whole truth and nothing but the truth
-Emulate Alexie’s voice
-Tell a story the way that Alexie tells a story
Due Date: Thursday, October 6th, by Midnight
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