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Mr. Ducharme
8th Grade English
| Assignment - | After thoroughly researching your famously deceased person, write an essay that discusses how your person had an impact on society. In other words, why will history remember him/her? |
Guidelines - Your final copy must: |
o Be organized into paragraphs o Contain a clear introduction, body and conclusion o Site at least two credible sources o Contain a work cited page that uses MLA style documentation o Be typed and double spaced o Contain a heading and title |
| Evaluation - | Your essay will be graded on the following traits of writing: |
Organization- Be sure to organize your writing into paragraphs and make sure that you arrange your ideas logically. The essay must contain a distinct introduction, body and conclusion. |
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| Conventions- Be sure to thoroughly check your spelling, punctuation, and capitalization. Clearly indent your paragraphs and be careful to properly document your sources. |
Organizational Rubric (opens as a Word document)
Conventions Rubric for Biographical Essay (opens as a Word document)
Note Forms for Biographical Essay Project (opens as a Word document)
Website Evaluation Form (opens as a Word document)
Creating a Bibliography Using MLA Style
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Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. |
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New York State Newspapers -Good Source for Obituaries http://web6.infotrac.galegroup.com/itw/infomark/1/1/1/purl=rc6_SP01 |
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