Today, I handed out the newest writing assignment - the Penmanship Enterprise. In this essay, you are to assume the identity of one of the main characters in AQWF, and write home in their "voice." Here is the language:
It is safe to say that none of our favorite characters would choose to battle in the trenches over having a nice, home-cooked meal with their families. However, since our characters are stuck in the death-and-disease-ridden trenches that line the Western Front of Germany and France, they cannot do anything but hope for the best and try to avoid Death’s grasp. Therefore, you are to adopt the persona of one of four characters – Kemmerich, Kat, Paul or Muller – and write a letter through the voice of the character to someone that may be waiting at home for you. In your letter, you are to:
- Include a “Dear _____” at the beginning, and a “Sincerely, Your character“ at the end of the letter. Afterall, this is a letter! (1 point)
- First paragraph – Describe at least three events that the character has witnessed thus far in the book. Use your Character Tracking Sheet to locate and help explain these events (do not include page #s). After each event you are to include your character’s feelings about the event.
- Second paragraph – Include at least two predictions that the character has for the future of himself and his men. Ask yourself, “What does your character expect to happen in the near future?”
- Third paragraph – Explain your character’s feelings about the war so far – what does he like/hate; who are his best friends and what does he think about them; how has your character experienced the themes of the book (authority, dehumanization, fraternity)?
- Grammar and Punctuation – You can make no more than 3 grammatical errors in each paragraph; that means that you can make 9 errors total before I deduct points!!
Before we get a full start on this assignment, however, we wrapped up our Ch 1-6 studies by making a 6-frame comic, using events from chapters 4-6 that represent each of the 3 themes we're studying. Each theme gets 2 comic frames, so you need to find 2 scenes that depict each theme.
On the back of each comic frame, please write a short explanation about WHAT the scene is, and HOW it depicts the theme you selected.
Most people still needed about 15 minutes to finish, so we will do that tomorrow in class.
HW: Keep reading!! Ch 7-End reading logs will be issued tomorrow!
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