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Name __________________________________________ Block ______________ Date ________________ How They Croaked… The Sequel Your task is to write a chapter for the “sequel” of How The Croaked . Your writing should be equally as entertaining and hilarious as the original. To complete the assignment, follow the steps below: Step 1: You will be assigned a person from the list below. Some people you learned about in sixth grade; some are a part of the seventh grade curriculum. Socrates Alexander the Great Darius of Persia Shi Huangdi King John Nero Moctezuma Ferdinand Magellan Medici Family Attila the Hun* Mary (Elizabeth I’s sister) Rasputin Louis XVI Marie Antoinette Charles I Catherine the Great Czar Nicholas Franz Ferdinand Thomas Jefferson & John Adams William McKinley wives of Henry VIII Napoleon Robespierre John F Kennedy Ghandi Hideki Tojo I have been assigned to the following dead person: ____________________________________________ Step 2: Research in order to answer the following questions about your person: 1. What makes your dead person a significant historical figure? 2. How did your historical figure die? Step 3: Write a chapter describing the life and death of your historical figure. Your chapter must include: _____ 1 cover page which includes title, authors, illustration of your person _____ a BRIEF description of what made your person significant in history _____ an entertaining, hilarious, gory, disgusting description of your person’s death _____ 3 illustrations within the text _____ 1 “It’s All Relative” page containing facts related to the story you told _____ 1 page listing sources used to obtain information about person Step 4: Turn in your assignment to be graded using the rubric below. 4 3 2 1 Content All required components are included. Most required components are included. Some required components are included. Few required components are included. Presentation Final product looks ready to publish. Final product has some unpolished elements. Final product has many unpolished elements. Final product needs reworking. Voice Tone of text is witty and humorous throughout. Most parts of the text are witty and humorous. Some parts of the text are witty and humorous. Few parts of the text are witty and humorous. Sources At least 3 sources are listed in a standardized way. One must be the DISCUS Britannica article. At least 2 sources are listed in a standardized way. One must be the DISCUS Britannica article. Sources are listed. There is some reference to a source. Conventions Few to no distracting errors evident in writing. Some distracting errors evident in writing. Many distracting errors evident in writing. Writing is incomprehensible. Total
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