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Using previous knowledge from Grade 8 Social Studies andShakespeare units you will write a memoir entitled My Life inthe Times of William Shakespeare. Your memoir will followthe RAFT format, paying attention to the Role you take on asyou write, the Audience youre writing for (me!), the Format ofyour piece (memoir) and the topic (life in the time ofShakespeare).

For this memoir, you must first create a character.

Are you:

* A peasant? * A merchant? * A noble person?* A priest/nun? * An Actor? * Male or female?* Old or young? * Healthy or ill? * Happy or

unhappy? * Single or married?

Once you have created your character, you must outline themain ideas of your memoir. What information do you want toinclude? What types of activities do people from that classengage in on a daily basis? What is their quality of life like?What are their rights and responsibilities? You may use theMiddle Ages fact sheet for inspiration, and you may also

conduct basic research on your owntime.

Your memoir must:

be written in first person be a minimum of 250 words.

SHAKESPEARIAN MEMOIRS LIFE IN A TIME OF WAR

MONARCHY AND THEATRE!

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rough draft MUST be written by hand, although you mayuse a computer to write the good copy if you choose.

Represent at least one typical day in the life of thecharacter you create

Be edited for spelling, grammar and punctuation

This memoir should demonstrate everything you know aboutthe times of William Shakespeare. What did people do for fun?What did they eat? What were their living arrangements like?What was the first thing they did when they got up? Whenthey went to sleep? What conveniences didnt they have?

EVALUATION:

5 4 3 2 1Content/Organization Creatively

written, Detailed,thorough andcarefully planned

Generally wellwritten andcarefullyplanned, withminor lapses indetail

Multiple lapsesin detail, someevidence ofplanning

Little or noevidence ofplanning, lots ofmissinginformation

Ins

Point of View Consistent andClear throughout

Consistent andclear with few

minor lapses

Generally clearbut with

several lapses

Inconsistentand/or unclear

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Conventions No more thanone minor error

No more thanthree minorerrors errorsdo not interfere

with meaning

One majorerror thatinterferes withmeaning

Several majorerrors thatinterfere withmeaning

Ins

Sentence Structure Complex, variedand effective

Generallyvaried andeffective

Sometimesvaried andeffective

Rarely varied oreffective

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Vocabulary word choice is

consistentlyeffective

Word choice is

frequentlyeffective

Word choice is

sometimeseffective

Word choice is

rarely effective.Choices aresimplistic

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Use of Class Time On task, focused,no need forreminders

Mostly on taskand focused

with occasionalreminders

Sometimes ontask andfocused withfrequentreminders

Rarely on task,unfocused,ignoredreminders

Ins