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This assignment must be completed and turned in by June 19 th at 3:35 p.m. on Google Classroom. There will be a drop box named “Grade 11 Final Assessment” Writing Task: Develop an original piece using an idea about a theme(s) found in “Indian Horse” or in “A Long Way Gone” that you consider to be interesting and meaningful. This task is worth 45 marks (5 for writing variables, 10 for rough draft, and 30 for final draft) You will need to determine your writing variables and provide a ¾ to one-page explanation of how the writing variables are connected. Writing variables include: · Central idea · Form · Purpose · Public Audience · Context (where would you publish your piece) Consider Focus Questions: The central idea – theme, thesis, controlling idea, focus What are you writing about? The form – essay, memoir, short story, other (ask your teacher first if you choose ‘other’) Which form will be most effective? The purpose of your text – to entertain, to inform, to persuade, etc. Why are you writing this? The public audience – specific characteristics such as age, gender, interests Who is being targeted? The context – situation in which your audience will experience your text Where will the text be presented or read? You may choose from the following forms: · Essay · Eulogy · Memoir · Short Story · Letter · Article · Blog * If you are someone who would like to write an article or blog based on a theme from the novel let me know and I can provide an outline on how it can be written. Planning and Developing your Text Identify the five writing variables you have chosen for your writing assignment: Central Idea: Form: Purpose: Public Audience: Context: Q: Explain how the writing variables you identified fit together to make an effective plan for your written text. ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ * Your assessment will follow the TOWER writing process · Brainstorming (Variables) · Rough Drafts · Edits · Final Draft *Cheating on any aspect of this task will result in a score of zero. Plagiarism, or the presentation of someone else’s ideas as your own, will not be tolerated. For example, · Family is one of the themes in the “Indian Horse”. You might write a short story, or a memoir related to this theme. · Loss of Family is one of the themes in “A Long Way Gone”. You might write a letter from Ishmael to a family member who he had lost during the war in hope to reconnect with.