Writing Composition Final Project

Writing Composition – Final Project

Due March 6^th, 2013

In order to demonstrate your progress in your writing, you will write a multi-genre writing piece on a subject of your choice. This writing assignment will showcase your competence with varieties of voices, genres, and styles.

Assignment: Your task in this composition is to create a multi-genre paper. The paper will have a common thread throughout (known as a focus), but will use many dimensions and different approaches to address it. You have the option of dozens of different media to use within your paper, including (but not limited to) those we studied in class:

       Recipe                       Classified ad                       Eulogy                       Ode

       Flash Fiction              Collaborative fiction           Concrete poetry         Villanelle

       Décima                      Letter                                Sonnet                       Mirror poetry

       List                            Instruction manual             Free verse poetry       Dialogue

                                        Haiku                                   Tanka                                       

…and many more.

(See additional handouts.)

Your composition should be typed in 12-point font, double-spaced, with one-inch margins. It should be no fewer than five pages.

Tips for success on this project:

· Start early. You will need time to explore many different dimensions of your topic.

· Ask questions. I’m here to support you throughout this project—you are absolutely welcome to ask for help, to bounce ideas off me, or to just chat.

· Turn in drafts and ask for feedback from Shane, other teachers, or your peers.

· Proofread! The most common mistakes on midterm submissions were easy-to-catch spelling errors and typos.