From: Subject: Create a short story that details the life of an Enlightenment figure Date: Tue, 21 Mar 2006 11:47:08 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Content-Location: mhtml:file://W:\Writing%20tasks\Short%20Story%20Historical%20in%20the%20Elightenment%20period.mht X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 Create a short = story that details the life of an Enlightenment figure

 

Academic Expectation 1.11:  = Students=20 write appropriate forms, conventions, and styles to communicate ideas = and=20 information to different audiences for different = purposes.

 

Kentucky = Core=20 Content:  =

  1. SS-H-2.1.1 Philosophy, = religion,=20 values, technology, and behavior patterns help define culture.=20
  2. SS-H-4.2.4 People from = different=20 cultures or with different perspectives view regions in different =

     ways = sometimes=20 resulting in conflict.

  1. SS-H-5.3.3 An Age of = Revolution=20 brought about changes in science, thought, government, and

     industry = that shaped=20 the modern world. 

 

 

Student Writing Assignment: =

 

Imagine that you = are a=20 person that lived in the Enlightenment Era.  Create a 2- page short story that details the = life of a=20 character from that period.  = This=20 must include:

=B7       =20 Setting- country, city, = time=20 period, and descriptive surroundings

=B7       =20 Characters- Occupation, = family, home,=20 gender, age, and their thoughts and feelings

=B7       =20 Impact- the impact that = your=20 character has seen or made during the Enlightenment era and the changes = in life=20 that has occurred. =20

 

This short story = will be=20 written for publication in an upcoming literary section of the Madison = Southern=20 High School newspaper in March.  =20

 

The short story is due February 27,=20 2005 (next = Monday)

 

Scoring Guide is on a = separate=20 page