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Introduction TheTask The Process The Due Dates Evaluation Resources Project Page

Part I-Over There
Day 1: **Selection**


 * 1) Find on the internet three different articles, journals, or other accounts that focus on a soldier's story or an incident from the wars in Iraq or Afghanistan.
 * 2) Select the one story that resonates with you the most.

Day 2: **Selection**


 * 1) Continue with the research and selection process.
 * 2) Select a single source for your fictionalized account. (Due today)
 * 3) Begin to create a fictionalized account of the story, changing any names that appear in the article, adding imagery, and re-writing the article from the first-person perspective. Your rough draft will be due on Day 3. ([|short story requirements])

Day 3: **The Writing Process**


 * 1) Using the rough draft of your story, begin re-working your story using the concepts and techniques discussed during Grammar and Writing.

Day 4: **The Writing Process (Continued)**
 * 1) Peer edit your first draft
 * 2) Write your second draft using suggestions and corrections from the peer editing session.

Day 5: **The Writing Process (Continued)**
 * 1) Complete and turn in your second draft for teacher review.
 * 2) Upon approval, copy your completed draft to your assigned chapter on our [|project page].

Part II-Home
Day 6: **Research and Planning**
 * 1) Research stories of soldiers returning home from Afghanistan and Iraq, focusing on their reactions to being home as well as the receptions that they have received, or...
 * 2) Research stories that focus on the effects of the wars on individuals associated with the soldiers or the war. You might choose to look at soldiers' families and the communites from which those soldiers come.
 * 3) Begin drafting a story drawn from your research utilizing a [|story board].

Day 7: **The Writing Process**
 * 1) Utilizing your story board, write the first draft of your short story focusing on creating a cinematic experience (ie, use as much imagery as possible) for your reader. Remember to incorporate sight, sound, touch, taste, and smell "images" to give your reader a "being there" experience.
 * 2) Remember to review the [|short story requirements] before you begin to write.
 * 3) Your first draft is due tomorrow.

Day 8: **The Writing Process (Continued)**
 * 1) Peer edit your first draft
 * 2) Write your second draft using suggestions and corrections from the peer editing session.

Day 9: **The Writing Process (Continued)**
 * 1) Complete and turn in your second draft for teacher review.
 * 2) Upon approval, copy your completed draft to your assigned chapter on our [|project page].

Day 10: **The Analysis**

Write a __**brief essay of three to four paragraphs**__ that analyzes the stories that we have written as a class. Your essay should focus on one of three topics:


 * 1) **How our world has changed since the events of September 11th, 2001.**
 * 2) **How we as individuals and as a country deal with a violent world, or what our reaction to violence is.**
 * 3) **What these stories reveal about ourselves and our virtues.**

Be sure that your essay:


 * Begins with a well developed __**introduction**__.
 * Has at least one body paragraph that draws on (**__quotes/cites__**) the short stories written by our class for evidence to support your claims.
 * Has well-written paragraphs of at least __**8 to 11 sentences (each)**__.
 * Ends with a well developed __**conclusion**__.

Place your analysis [|here]

[|Writing a well developed essay]

Day 11: **The Analysis (Continued)**


 * 1) Continue working on your analysis
 * 2) When finished, begin working on your presentation.

Day 12: **The Presentation** (10-15 minutes in length)
 * 1) Select a section of at least ten lines from each of your [|chapters] to share with the class.
 * 2) After reading each selection, explain (at least one minute each) why that selection was significant to you.
 * 3) After reading your selections and explaining their significance, share your [|analysis] of what the project reveals with the class, giving examples from the short stories (quotes) to support your opinions.
 * 4) Add a personal conclusion, summarizing what you learned from the research and the writing of this project.