Obituary and Gravestone Writing for Dead Characters and More
Grade Levels
6th - 12th
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5 pages
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Description
Fun project for use with short stories and poems that include a dead character. Can be used as a light-hearted project or for making connections with the text. Also good to use with Lake Superior State University’s Banished Word List—make a gravestone and an obituary for an overused, worn out word!
Print and go ready!
Obituary and gravestone can be used together or separately.
Contents:
Student Instruction Printable for Obituary with Rubric
Gravestone Template with Student Instructions
Obituary Writing Handout or Teacher Notes
Bonus: Overused Word Obituary printable with rubric
Banished word list: http://www.lssu.edu/banished/
This item is a single file PDF.
Make sure your students are able to handle writing about death. May not be appropriate for all students.
This item is also part of the money-saving 10 Engaging Culminating Projects Bundle and the Culminating Projects Super Bundle with all 20 projects!
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Last Minute Review Activity (last minutes of class)
Print and go ready!
Obituary and gravestone can be used together or separately.
Contents:
Student Instruction Printable for Obituary with Rubric
Gravestone Template with Student Instructions
Obituary Writing Handout or Teacher Notes
Bonus: Overused Word Obituary printable with rubric
Banished word list: http://www.lssu.edu/banished/
This item is a single file PDF.
Make sure your students are able to handle writing about death. May not be appropriate for all students.
This item is also part of the money-saving 10 Engaging Culminating Projects Bundle and the Culminating Projects Super Bundle with all 20 projects!
Like this? Check these out!
10 Creative Culminating Projects for Any Short Story or Novel
Song Lyric Literary Analysis
Last Minute Review Activity (last minutes of class)
Total Pages
5 pages
Answer Key
Rubric only
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N/A
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