Mr. Fitton											Name:		                                         English 9				“A Day In The Life Of…”
Your job is to try and imagine what it would be like to live a day in another person’s life. Take a look at the photo you have chosen from the powerpoint presentation. Pretend that you are that person. Where did you wake up this morning? What does your house look like? Who is in your family? What are the main activities that make up your day? What problems do you face? What dreams, hopes, and fears do you have? What is it like to wear those clothes, or see that face in the mirror, or stare at those surroundings?
Where do you live? What city? What type of housing? What do you eat?	Who is in your family? Who else do you interact with everyday?	What is important to you? What will you do today? 	What are problems or struggles that you will face today?	What are your biggest dreams? Your biggest fears?	
					
The assignment:  Write a narrative paragraph between 200 and 250 words (between half a page and one page single spaced). Please include as many details as possible, and use a dictionary and thesaurus as you need it.  Write this paragraph in the first person (it will be easier to imagine if you write as if you are the person in the photo). Focus on an attention grabbing beginning (*Striking statement, middle of action, humour… etc). 
Some ideas to get you started: (you do not have to include all this info in your paragraph).

Aspect	Not Yet Within Expectations
(1)	Meets Expectations (minimal)
(2)	Fully Meets Expectations
(3)	Exceeds Expectations
(4)	
Content	•	No new details about the person’s life are given (it is a very simple list or discussion, or the picture itself is described)	•	Some details about the person’s life are provided but they are disconnected
•	Descriptions do not make reader feel connected to the person	•	Details are clear
•	Attempts to truly re-create the person’s life are made
•	Some range of activities and values are shown
	•	Details about the person’s life are original and thoughtful
•	A wide range of details, activities, values, and emotions are shown
•	The writer has “become” the person in the photo and re-created their lives for the reader	
Form	•	No introduction of character
•	Details have no logical order or connection
•	Conclusion is missing
	•	Opening sentence is there but weak
•	Details are vague or unconnected
•	Weak conclusion	•	Opening sentence introduces character
•	Transitions are there, and details are logically connected
•	Concluding sentence	•	Opening sentence provides an engaging “hook”

•	Transitions are creative and strong

•	Powerful conclusion	
Conventions	•	Many errors in spelling and sentence structure interfere with meaning
•	Point of view is random and switches back and forth	•	Errors in simple words and structures are noticeable but don’t interfere with meaning
•	Paragraph is not written in first person	•	One or two errors in some difficult passages but meaning is clear
•	Paragraph is mostly written in the first person	•	No errors in spelling, sentence structure, punctuation or grammar
•	Paragraph is written in the first person	
 “A Day In The Life” Paragraph Criteria

Score:
Content		X2=		/8 
Form		X1=		/4		     Total:      /16
Conventions	X1=		/4