1. UNIT TWO ASSIGNMENTS SOUTH AMERICAN LITERATURE 2.2 The Friendly Letter

2. Unit 2 Portfolio Rubric A Writing Portfolio – Each Unit, Your Portfolio should include: __________ __________ __________ __________ __________  Formal Summary With Citation  Letter – (Friendly or Business)  Constructed Response – Short Essay  PPT 25 points each: (5 – Grammar and Spelling, 5 – Format/Organization, 5 – Content including examples and elaboration, 5 – Voice 5 - Neatness

3. ASSIGNMENT 2.2 FRIENDLY LETTER Following the writing process, write a letter to a friend or relative persuading them to read the short story “Two Words” by Isabel Allende. Use Friendly Letter formatting. Note: A link to the story by Allende is on the class web page.

4. 25 points each :  Letter Format/ Well organized  Audience and Purpose Clear – Persuasive  Evidence cited  Active Voice / appropriate diction/ sentence variety. Good grammar and spelling. Writing Process must be shown to be graded

5. Amy Craig Beasley 223 Normal Town Road Greenwood, SC 29649 October 10, 2012 Dear Jane, Hook? In the short story Two Words, Isabel Allende has ________________ ____________________________________________. The _________________________ is___________________________. For example, __________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________. I think you will like this because _______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________. But this is only one reason why I think you will enjoy this story. The _________________________ is ___________________________. For example, __________ ____________________________________________________________________________________________________. I think you will like this because _______________________________________________________________ _____________________________________________________________________________________________________ If you are looking for a good short story to read, one with an especially interesting character, try Allende’s story Two Words. Closure. All the Best, Amy

6. Amy Craig Beasley 223 Normal Town Road Greenwood, SC 29649 August 14, 2012 Dear Jane, Have you ever read a book and became interested in a character? In the novel The Hobbit, JRR Tolkien uses imagery and dialog to describe Gandalf as a unique, magical and a well known character. Imagery is used to describe Gandalf as unique. About Gandalf, Tolkien writes, “He had a tall pointed blue hat, a long grey cloak, a silver scarf over which his long white beard hung down below his waist, and immense black boots” (4). The way Gandalf is dressed is not common. Also, the length of his beard adds to his uniqueness. Through the use of dialog, I can tell that Gandalf is both magical and well known even to hobbits who do not get out much. The hobbit Bilbo exclaims, “Gandalf, Gandalf! Good gracious me! Not the wondering wizard that gave Old Took a pair of magic diamonds that fastened themselves and never came undone until ordered?” (5). In these words exclaimed by someone who has just met him, Gandalf’s character is developed. He is extraordinary! If you are looking for a good novel to read, one with an especially interesting character, try Tolkien’s story The Hobbit. You just might find a character that you will enjoy reading about! All the Best, Amy