Final Project: A Fictional Archive of a Soldier

Assignment
You will make up a fictional character. This character must be a soldier
who fought in World War 1, but you can make up everything else. You
are going to create and assemble a group of fake primary source
documents to represent the time that this soldier spent in the war. You
will assemble all of the items on the checklist and hand them in. You
may organize them into a folder or use any other method to keep them
organized and tidy.
Check List
One Soldier Information Sheet
Three letters to home from the soldier (min 1/2 page each,
single spaced)
Three letters to the soldier from home (min 1/2, single spaced)
Three pictures with inscriptions written on the back (to be found
online, include a citation on the back of each)
Three choice pieces (poems, sketches, death notice, journal
entries, ect.)
Rubric
Soldier Information Sheet
6 Letters
/30
Each Letter:
Historical content /3
Spelling
/1
Letter Format
/1
3 Pictures
/6
3 Choices
/3

/1

Aesthetics
Total

/5
/45

Name: ______________________________________________
Date: _______________________________________________

Soldier Information Sheet

Name: _________________________________________
Date of Birth: _________________________________________
Hometown: _________________________________________
Date of Enlistment: _________________________________________
Date of Death: _________________________________________
Family Members:
________________________________________________________________________
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________________________________________________________________________
_________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_________________________
________________________________________________________________________
_________________________
Picture: