Name: ______________________________________________ Date: _____________ Period: _______ Voice: My Roles in Life SpringBoard Activity 1.

17 DIRECTIONS: Think metaphorically of yourself as a house. Each room in the house represents a different voice of yours. Example: A bedroom might be a more private voice. Kitchen is more of a family voice. Assign a different one of your voices to each room in the house below. After identifying your voices in the rooms, draw a small picture that symbolizes that voice. Example: A piano for a musician, etc.

Embedded Assessment 2: Two of My Voices This assignment is due on: _______________________ ASSIGNMENT: You are going to create 2 original texts with 2 distinctive voices. You will select 1 text and share it with the class in a presentation. Each text should demonstrate 2 distinct voices. Page 49 in your SpringBoard book can be additional help. Pre-Writing: 1. Think about the topic you want to write about. You are only choosing ONE topic for both texts you are creating. (Yes, you may write about your culture) Topic I am writing about: ______________________________________________________ 2. You will brainstorm using the strategy RAFT for each text you are creating. Use the Voice as a House assignment on the back of this paper to help you think of your personal voices. Text #1 R- Role: Text #2 R- Role:

A- Audience:

A- Audience:

F- Format: Poem

F- Format:

T- Topic:

T- Topic: *Must be the same as text #1

Approved by the teacher: __________________________________________________________ Drafting: 3. Once you have your brainstorming and RAFT complete, you need to begin drafting your texts. Think about these questions: What type of diction will I use? What will be the tone of each text? What images will I include? How will I describe them? How will I arrange my words (syntax)? Example: anaphora! What type of symbolism will I use (if any)?

4. Begin your draft on a separate sheet of paper. It must be approved by Ms. Sanders before you start your final copy.