Name: _________________________________________ Period:

________

Assignment Title: Obituary

Date Due: _____________

Presentation Guidelines:
1 page obituary with hand drawn photo

Minimum Requirements:
 Name, Due Date, and Period on Paper
 Turned in on time
 Must be attached to this rubric

 Write your obituary like the examples from the newspaper.

You may use them for guides. Your obituaries should be a
look into your future and a celebration of your life. They
MUST include:

 your date of birth (day, month, and year)

 who preceded you in death (who died before you)
 your date of death
 who survived you (family that is still living)
 your age when you died
 clubs, church, hobbies, etc.
 where you lived (can be many different places)
 schooling (high school, college)
 your parents
 accomplishments
 your own family(husband/wife/children/grandchildren/etc.)
 your job
 memorial service (think big – a concert in your honor, a
fundraiser to support a charity, a statue of you being
unveiled, your ashes being sent out into space in a
rocket... think up something awesome to celebrate your
life!)

YOU MUST BE BETWEEN 70 AND 120 YEARS OLD WHEN

YOU DIE, AND YOU MAY NOT INCLUDE YOUR CAUSE
OF DEATH

You can choose to marry celebrities, have any career you

choose, and live in any city that you would like. Make up the
accomplishments that you would like to achieve.
This assignment is supposed to be fun 
Grading Rubric:
0 1 2 3
Photo Photo is not Photo or
included. drawing is
included in
obituary.
Required Student did Student Student Student
Elements not include included some included most included all
the required of the of the required required
elements of required elements. elements.
the project. elements.
Creativity Student Student used Student used Student was
completed a few creative several creative very creative
only basic elements. elements. and make the
requirements. project fun and
interesting to
read.
Spelling/ Student had 6 Student had 4 Student had 2 Student had 0
Grammar/ or more or 5 or 3 or 1
Mechanics grammatical grammatical grammatical or grammatical or
or mechanical or mechanical mechanical mechanical
errors. errors. errors. errors.
Met Student did Student met Student met Student met or
Requirements not meet some of the most of the exceeded all
minimum project project project
requirements. requirements. requirements. requirements.

** This rubric must be turned in with your final

project to receive the last 3 points. **

Total Points: /18 possible