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<h1>Death of a Salesman: Second part of the exam</h1>
 
Your responses must be posted on this wiki by the end of school Wednesday, November 10. 
 
 
Your assignment is to... 
 
1) Click on the links to the left and write four obituaries. Each obituary should be about 250 words. I want to see 1000 total words. You will have three days to work on this in the Writing Lab. You are also free to work on it outside of class. 
 
 
 
A) Write the obituary that Willy Loman would have wished for (had his life turned out the way he wanted it to). 
 
B) Write an obituary (from an objective viewpoint) for Willy Loman, based upon his real life. 
 
C) Write the obituary that you hope is written for you when you pass away (in another 90 years or so, of course). 
 
D) Write the opposite obituary for yourself (the one you hope is never written). 
 
2) Click on the discussion tab above. You must create at least one new post and add a response to at least five others. 
 
I will also give extra credit to anyone who improves the overall appearance of this site. You all have editing privileges for each page, so let's make this thing look nice. 
 
Put your initials in parentheses after anything you add, so I can give you credit. (MC) 
 
Here are some things you may want to include in your obituaries: 
<ul><li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Name of deceased</li><li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Age at time of death</li><li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Place and Cause of death</li><li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Birth and death dates</li><li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Information about family</li><li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Schooling or education</li><li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">Accomplishments </li><li><span style="background-color: transparent; color: #000000; font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; list-style-type: disc; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline;">A basic summary of the person’s life (like a mini-biography)</li></ul> 
 
For example... 
<h3>Name of Deceased</h3>
 James Wilson, 70, died March 1, 2000 at his home in Richmond, after a short illness. 
<h3>Birth Date</h3>
 Mr. Wilson was born on January 8, 1930 in Birmingham, Alabama. He was the youngest of seven children. 
<h3>Education</h3>
 Mr. Wilson graduated with a Bachelor of Science from the University of Alabama in 1952. 
<h3>Accomplishments</h3>
 In 1953, he moved to Richmond where he married Sylvia McHenry of Sandston. He worked at Philip Morris until his retirement in 1985. He also was active in the Optimist Club and was a volunteer at the Museum of Science in Richmond, as well as the Girls and Boys Club. 
<h3>Family Members Living</h3>
 Mr. Wilson is survived by his wife, Sylvia, and two sons, Michael, Ann Arbor MI, and John, New York City, and six grandchildren. He is further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by three sisters, Martha, Kim and Anna.