Required Projects for Latin I

Trojan War Personal Narrative

This project is due on Lesson 43

In this project you will place yourself in the center of the Trojan War to write a personal narrative from the perspective of one of the war's major characters.

1. First choose a Greek or Trojan character from the following list:

   Greeks	Trojans
   Achilles	Aeneas
   Agamemnon	Andromache
   Helen	Cassandra
   Juno	Hector
   Menelaus	Laocoon
   Odysseus	Paris
   Patroclus	Priam
   Sinon	Venus

2. Research and analyze your character's participation in the Trojan War.

   Issues to include:

   • Your reason for fighting for your side
   • Your personal relationships (your family, friends, enemies, etc.)
   • Your influence on other characters/other characters' influence on you
   • Your role(s) in the war (general, priestess, prince, warrior, wife, etc.)
   • Your contribution to your side.

   Compile a bibliography of every resource you use, including any images. You may use as many resources as you can find, but your bibliography must include AT LEAST three websites and one book (other than Ecce Romani). Plagiarism of any kind is unacceptable and will NOT be tolerated.

3. Use your research, along with what you have already learned, to write a personal narrative set during the Trojan War. You will be writing from your character's perspective, thus your paper must be present tense and first-person perspective.
   

   Limitations:

   • Your story must be set during the Trojan war, not before nor after.
   • Your story cannot stray from the actual events of the war. You may not rewrite history.
   • Your character cannot know the outcome of the war, nor anything in the future.
   • Your character cannot know for certain the enemy's plans at any time.
   • If your character dies during the war, you cannot write about events thereafter.

   You may not change the events of the war, nor the outcome. Remember: YOU already know how the war ends, who kills whom, and what happens afterward; your CHARACTER does not. So think like your character would think, talk like he would talk, act like he would act. Most importantly, try to understand WHY your character thinks, talks, and acts that way. Try to reveal your character's personality through actions and words; do not just state them (e.g., "I am brave.").

4. Your paper must be at least two pages in length, double spaced, and in a readable 12 point font (e.g., Times New Roman, Arial, or Georgia). In the header, include your name, school, date, and the character you chose.

Grading Rubric

Revised August 2007