Original Ballad Assignment
Now that we have examined ballad structure and content, you are going to write your own.
Please follow the steps in order to complete this assignment:
Step 1: Review the definition of ballad and review ballad handouts.
Step 2: Find a newspaper article (from within the past two months) that focuses on a tragic
event.
Step 3: Write a ballad about the selected newspaper article.
Rubric:
News Article
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Focuses on a tragic event
Event occurred within the past two months
Original Ballad
Content
 2-4 line stanza structure
 Action is developed through dialogue
 Focuses on retelling a tragic event
 Demonstrates elements of repetition, including a
refrain
 12-line MINIMUM!
 Rhyme Scheme - abcb
Mechanics/Usage/Grammar
 Spelling is correct
 Capitalization is correct
Point Value
_____ /5
Point Value
_____/20
_____ /5
TOTAL: __________/30