Louis Riel
Obituary Assignment
Louis Riel.
Library and Archives Canada/C-006688d
The year is 1885, and you are a reporter for the
Manitoba Free Press Newspaper. You have been
asked to write an obituary for Louis Riel.
Your obituary should include:
 A photo of Louis Riel
 An announcement of his death
 Biographical information
 Survivor information
 Personal opinion
An obituary is written in
third person narrative and is usually not more than
three quarters of a page in length.
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There are five parts to an obituary:
Part 1
Be sure to include a photo of Louis Riel at the top of
your obituary.
Part 2
In one or two sentences make an official
announcement about Louis Riel's death. Include his
name, how, when, and where he died.
Part 3
Write a few sentences about his biographical
information. Explain where and when he was born,
facts about his professional and personal life, as
well as a list of his major accomplishments.
Part 4
Explain who Louis Riel is survived by. Only include his
immediate family members.
Part 5
In the last few paragraphs of your obituary,
discuss your views on whether Riel was a hero or a
villain. Remember to stay in the third person
narrative and to avoid the use of “I statements".
Your opinion must provide evidence from your
research as support for your opinion.
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Louis Riel Obituary
Assessment
Category
Knowledge
Level 1
Level 2
Non-relevant
historical
content used
in obituary
Level 3
Level 4
Partially
Historical
Detailed
 Factual
relevant
content
historical
historical
historical
knowledge
content
content
content used demonstrated
knowledge
in obituary
in obituary demonstrated
in obituary
Application
No
A few
Most obituary All obituary
 Use of five
obituary
obituary
elements are elements are
obituary
elements
elements
used
effectively
elements
used
used, but not
used and
effectively
make the
reader feel
like they are
reading a real
newspaper
article
Communication Many spelling Three to four Spelling and
No spelling
 Proper use
and grammar spelling and
grammar
and grammar
of spelling,
errors
grammar
errors do not errors in the
punctuation,
throughout
errors
detract from
obituary
grammar
the obituary
throughout
the meaning
the obituary
of the
obituary (one
or two
errors)
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