The Annie John Writing Project

The final project for our reading of Annie John is a letter. Here are the details.

The first draft of the essay letter is due on Monday, November 26th.
The final draft of the essay letter is due on Monday, December 3rd.

Voice: You are writing from Annie John’s perspective.
Audience: You are writing a letter to another character from Annie John’s adolescence in the book.
Setting: You are writing the letter a year after she left Antigua and is living in England.

What ideas go into this writing project?
In your letter, you will include the following:

• A greeting including the name of the person to whom the letter is written
• A description of two significant events from Annie John’s adolescence. They may include:
  

• An important memory
• A regret
• A lesson learned
• An anxiety-causing incident
• A changed relationship
• A thankful time
• A missed opportunity
• A symbol

• An explanation of why each event was important to Annie John
• An explanation of how Annie John changed because of each event a year after she left Antigua
• Closing & signature

You need to save all of the brain organizers from our reading of Annie John. Many of them you will hand in with your first and final drafts.