Death+of+a+Salesman

__Death of a Salesman__

Portfolio Assignment Your portfolio must contain **//2//** of the following:

· Three letters (and responses) written by Linda to an advice column. Each letter must discuss a separate family issue. We will brainstorm a list of issues that would be appropriate. To get an A, you must read one of the letters and responses aloud to the class.

· You are a reporter for the //Brooklyn Bugle// working on feature articles on the athlete and scholar of the week. You must "interview" Biff and Bernard asking typical questions. The responses must work within the characters' personalities. Additionally, teachers of Biff and Bernard must provide an observation of each. Your “articles” must look authentic. I recommend using Microsoft Publisher.

· Create a booklet for a twentieth class reunion for Biff, Happy, and Bernard. Individual profiles should include education, marital status, successes, and fondest h.s. memories. The reunion would take place about four years after the play ends. Booklets should have a cover page and entries for each character.

· Choose one character from the play, and write six journal entries in from six important days in his or her life. Try to capture the voice and personality of the character you choose. The dates you select from the character's life could be from before, during, or after the time of the play. The entire journal should span around 3-5 pages. You must type your entries. Journals should look authentic. To get an A, you must read one of the journal entries aloud to the class.

· Each of the major characters in //Death of a Salesman// - Willy, Linda, Happy, Biff - have their own dreams. Create a poster in which you draw the dreams of each of the characters in Death of a Salesman. The poster must be created on a large piece of poster board, and everything you draw should be able to be justified by evidence in the play. Include at least one quotation from the play for each character's dream - you can incorporate the quote as part of the drawing, or as a caption for the drawing. To get an A, you must present the poster to the rest of the class and explain the thinking behind your drawing.