For your second written assignment, you are tasked with taking the essential elements of writing a profile that
we have covered in lecture, and creating a profile about a person of interest to you. Beyond just relaying
factual ideas about whomever you choose to be your subject, you should identify a central theme about their
lives that you want to highlight. A good starting point might be looking at a person who has attempted to solve
an everyday problem or taken on a societal issue that is large and daunting. The choice is up to you, but
remember, the task of all writing is to persuade so use your words to make your reader see an essential
element of the person’s life that you choose to write about. You should begin your writing with an outline by
identifying the five steps to a portrait detailed on page 167 of your text, which are:
- Identify a subject
- Identify your interest in the subject. Why did you choose this person? What is interesting to you about their
life? - Find a central theme you want to write into about this person’s life or experience that you are highlighting
Define how you will do your research and get info on your subject - Assess who your target audience is. Think outside of just myself or your classmates as the readers. Imagine
your profile was going to be featured in a publication. What types of people would read that publication? Who
would be your audience?
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