Writing about Albert S. Green
Writing

Union Soldier Reading Letter from Home
Letters contain facts and opinions.

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Writing Directions:
With the gathered data, write a biographical essay about Albert S. Green on the composition sheets provided below. If desired, use the Microsoft Word Edit option to cut and paste sentences from the Data Guides onto the composition sheets. Pick out those facts which best tell your story. Adjust the language so that the essay reads smoothly. When done, save the essay. Then compare your essay to the highschool senior - first year college writing sample on the next page.

Tips:
A good biographical essay usually contains: an introduction - a brief presentation of the person, a body - greater detail about the person's life, and a conclusion - a way to bring the story to closure.

A well-written biographical essay also has a thread or theme which weaves the entire piece together. Sometimes the theme is an historical trend. In the United States, migration to the West during the nineteenth century is a example of such an historical trend. Secondary sources, as history textbooks, identify these patterns. In other cases, the thread is a personal quality, as a drive for self-improvement, in the individual under investigation.

Be aware that Alonzo Bump's letters contain facts and his opinions. Facts are usually proven through comparison with other primary source documents, as a muster record, birth certificate, or state census. If expressing Alonzo's view in the essay, a reference to Alonzo's remark should be provided. For example, if Alonzo indicated that he and A. S. Green shared a tent and had "good times" together, then express the "good times" as the opinion of Alonzo Bump, a friend and tent mate.

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