Point-of-View Piece

Using one of the following formats, write a point-of-view piece from the perspective of one of the individuals below:

-a 14-year-old girl whose family has moved from Tikrit, Iraq to Jordan to stay with relatives until the fighting ends

-a 15-year-old boy who has never been to school and sells matches on the streets of Baghdad to help his family eat

-an 18-year-old female first-year college student in Baghdad who has learned that her younger brother has recently joined an insurgent group

-a 16-year-old boy from Fallujah who wants to earn extra money to help his middle class family rebuild their home

-blog (or MySpace or Facebook profile page)
-letter to a family member
-personal diary
-script of a dialogue between two friends