KostComp1Genre2Obit

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/11/us/11elliot.html?ref=obituaries http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/obituaries/articles/2011/03/11/doyald_young_84_shunned_trends_to_create_elegant_type/ http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20110312_Anthony_P__Peleckis__88__a_retired_PGW_customer_service_representative_and_World_War_II_veteran.html?c=r

Characteristics: Cause of Death Age Childhood Career and accomplishments Impact on others Picture of person Surviving Family

Criteria: The better written obituaries have the name of person, a one or two line summary of person, cause of death, date of death, place of death, and age of death in intro. Order normally consists of: 1) life accomplishments and summaries 2) childhood 3) impact on others 4) Family members survived by